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

Thursday, 6 June 2013

Is There A Cinema Around Here?

Introduction

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

SCENARIO

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

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay un cine por aquí?

OUR TIP

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