Names of Stores and Shops in Spanish

Names of Stores and Shops in Spanish Planning to do some shopping when you visit Spanish speaking country? It would be a good idea to learn one of the most common suffixes used with Spanish nouns, -erà ­a, typically used to indicate where something is made or sold. Youll run into the word most often as the names of specialty stores, such as zapaterà ­a for shoe store  and joyerà ­a for jewelry store.  It is less commonly used for a place where an item is manufactured or processed, such as herrerà ­a for an ironworks or blacksmiths shop. Names for Stores and Shops Following are some examples of shop names using -erà ­a. All of these nouns are feminine in gender. This list is far from complete but includes most  of them youre likely to come across. aguardenterà ­a - liquor store (from aguardiente, moonshine or liquor)azucarerà ­a - sugar shop (from azà ºcar, sugar)bizcocherà ­a - pastry shop (from bizcocho, type of cake or biscuit; this term is most common in Mexico)boleterà ­a  - ticket office, box office (from boleto, admission ticket)cafeterà ­a - coffeeshop, snack bar (from cafà ©, coffee)calceterà ­a  - hosiery shop (from calceta, sock or knitting)carnicerà ­a - butcher shop (from caherrrne, meat)charcuterà ­a - delicatessen (from French charcuterie; term used in Spain)cervecerà ­a - brewery, bar (from cerveza, beer)confiterà ­a - candy store (from confite, candy)droguerà ­a - drugstore, variety store (from droga, drug)ebanisterà ­a - cabinet shop, place where cabinets are made (from ebano, ebony)ferreterà ­a - hardware store (from an old word for iron)floristerà ­a - flower shop (from flor, flower)fruterà ­a - fruit shop (from fruta, fruit)heladerà ­a - ice-cream parlor (from helado, ice cream)herboristerà ­a - herbalists shop (from hierba, herb)herrerà ­a - blacksmiths shop (from hierra, iron) joyerà ­a - jewelry shop (from joya, jewel)jugueterà ­a - toy shop (from juguete, toy)lavanderà ­a - laundry (from lavar, to wash)lecherà ­a - dairy (from leche, milk)lencerà ­a - linen shop, lingerie shop (from lienzo, linen)librerà ­a - bookstore (from libro, book)mueblerà ­a - furniture store (from mueble, piece of furniture)panaderà ­a - bakery (from pan, bread)papelerà ­a - stationery store (from papel, paper)pastelerà ­a - pastry shop (from pastel, cake)peluquerà ­a - hairdressers shop, beauty shop, barbershop (from peluca, wig)perfumerà ­a - fragrance shop, perfume storepescaderà ­a - seafood store (from pez, fish)pizzerà ­a - pizzeria, pizza parlor (from pizza, pizza)platerà ­a - silversmiths shop (from plata, silver)pulperà ­a - small grocery store (from pulpa, fruit pulp; Latin American term)ropavejerà ­a - used-clothing store (from ropa vieja, old clothes)salchicheria - pork butchers shop (from salchicha, sausage)sastrerà ­a - tailors s hop (from sastre, tailor)sombrererà ­a - hat shop, hat factory (from sombrero, hat) tabaquerà ­a  - tobacco shop (from tabaco, tobacco)tapicerà ­a - upholstery shop, furniture store (from tapiz, tapestry)tintorerà ­a - dry-cleaners (from tinto, red wine or dye)verdulerà ­a - produce store, greengrocers, vegetable market (from verdura, vegetable)zapaterà ­a - shoe store (from zapato, shoe) Shopping Vocabulary Here are some words you may see posted in stores: abierto - opencajero - cashiercerrado - closeddescuento, rebaja - discountempuje - push (on a door)entrada - entrancejale - pull (on a door)oferta - saleprecios bajos - low pricestienda - store or shop Here are some words and phrases you may find useful when shopping: Hola. - Hello, hiPor favor. - Please.Busco _____. - Im looking for _____. ¿Dà ³nde puedo encontrar _____? - Where can I find _____? ¡Me gusta! - I like it! ¡Cul me recomendarà ­a? - Which one would you recommend? ¿Hay algo ms barato (caro)? - Is there anything cheaper (more expensive)?Voy a comprar esto. Voy a comprar estos.  - Ill buy this. Ill buy these. ¿Habla inglà ©s? - Do you speak English?Horario de atencià ³n - Times when a business is open.Estar en stock, estar fuera stock - To be in stock, to be out of stock.Tamaà ±o - Size ¿Dà ³nde est el/la _____ ms cerca? (Where is the nearest _____?)Gracias. - Thanks. Etymology The suffix -erà ­a comes from the Latin suffix -arius, which had a far more general usage. In a few cases, the suffix can be used to form a noun from an adjective. For example, the state of being unmarried  can be called solterà ­a, from soltero, alone. The suffix exists in English in the form of -ary, as in apothecary, although that suffix also has a more general meaning than does -erà ­a.