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

Friday, 19 April 2013

Is There A Bar Around Here?

Introduction

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

SCENARIO

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

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay un bar por aquí?

OUR TIP

The question is an invitation for you to say whether or not there are any bars 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 un bar cerca de aquí (yes, there is a bar near here)
Sí, hay un bar bastante cerca (yes, there is a bar quite near)
Sí, hay un bar muy cerca (yes, there is a bar very near)
Sí, hay un bar a la vuelta de la esquina (yes, there is a bar around the corner)
Sí, hay un bar al otro lado de la calle (yes, there is a bar on the other side of the street/ road)
Sí, hay varios bares bastante cerca (yes, there are several bars quite near)
No, por aquí no hay ningún bar (no, there aren't any bars around here)
No, por aquí no hay bares (no, there are no bars around here)