How to Say "Pub" in Italian - How To Say Guide

pub

/ˈpab/

The Italian word for pub is pub.

The term pub is used to refer to a public house. You may also see the related term Pub irlandese used specifically to mean an Irish pub.

Meaning: public house (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The pronunciation is /ˈpab/.

While the word pub is borrowed from English, you will rarely find one in a traditional Italian neighborhood. Instead, locals typically gather in a bar, which in Italy is a small establishment serving coffee and pastries during the day and aperitifs at night.
Because pub is an English loanword, it does not follow standard Italian patterns for making words plural. You will see it as pub in the plural, rather than adding an 'i' as you would with an Italian noun.
Unlike in the UK, many Italian pub environments are strictly non-smoking areas, as Italy has very stringent indoor smoking laws compared to traditional pub culture.

Dov'è il pub più vicino?
Where is the nearest pub?
This sentence is useful for asking about the location of a nearby pub.
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Annacquano la birra in quel pub.
They water down the beer in that pub.
This sentence is useful for complaining about the quality of beer in a pub.
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C'è un pub appena girato l'angolo.
There's a pub just around the corner.
This sentence is useful for stating the presence of a pub nearby.
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Per favore, mi dai una birra?
Please, can I have a beer?
Mi consigli un bel locale dove bere qualcosa?
Can you recommend a nice place to have a drink?
Scusa, c'è un bar qui vicino?
Excuse me, is there a bar/pub nearby?
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Sources

Wiktionary, “pub” translations and entries pub, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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