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

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Is There A Newspaper Stand Around Here?

Introduction

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

SCENARIO

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

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay un quiosco de prensa por aquí?

OUR TIP

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