há problemas

[ah pro-bleh-maz]

verb phrase

there are problems

1. A situation in which difficulties or issues exist; indicates the presence of troubles or obstacles

There are problems with the project timeline.

Há problemas com o cronograma do projeto.

2. Used to acknowledge or admit that something is not right or needs attention

I think there are problems we need to discuss.

Acho que há problemas que precisamos discutir.

NYC Slang

there's trouble

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

há problemas

Standard usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

há problemas

May be contracted informally to 'tem problema' in casual speech

São Paulo

há problemas

Standard formal usage

Portugal

há problemas

Standard European Portuguese; formal and widely used

há um problema

não há problema

há um porém

há uma questão

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