A1 · There is, I have, it is (over there)

Há, tem, está — existing, having, being

Há means there is / there are — existence, no owner. Tem is possession (or a shop 'having' pastel de nata). Está locates a thing you already named. English 'there is' is almost always há, not tem, in Portugal.

• Há uma pastelaria na esquina.

  There's a pastry shop on the corner.

• Não há pão. Tem pão em casa?

  There's no bread (here). Do you have bread at home?

• O WC está ao fundo, à direita.

  The toilet is at the back, on the right.