Farmacia can name a pharmacy, a place where a pharmacist works.

The idea

Farmacia is feminine: la farmacia is singular and las farmacias is plural.

Examples

  • La farmacia está cerca del hospital.The pharmacy is near the hospital.
  • ¿A qué hora abre la farmacia?What time does the pharmacy open?
  • Hay dos farmacias en este barrio.There are two pharmacies in this neighborhood.
  • Necesito encontrar una farmacia abierta.I need to find an open pharmacy.
  • Ella pregunta por la farmacia más cercana.She asks for the nearest pharmacy.
  • En la farmacia puedo consultar al farmacéutico.At the pharmacy I can consult the pharmacist.

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Watch out

Abierta agrees with farmacia when asking for a pharmacy that is open.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the article: ___ farmacia está cerca del hospital. (La / El)

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    La

    La agrees with the feminine singular noun farmacia.

  2. Choose the plural: En el barrio hay dos ___. (farmacias / farmacia)

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    farmacias

    Dos requires the plural farmacias ending in s.

  3. Choose the place where a pharmacist works: Necesito consultar a un farmacéutico; busco una ___. (farmacia / clínica dental)

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    farmacia

    A farmacéutico works in a farmacia; a clínica dental is a dental clinic.

Use it today

Ask where the nearest pharmacy is and what time it opens.