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

Monday, 13 May 2013

Is There A Travel Agency Around Here?

Introduction

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

SCENARIO

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

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay una agencia de viajes por aquí?

OUR TIP

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