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How to Say ‘There's a cash machine just on the corner.’ in Portuguese

Há um multibanco ali na esquina.

ah oong mool-tee-BAHN-koo ah-LEE nuh esh-KEE-nah

[ah oong mool-tee-BAHN-koo ah-LEE nuh esh-KEE-nah]

Phrase Breakdown

Há um multibanco

ah oong mool-tee-BAHN-koo

There's an ATM

The 'h' is silent. Blend 'há um' and stress 'BAN' in 'multibanco'.

Example

Há um multibanco no centro.

There's an ATM in the centre.

Words in this phrase

Há

[ah]

there is / there are

Form of haver used to say that something exists.

Example

Há interesse em ouvir candidatos no evento.

There is interest in listening to candidates at the event.

[oong]

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.

In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.

multibanco

[mool-tee-BAHN-koo]

ATM / cash machine

In Portugal, the common word for a cash machine.

Example

Vou levantar dinheiro ao multibanco.

I'll withdraw money at the ATM.

ali na esquina.

ah-LEE nuh esh-KEE-nah

right there on the corner.

Say 'a-LI na sh-KI-na'. The 'e' at the start of 'esquina' almost disappears.

Example

Espero ali na esquina.

I'll wait right there on the corner.

Words in this phrase

ali

[ah-LEE]

there

Refers to a place a little distant from both speakers.

Example

O carro está ali.

The car is over there.

[nuh]

in the / on the

Contraction of em + a, used before feminine singular nouns like semana.

Example

Na próxima reunião, posso apresentar a proposta.

At the next meeting, I can present the proposal.

esquina

[esh-KEE-nah]

corner

Street corner where two streets meet.

Example

Vira na esquina.

Turn at the corner.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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