Spanish house vocabulary: rooms, furniture and home words
The core words to start with are la casa (house), el hogar (home),
la habitación (room), la cocina (kitchen) and el baño (bathroom). With
these you can already talk about where you live and which part of the house you
mean.
Below are the everyday house and home words, with their gender, an example
sentence and audio. After the list, the sections explain the rooms, the
furniture, and how the articles el and la work with these nouns.
| Word | Transcription | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| casa | /ˈkasa/ | home | Voy a casa.I go home. |
| casa | /ˈkasa/ | house | Ven a mi casa.Come to my house. |
| habitación | /aβitaˈsjon/ | room | Una habitación pequeña.A small room. |
| cocina | /koˈsina/ | kitchen | Cocina en la cocina.Cook in the kitchen. |
| baño | /ˈbaɲo/ | bathroom | El baño está junto a la cocina.The bathroom is next to the kitchen. |
| jardín | /xaɾˈðin/ | garden | Mi niño juega en el jardin.My kid plays in the garden. |
| mesa | /ˈmesa/ | table | Una mesa grande.A big table. |
| silla | /ˈsiʝa/ | chair | La silla está junto a la mesa.The chair is by the table. |
| cama | /ˈkama/ | bed | Voy a la cama.I go to bed. |
| puerta | /ˈpweɾta/ | door | Corre hacia la puerta.Run to the door. |
| ventana | /benˈtana/ | window | Una ventana grande.A big window. |
| llave | /ˈʝaβe/ | key | Recibo una llave.I get a key. |
| pared | /paˈɾeð/ | wall | Una pared blanca.A white wall. |
| suelo | /ˈswelo/ | floor | El suelo junto a la pared está limpio.The floor by the wall is clean. |
Rooms in the house
The most common rooms are la cocina (kitchen), el baño (bathroom) and
el jardín (garden). A room in general is la habitación; in everyday Spanish
you will also hear el cuarto, especially for a bedroom.
La cocina es grande y el baño es pequeño.
The kitchen is big and the bathroom is small.Los niños juegan en el jardín.
The children play in the garden.Mi habitación tiene una ventana grande.
My room has a big window.
Furniture and things
For furniture and the things around the house, the key words are la mesa
(table), la silla (chair), la cama (bed), la puerta (door), la ventana
(window) and la llave (key).
La mesa y las sillas están en la cocina.
The table and the chairs are in the kitchen.Cierra la puerta y la ventana, por favor.
Close the door and the window, please.Las llaves están sobre la mesa.
The keys are on the table.
Gender and articles
Most house words are feminine (la), but a few common ones are masculine
(el), so the article is worth learning with each noun. The same el/la
choice you sort out with el vs la applies to casa and
cama.
| Word | Gender | Article |
|---|---|---|
| casa (house) | feminine | la casa |
| cocina (kitchen) | feminine | la cocina |
| habitación (room) | feminine | la habitación |
| pared (wall) | feminine | la pared |
| baño (bathroom) | masculine | el baño |
| jardín (garden) | masculine | el jardín |
| suelo (floor) | masculine | el suelo |
One useful detail: for “at home” Spanish drops the article and says en casa,
but for a specific room it keeps it, as in en la cocina (in the kitchen) or
en el baño (in the bathroom).
Estoy en casa, en la cocina.
I’m at home, in the kitchen.
Common mistakes
Using hogar for the building
Hogar is home as a feeling or household; for the physical building you buy or
rent, use casa.
Compré un hogar nuevo.→ Compré una casa nueva.
I bought a new house.
Saying “en la casa” for “at home”
To say you are at home, drop the article: en casa. En la casa points inside
one specific house instead.
Estoy en la casa.→ Estoy en casa.
I’m at home.
Mismatching the article gender
Baño is masculine, so it takes el, while casa, cocina and habitación
are feminine and take la.
la baño→ el baño
the bathroom
In Fluera you meet each house word in a short sentence, hear how it is pronounced, and place it inside phrases like estoy en casa or la mesa está en la cocina, so the rooms and furniture stick instead of staying a flat list. Try it when you practice Spanish and turn these words into sentences you can actually say.
Practice
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say house and home in Spanish?
la casa, the building you live in. "Home" as a feeling or household is el hogar, but in everyday speech casa covers both, as in voy a casa ("I'm going home").How do you say room, kitchen and bathroom in Spanish?
la habitación (also el cuarto), the kitchen is la cocina, and the bathroom is el baño. To say you are in one, use en: en la cocina, en el baño.What gender are common house words in Spanish?
la casa, la cocina, la habitación, la mesa, la silla, la cama, la puerta, la ventana, la pared. A few are masculine: el baño, el jardín, el suelo and el hogar.