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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.

Thanks!

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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.

Thanks!

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"Tienda de ultramarinos" but speaking it's unusual . A term in common use is "tienda" opposite to the big shopping centre. So we would say:

"Ve a la tienda y trae un bote de café"

Yes , over here we also call it "tienda", or "abasto"

Hope it helps :)

Hi there,

Another way of describing it could be colmado but I think tienda is fine.

Luck;)

how about "almacén" or more specifically, "almacén de ramos generales" (general store)

V

In Costa Rica it's called pulpería. Another common term, perhaps more formal, is abastecedor. The pulpería on the corner isn't taking any chances; one sign calls it the Abastacedor Yurusti and another sign calls it El Super Yurusti. No matter how you slice it, it's just a pulpería. (Sounds like a place to sell "pulpos", doesn't it?)

I think I've heard pulpería in Mexico too. Guys?

(Super late, but just in case)
My friend's parents own a store in Michoacan, Mexico which is exactly as described at the top of this thread and they call it a "Tienda de Abarrotes." This term seems to be very common throughout Mexico. When I lived in Mexico (Jalisco and Guanajuato) and traveled around Mexico those stores were also called tiendas de aborrotes. (And written on signs in front, or on the wall in front of the store) Sometimes they are in what would be the living room or front room of a house. Very convenient and have a bit of everything. There were always a few close to where I lived. I always went there for essentials until I had to stock up, which meant a trip to the "Super."

Thomas, I don't remember pulperias but it sure sounds like a great place to eat pulpo!

In Lima, Peru it's called la "Bodega de la esquina"

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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.

Thanks!

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He escuchado: "la tiendita", "la tienda de la esquina", "la tienda de juanita" y alguno que otro barbarismo como: "ontá juanita", "encá juanita", etc.

Personalmente prefiero: "la tienda de fulano(a)"

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Originally Posted by David Huerta Osornio

: "ontá juanita", "encá juanita", etc.
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Hola David, ¿qué siginifica ontá y encá??:confused:

In argentina we say "almacén"

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Originally Posted by exxcéntrica

Hola David, ¿qué siginifica ontá y encá??:confused:

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Son los barbarismos por: "donde está" y "en casa de" respectivamente. Se diría entonces "donde está juanita" ó "en casa de juanita".

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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.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by maimiranda

In argentina we say "almacén"

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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?

I think Mer's choices are good. "Mom and Pop" doesn't have an exact alternative because it is more of a cultural reference, perhaps in a specific time period as well.

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Hola David, ¿qué siginifica ontá y encá??:confused:

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Hola evry 1 :D

Exxcéntrica,

You didn't tell us what you guys call such a little store over there in Spain! :confused:

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Son los barbarismos por: "donde está" y "en casa de" respectivamente. Se diría entonces "donde está juanita" ó "en casa de juanita"

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Gracias David, no tenía ni idea.

Curioso lo de almacén, que en España es algo muy grande. También existen en Madrid aún unos almacenes, dónde se venden "uno por dos" (se paga una pieza y te dan dos, pero son tiendas de ropa, sobre todo de trabajo, como monos, ropa interior...)

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Hola evry 1 :D

Exxcéntrica,

You didn't tell us what you guys call such a little store over there in Spain! :confused:

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True, I am late for this:

En España lo solíamos llamar

Ultramarinos, el colmado,

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colmado, da.
3. m. Tienda de comestibles.

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Digo solíamos porque esas tiendas tienden a desaparecer, por desgracia.:(

Hola Maryca,
In Argentina, the most similar expression for your phrase is "quiosco" Sometimes boys get together there and eat or drink something. Generally "quioscos" that are near a school, so they hang out there for a while before walking in after walking out the school.

Regards, DIEGO

How about "la tiendita de la esquina", I believe this is what they call the "Mom and Pop store" in Mexico