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

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Is There A Church Around Here?

Introduction

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

SCENARIO

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

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay una iglesia por aquí?

OUR TIP

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