ofisi
oh-FEE-see
How to say it
Swahiliofisioh-FEE-see
Englishoffice
Frenchbureau
Meaning
A room or a building where people do administrative or professional work, or the department that runs a public service.
Good to know
Same form in the plural, with n class agreement: ofisi yetu, ofisi nyingi. Ofisini means at the office; Ofisi ya Rais is the President's Office.
Examples
- Ofisi yake iko ghorofa ya tatu.His office is on the third floor.
- Nitakuwa ofisini hadi saa kumi jioni.I will be at the office until four in the afternoon.
- Walifungua ofisi mpya mjini Mwanza.They opened a new office in Mwanza.
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