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

Wednesday 26 June 2013

Is There A Park Around Here?

Introduction

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

SCENARIO

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

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay un parque por aquí?

OUR TIP

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