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How to Say "nurse's office" in Spanish

The Spanish word fornurse's officeis enfermeríaB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1
in a school
A simple, clean medical room featuring a single empty patient bed and a red cross symbol prominently displayed on the wall, representing an infirmary.

Examples

Me caí y me llevaron a la enfermería del colegio.

I fell and they took me to the school's nurse's office.

El marinero enfermo fue transferido a la enfermería del barco.

The sick sailor was transferred to the ship's sickbay.

Location Prepositions

When talking about being inside the room, use 'en la enfermería'. When talking about going toward it, use 'a la enfermería'.

Using 'Hospital' Instead

Mistake:Llevamos al niño al hospital de la escuela.

Correction: Llevamos al niño a la enfermería de la escuela. (A school 'enfermería' is smaller and not a full 'hospital'.)

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