escritório
/is.kɾiˈtɔ.ɾju/masculine
The Portuguese word for office is escritório.
escritório is the most common and general term used to describe a room or building used for non-manual work. While the English word 'office' can sometimes refer to a position or role, such as 'holding office', the Portuguese word escritório refers strictly to the physical location.
Meaning: room(s) or building used for non-manual work (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Portugal, the term gabinete can be used to refer to an office, particularly when describing a government office or a professional's private workplace. In Brazil, if you are speaking informally, you might hear the slang term trampo used to mean 'work' or 'job', though this refers to the work itself rather than the physical room.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of escritório is escritórios.
How do you pronounce it?
/is.kɾiˈtɔ.ɾju/
Did you know?
- In a corporate setting, a 'home office' is often called home office in Brazil, adopting the English term directly rather than translating it.
- Unlike English, where 'office' can refer to a government agency, Portuguese speakers often use repartição to describe the public administrative office itself.
- The word escritório shares its roots with the English word 'scribe', both originating from the Latin verb 'scrībere', meaning 'to write'.
Examples in context
- Me liga no escritório.Call me at the office.This sentence is useful for practicing how to say 'Call me at the office' using escritório.Tatoeba #1331763 by alexmarcelo, translation #22364 by CK
- É o escritório de Tom.It's Tom's office.This sentence is useful for practicing how to say 'It's Tom's office' using escritório.Tatoeba #5481614 by bill, translation #2235833 by CK
- Ele está no escritório.He's at the office.This sentence is useful for practicing how to say 'He's at the office' using escritório.Tatoeba #1298374 by alexmarcelo, translation #975728 by CN
- O meu escritório fica no centro da cidade.My office is located downtown.
- Preciso comparecer ao meu local de trabalho amanhã cedo.I need to go to my workplace tomorrow morning.
- Vou chegar um pouco mais tarde no trampo hoje.I'll arrive a bit later at work today.
- 345 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Beatriz is asking Rodrigo where he works.
- BeatrizOnde você trabalha, Rodrigo?Where do you work, Rodrigo?
- RodrigoEu trabalho em um escritório no centro.I work in an office downtown.
- BeatrizO seu escritório é grande?Is your office big?
- RodrigoNão, é um escritório bem pequeno.No, it is a very small office.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “office” translations and entries escritório, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries escritório, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
