Love-Spanish.com: Is There A Delicatessen Around Here?

Thursday 9 May 2013

Is There A Delicatessen Around Here?

Introduction

This post is about giving information about facilities in the vicinity, and more specifically about the availability of a delicatessen nearby.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or a work colleague. The other person is looking for a delicatessen. He/ she doesn't know the locality, but believes that you do and says to you something like: "is there a delicatessen around here?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay una charcutería por aquí?

OUR TIP

The question is an invitation for you to say whether or not there are any delicatessens in the vicinity. A yes/no answer may be strictly sufficient. However, with little effort, your answer could be a lot more informative

Here are some examples of how you could reply:

Sí, hay una charcutería cerca de aquí (yes, there is a delicatessen near here)
Sí, hay una charcutería bastante cerca (yes, there is a delicatessen quite near)
Sí, hay una charcutería muy cerca (yes, there is a delicatessen very near)
Sí, hay una charcutería a la vuelta de la esquina (yes, there is a delicatessen around the corner)
Sí, hay una charcutería al otro lado de la calle (yes, there is a delicatessen on the other side of the street/ road)
Sí, hay varias charcuterías bastante cerca (yes, there are several delicatessen quite near)
No, por aquí no hay ninguna charcutería (no, there aren't any delicatessens around here)
No, por aquí no hay charcuterías (no, there are no delicatessens around here)