Introduction
This
post deals with indicating how near/ far the hairdresser's is
in Spanish, and the distance from where you are to the
hairdresser's.
SCENARIO
Imagine you are with a relative, a friend, a work colleague or even a complete stranger who is looking for a hairdresser's and asks you: "is the hairdressers near?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to say:
¿Queda
cerca la peluquería?
OUR
TIP
The
question is an invitation for you to say how far away the
hairdressers is. 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:
- La peluquería queda lejos (the hairdressers is far away)
- La peluquería queda bastante lejos (the hairdressers is quite far away)
- La peluquería queda muy lejos (the hairdressers is very far away)
- La peluquería queda cerca (the hairdressers is near)
- La peluquería queda bastante cerca (the hairdressers is quite near)
- La peluquería queda muy cerca (the hairdressers is very near)
- La peluquería queda a la vuelta de la esquina (the hairdressers is around the corner)
- La peluquería queda al final de la calle (the hairdressers is at the end of the street/ road on the left)
- La peluquería queda a dos manzanas (the hairdressers is two blocks away)
- La peluquería queda a dos cuadras (the hairdressers is two blocks away)
- La peluquería queda a cinco minutos a pie (the hairdressers is five minutes away on foot)
- La peluquería queda en el centro (the hairdressers is in the town centre/ downtown)
- La peluquería no queda cerca (the hairdressers is not near)
- La peluquería queda a doscientos metros* (the hairdressers is 200 meters away)
- La peluquería queda a trescientos metros* (the hairdressers is 300 meters away)
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Queda
cerca la peluquería?
*See some commonly used length in Spanish below
*Spanish Lengths
- MetrosKilómetros
cien metros 100mdoscientos metros 200mtrescientos metros 300mcuatrocientos metros 400mquinientos metros 500m1/2kmseiscientos metros 600msetecientos metros 700mochocientos metros 800mnovecientos metros 900mmil metros/
un kilómetro1000m1km
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