Translation of chum in Spanish

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If you go to the shopping mall to buy shoes, it takes an hour and two stores until you find the right pair of shoes. But if you go shopping 'stuff' generally, it might take you an entire day to finish.
Do you speak three languages? Wow? I'm sorry that I am writing to you just now but I have a lot on my mind at the moment. My daughter had a cold and the nanny, too. I needed to stay home.