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How to Say ‘There's a bus at eleven.’ in Portuguese

Há um autocarro às onze.

ah oong ow-toh-KAH-roo ahsh OHN-zeh

[ah oong ow-toh-KAH-roo ahsh OHN-zeh]

Phrase Breakdown

Há um autocarro

ah oong ow-toh-KAH-roo

There's a bus

Say 'a ũ ow-tu-KA-rru'. The 'h' is silent, and the 'rr' is a strong throat sound.

Example

Há um autocarro agora.

There's a bus now.

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.

um

[oong]

a

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.

autocarro

[ow-toh-KAH-roo]

bus

The European Portuguese word for a bus or coach.

Example

O autocarro está atrasado.

The bus is late.

às onze.

ahsh OHN-zeh

at eleven.

'Às' links to 'onze' with a 'z' sound: 'a-ZON-z(e)'. The final 'e' is almost silent.

Example

Chego às onze.

I arrive at eleven.

Words in this phrase

às

[ahsh]

at (the)

Contraction of 'a' + 'as', used to tell the time of an event.

Example

O jantar é às oito.

Dinner is at eight.

onze

[OHN-zeh]

eleven

The number 11.

Example

Uma equipa de futebol tem onze jogadores.

A football team has eleven players.

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