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How to Say ‘Is there a table by the window?’ in Portuguese

Há alguma mesa junto à janela?

ah ahl-GOO-muh MAY-zah ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEH-lah

[ah ahl-GOO-muh MAY-zah ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEH-lah]

Phrase Breakdown

Há alguma mesa

ah ahl-GOO-muh MAY-zah

Is there a table

'Há' (silent h) means 'there is'. Keep 'alguma mesa' flowing together.

Example

Há alguma mesa livre?

Is there a free table?

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.

alguma

[ahl-GOO-muh]

any / some

Feminine form of 'algum', used before feminine nouns; in questions it means 'any'.

Example

Tem alguma pergunta?

Do you have any question?

mesa

[MAY-zah]

table

Feminine noun for a table where you sit to eat.

Example

Há uma mesa livre lá fora.

There's a free table outside.

junto à janela?

ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEH-lah

by the window?

'Junto à' means 'next to the'. Raise your intonation at the end for the question.

Example

Fica junto à janela.

It's by the window.

Words in this phrase

junto

[ZHOON-too]

next (to)

In 'junto a', means beside or close to.

Example

Sentei-me junto à porta.

I sat next to the door.

[ah]

to the

Indicating direction or destination towards something specific.

Example

Vamos à praia amanhã.

We are going to the beach tomorrow.

janela

[zhah-NEH-lah]

window

A feminine noun for an opening in a wall with glass.

Example

Abre a janela, por favor.

Open the window, please.

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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