artículo de oficina
/aɾtikulo de ofiθina/from spelling rules
The English phrase office supply is translated into Spanish as artículo de oficina.
This phrase refers to an item of equipment or a consumable good used within an office setting. Common examples of these items include a Bolígrafo (pen), Papel (paper), Grapadora (stapler) and Calculadora (calculator).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of artículo (article or item) and de oficina (of or from the office).
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form, office supplies, change the noun artículo to its plural form artículos, resulting in artículos de oficina.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɾtikulo de ofiθina/
Did you know?
- The word oficina has a linguistic sibling in usina, which refers to a factory or power plant. Both words share the same Latin ancestor but evolved to describe different types of workplaces.
- If you are looking for office supplies in a retail store, you might look for a papelería instead of an 'office supply store'. The term refers to a shop that specializes in paper and stationery products.
- In some Latin American countries, a 'stapler' might be called a corchetera instead of a grapadora. This can lead to confusion when ordering artículos de oficina across borders.
Examples in context
- Necesito comprar material de oficina para la empresa.I need to buy office supplies for the company.
- Por favor, encárgate de reponer los suministros de oficina.Please take care of replenishing the office supplies.
- Pásame los útiles de oficina que necesito para imprimir este documento.Pass me the office supplies I need to print this document.
- Me olvidé de llevar mis materiales de trabajo a la reunión.I forgot to bring my office supplies to the meeting.
- Necesito pasar por la papelería para comprar unos artículos de oficina.I need to stop by the office supply store to buy some office supplies.
- Necesito comprar un artículo de oficina nuevo.I need to buy a new office supply.
- Ese artículo de oficina es muy caro.That office supply is very expensive.
- ¿Tienes algún artículo de oficina en tu escritorio?Do you have any office supply on your desk?
Example conversation
Maria and Mateo are organizing their workspace.
- MaríaMateo, ¿viste algún artículo de oficina aquí?Mateo, did you see any office supply here?
- MateoNo, María. Todo está en el cajón.No, María. Everything is in the drawer.
- MaríaBusco un artículo de oficina para grapas.I'm looking for an office supply for staples.
- MateoAh, la engrapadora está sobre la mesa.Ah, the stapler is on the table.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries artículo, de, oficina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
