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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Abierta agrees with farmacia when asking for a pharmacy that is open.
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Choose the article: ___ farmacia está cerca del hospital. (La / El)
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La
La agrees with the feminine singular noun farmacia.
Choose the plural: En el barrio hay dos ___. (farmacias / farmacia)
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farmacias
Dos requires the plural farmacias ending in s.
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.
Practice round
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Choose the article: ___ farmacia está cerca del hospital. (La / El)
Choose the plural: En el barrio hay dos ___. (farmacias / farmacia)
Choose the place where a pharmacist works: Necesito consultar a un farmacéutico; busco una ___. (farmacia / clínica dental)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Ask where the nearest pharmacy is and what time it opens.