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How to Say ‘In a small shop in the town centre.’ in Spain Spanish

En una tienda pequeña del centro.

ehn OO-nah TYEN-dah peh-KEH-nyah del THEN-troh

[ehn OO-nah TYEN-dah peh-KEH-nyah del THEN-troh]

Phrase Breakdown

En una tienda pequeña

ehn OO-nah TYEN-dah peh-KEH-nyah

In a small shop

'En' means 'in' or 'at'. Link 'en una' smoothly: 'eh-NOO-nah'.

Example

Lo vi en una tienda pequeña.

I saw it in a small shop.

Words in this phrase

[ehn]

A preposition meaning inside or within a place, situation, or context.

Example

En «En» mi empresa, todos colaboran bien.

In my company, everyone collaborates well.

una

[OO-nah]

An article introducing a feminine singular noun.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a close and humane culture.

tienda

[TYEN-dah]

shop / store

Feminine noun for a shop; also means tent.

Example

La tienda abre a las diez.

The shop opens at ten.

pequeña

[peh-KEH-nyah]

small

Feminine form of pequeño, meaning little or small.

Example

Vivo en una casa pequeña.

I live in a small house.

del centro.

del THEN-troh

in the town centre

'Del' is 'de' + 'el'. In Spain the 'c' sounds like 'th': 'del-THEN-troh'.

Example

Vivo cerca del centro.

I live near the centre.

Words in this phrase

del

[del]

of the

Contraction of 'de' + 'el'.

Example

La puerta del coche.

The car door.

centro

[THEN-troh]

centre / downtown

Noun for the central part of a town or city.

Example

Voy al centro.

I'm going downtown.

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