Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): En la pescadería, la pescadera habla con mi madre sobre la cena de hoy. - At the fish shop, the fishmonger talks with my mother about tonight’s dinner.

Breakdown of En la pescadería, la pescadera habla con mi madre sobre la cena de hoy.

Why are pescadería and pescadera so similar, and what is the difference?

They are related words, but they mean different things:

A very common pattern in Spanish is:

So here:

Why does the sentence use en la pescadería instead of something like a la pescadería?

Because en here means in or at, and it tells you the location where the action happens.

If you said a la pescadería, that would usually suggest movement to the fish shop.

Compare:

So in your sentence, the speaker is describing where the conversation is taking place, not movement toward that place.

Why is it la pescadera habla and not está hablando?