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Old 04-26-2008, 12:19 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by maryka1950@comxast.net
Is there an idiomatic Spanish phrase to refer to a small, neighborhood, "Mom and Pop" convenience store- the kind of place kids might hang out with friends for sodas and snacks? This would be a small,privately owned store that sells some grocery items and basic household needs.

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Originally Posted by maimiranda
In argentina we say "almacén"

Yes, in Argentina we say "almacén" to refer to a small neighbourhood convenience store, but kids don't usually hang out with their friends outside an "almacén", instead they do it outside a "kiosco", or they just call the place by its name. There's a store in Santa Fe that is exactly what you describe and people call it by its name... Ex. Nos vemos en el Shuk -I'll see you at Shuk... which is something like a big kiosk but not an "almacén". Do you understand what I mean?
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