Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Há nevoeiro na praia de manhã. - There is fog at the beach in the morning.

Há nevoeiro na praia de manhã.

There is fog at the beach in the morning.

Breakdown of Há nevoeiro na praia de manhã.

haver

to be (there is / there are)

in the / on the / at the (f.sg)

Questions & Answers about Há nevoeiro na praia de manhã.

Why is 'there is' translated as just one word (há) here?

In Portuguese, the verb haver is used to express 'there is' or 'there are'. When used this way, it is always conjugated in the third-person singular form, há. It never changes to a plural form, even if you are talking about multiple things, like clouds (há nuvens).

Could I use está instead of há to talk about the fog?

Yes! You can also say está nevoeiro (literally 'it is fog'). Both há (there is) and está (it is) are very commonly used to describe weather conditions in Portugal.

Why do we use na praia instead of à praia for 'at the beach'?

We use na, which is a contraction of the preposition em (in/at) and the feminine article a (the), because the fog is currently located at the beach. You only use à (to the) when talking about movement towards a destination, such as vou à praia (I am going to the beach).

Why does the sentence use de in de manhã instead of translating 'in the' directly?