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

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Is There A Drugstore Around Here?

Introduction

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

SCENARIO

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

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay una droguería por aquí?

OUR TIP

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