Supermercado is not so super
It seems that any grocery store in the Spanish world, whether big or small, is called a Supermercado, which translates directly to mean supermarket.
I don´t know if that comes from the english or if it´s vice versa. But in english, a big store is called a supermarket, and small store is called a market. It´s not that case here. You could find a store that was 5 sq. meters that sold a couple groceries and it would be called supermercado, which makes the name a misnomer in a way.
If you ask for a mercado, you will get directions to a flea market most of the time, so you have to ask for a supermercado. I don´t get it, which is why I thought it was worth mentioning.
I don´t know if that comes from the english or if it´s vice versa. But in english, a big store is called a supermarket, and small store is called a market. It´s not that case here. You could find a store that was 5 sq. meters that sold a couple groceries and it would be called supermercado, which makes the name a misnomer in a way.
If you ask for a mercado, you will get directions to a flea market most of the time, so you have to ask for a supermercado. I don´t get it, which is why I thought it was worth mentioning.
posted by Jimmy at
4:02 PM
3 Comments:
i thought mercado = market?
Don't complain.
Just follow their rule.
In some place, "drinking water is self" means "get drinking water by yourself".
mercado does mean market, but in spain if you ask for mercado, they send you to the open air market where there´s a butcher, a florist, etc etc. you don´t get taken to a grocery store, which is what you thought you were asking for. Maybe it´s different in south america? I haven´t tried asking for just a mercado yet.
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