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

Friday, 14 June 2013

Is There A Shoe Shop Around Here?

Introduction

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

SCENARIO

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

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿Hay una tienda de calzado por aquí?

OUR TIP

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