there is
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pubs

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"Pubs" is a form of "pub", a noun which is often translated as "el pub". "There is" is a phrase which is often translated as "hay". Learn more about the difference between "there is" and "pubs" below.

there is(

thehr

ihz

)

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).

phrase

1. (used to indicate existence)

a. hay

There is a circus in town.Hay un circo en la ciudad.

2. (used to indicate location)

a. está

Sheila lives here, and there is my house over there.Sheila vive aquí, y mi casa está allá.

pub(

puhb

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (bar)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. el pub

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Do you fancy going down the pub after work?¿Qué te parece si vamos al pub después del trabajo?

b. el bar

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

They do really good food at that pub by the canal.La comida es buenísima en ese bar al lado del canal.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to go to pubs)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. ir de bares

Jim's happy just to go pubbing and clubbing for his stag night.Jim se comforma con ir de bares y discotecas para su despedida de soltero.

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