Rooms, furniture, the kitchen and the bathroom, with the words each country uses. Practice right here.
Parts of the house in Spanish
Piso means an apartment in Spain and the floor in Latin America; apartamento is understood everywhere.
Rooms of the house in Spanish
Say where something is with en: está en la cocina, it's in the kitchen.
está en+la cocina=está en la cocina
Furniture in Spanish
Los muebles is plural: one piece of furniture is un mueble. Describe it with colors: un sofá azul.
Kitchen words in Spanish
The fridge has the most names: refrigerador in Mexico, nevera in Spain and Colombia, heladera in Argentina. What goes in it is on the food and drinks page.
Bathroom and bedroom words in Spanish
Spanish has two sinks: el fregadero in the kitchen and el lavabo in the bathroom.
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Every room, piece of furniture and household word on this page with its pronunciation and regional words.
Quick answer: house is la casa, apartment is el apartamento, door is la puerta, window is la ventana, wall is la pared, roof, ceiling is el techo, floor is el suelo, stairs is la escalera, garden, yard is el jardín, and garage is el garaje.
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| house | la casa | lah KAH-sah | En casa, at home. |
| apartment | el apartamento | el ah-par-tah-MEN-toh | Piso in Spain, departamento in Mexico and Argentina. |
| door | la puerta | lah PWEHR-tah | |
| window | la ventana | lah ben-TAH-nah | |
| wall | la pared | lah pah-REHD | An outside wall around a property is un muro. |
| roof, ceiling | el techo | el TEH-choh | |
| floor | el suelo | el SWEH-loh | Piso in Latin America; in Spain, piso is an apartment. |
| stairs | la escalera | lah ehs-kah-LEH-rah | Also a ladder. |
| garden, yard | el jardín | el har-DEEN | |
| garage | el garaje | el gah-RAH-heh |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| room | la habitación | lah ah-bee-tah-SYOHN | Also a bedroom or hotel room. |
| bedroom | el dormitorio | el dor-mee-TOH-ryoh | Recámara in Mexico. |
| living room | la sala | lah SAH-lah | Salón in Spain. |
| kitchen | la cocina | lah koh-SEE-nah | Also cooking, and a stove in Spain. |
| bathroom | el baño | el BAH-nyoh | Los servicios or el aseo for a public restroom in Spain. |
| dining room | el comedor | el koh-meh-DOR | |
| study (room) | el estudio | el ehs-TOO-dyoh | Also a studio apartment. |
| basement | el sótano | el SOH-tah-noh | |
| balcony | el balcón | el bahl-KOHN | |
| hallway | el pasillo | el pah-SEE-yoh |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| furniture | los muebles | lohs MWEH-blehs | Plural in Spanish: un mueble is one piece of furniture. |
| table | la mesa | lah MEH-sah | |
| chair | la silla | lah SEE-yah | An armchair is un sillón. |
| sofa | el sofá | el soh-FAH | |
| bed | la cama | lah KAH-mah | |
| closet | el armario | el ar-MAH-ryoh | Clóset in much of Latin America. |
| bookcase, shelves | la estantería | lah ehs-tahn-teh-REE-ah | |
| desk | el escritorio | el ehs-kree-TOH-ryoh | |
| lamp | la lámpara | lah LAHM-pah-rah | |
| rug, carpet | la alfombra | lah ahl-FOHM-brah | |
| mirror | el espejo | el ehs-PEH-hoh | |
| curtain | la cortina | lah kor-TEE-nah |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| fridge | el refrigerador | el rreh-free-heh-rah-DOR | Nevera in Spain and Colombia, heladera in Argentina. |
| stove | la estufa | lah ehs-TOO-fah | La cocina in Spain. In Spain, una estufa is a heater. |
| oven | el horno | el OR-noh | |
| microwave | el microondas | el mee-kroh-OHN-dahs | |
| kitchen sink | el fregadero | el freh-gah-DEH-roh | |
| dishwasher | el lavavajillas | el lah-bah-bah-HEE-yahs | |
| pot | la olla | lah OH-yah | |
| frying pan | la sartén | lah sar-TEN | Feminine in Spain, often el sartén in Latin America. |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| shower | la ducha | lah DOO-chah | Regadera in Mexico. |
| bathtub | la bañera | lah bah-NYEH-rah | |
| toilet | el inodoro | el ee-noh-DOH-roh | |
| bathroom sink | el lavabo | el lah-BAH-boh | |
| towel | la toalla | lah toh-AH-yah | |
| soap | el jabón | el hah-BOHN | |
| pillow | la almohada | lah ahl-moh-AH-dah | |
| blanket | la manta | lah MAHN-tah | Cobija in Mexico and Colombia. |
| sheet | la sábana | lah SAH-bah-nah |
La cocina (kitchen), el baño (bathroom), el dormitorio (bedroom), la sala (living room) and el comedor (dining room).
El dormitorio or la habitación. You'll also hear el cuarto everywhere and la recámara in Mexico.
El baño. In Spain a public restroom is often los servicios or el aseo.
Los muebles. It's plural; one piece of furniture is un mueble.
El apartamento is understood everywhere. Spain says el piso, and Mexico and Argentina say el departamento.
El refrigerador in Mexico, la nevera in Spain and Colombia, la heladera in Argentina.
La cocina and la sala, or el salón in Spain.
La cama, la mesa and la silla. A sofa is el sofá.
La casa is the house. Home is el hogar, and at home is en casa.
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