How to Say ‘There's a lot of work’ in Portuguese
Há muito trabalho
ah MWEEN-too tra-BAH-lyoo
[ah MWEEN-too tra-BAH-lyoo]
💬 Usage Tip: há means "there is" or "there are", and the h is silent: (AH). It never changes for plurals: há muitas reuniões "there are lots of meetings".
Phrase Breakdown
Há
[ah]
there is / there are
Form of haver used to say that something exists.
Há interesse em ouvir candidatos no evento.
There is interest in listening to candidates at the event.
muito
[MWEEN-too]
much
Intensifies comparatives like 'melhor'.
Está muito mais frio hoje.
It's much colder today.
trabalho
[tra-BAH-lyoo]
work
Noun meaning work or job.
O trabalho começa às nove.
Work starts at nine.
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