Business – el negocio

(Pronounced neh-goh-syoh)

To remember that business is pronounced neh-goh-syoh (negocio) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

His business made necklaces for goats; the only (negocio) problem was that he had no customers.

Negocio is masculine, so it's el negocio. Imagine an elephant running a business.

Examples of negocio (business) in a sentence

El negocio de mi familia lleva abierto veinte años.

(My family's business has been open for twenty years.)

Quiero abrir un negocio de comida en el centro.

(I want to open a food business in the city centre.)

Su negocio creció mucho durante el año pasado.

(His business grew a lot during the last year.)