Office – la oficina

(Pronounced oh-fee-see-nah)

To remember that office is pronounced oh-fee-see-nah (oficina) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

He has an unusual mode of transport to the office – sometimes he gets off his hyena outside, other times he rides it right up to his desk.

Oficina is feminine, so it's la oficina. Imagine what it might be like working in an office full of wild ladies.

Examples of oficina (office) in a sentence

Mi oficina está en el centro de la ciudad.

(My office is in the city centre.)

Ella trabaja en una oficina muy grande.

(She works in a very big office.)

¿A qué hora abres la oficina mañana?

(What time do you open the office tomorrow?)