The main rooms of a house in Spanish are la cocina (kitchen), el baño (bathroom), el dormitorio (bedroom), el salón or la sala de estar (living room), and el comedor (dining room). Learn the article with each noun so you can use it in a sentence. Below are room names, furniture, examples you can adapt to your own home, and audio for 12 words from our Spanish pack. You can also listen to the words or try the short exercise.
Room names and regional alternatives
| Spanish | English | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| la cocina | kitchen | Also cooking or cuisine in other contexts. |
| el baño | bathroom | Useful in homes and public places. |
| el dormitorio | bedroom | Specifically a sleeping room. |
| la habitación / el cuarto | room; bedroom | Context can make either a bedroom. |
| el salón / la sala de estar | living room | Salón is common in Spain; sala and sala de estar are useful alternatives. |
| el comedor | dining room | Also a dining area in a shared room. |
| el pasillo | hallway | The passage between rooms. |
| el despacho / el estudio | study; home office | A room used for working or studying. |
Una habitación tranquila is a quiet room. Mi dormitorio está arriba means my bedroom is upstairs. The FundéuRAE explanation of habitación and cuarto shows why both can refer to a room or bedroom. Choose dormitorio when you want to be explicit about sleeping.
For a bedroom, you will also hear recámara in Mexico and some other parts of Latin America. Usage varies within countries; these are alternatives to recognise rather than rules every speaker follows. The RAE entry for recámara identifies its regional bedroom sense.
Preparo la comida en la cocina means I prepare the food in the kitchen. ¿Dónde está el baño? means where is the bathroom? For the living room, use salón, sala or sala de estar according to context. Calling it “the big room” leaves its purpose unclear. The dictionary entry for salón also includes larger halls: a salón de actos is not somebody’s living room.
The house words, with audio
These 12 entries from Vocabcord’s A1 Spanish pack have audio. The written tables elsewhere on this page add room names and furniture beyond this audio selection.
| Spanish | English | In a sentence |
|---|---|---|
| casa | home | I'm going home. |
| casa | house | A small house in the village. |
| habitación | room | A quiet room. |
| dormitorio | bedroom | My bedroom is upstairs. |
| cocina | kitchen | Cooking in the kitchen. |
| baño | bathroom | Where is the bathroom? |
| puerta | door | Close the door. |
| ventana | window | Open the window. |
| mesa | table | We sat at the table. |
| silla | chair | Have a seat in this chair. |
| cama | bed | Make your bed. |
| jardín | garden | A small garden. |
Casa means both home and house
La casa can mean the building or the place you live: una casa pequeña en el pueblo is a small house in the village; me voy a casa means I’m going home. For “at home”, use en casa. These everyday expressions usually omit the article.
Spanish also has el hogar. The RAE dictionary includes the senses of home or residence and the family living together. It can emphasise the household or sense of belonging, but it is not a required replacement for every English “home”. Estoy en casa is the ordinary way to say “I’m at home”.
What is inside the room: door, window, table, chair, bed
Five more words describe what a room holds rather than what kind it is. La puerta is the door (cierra la puerta, close the door), la ventana the window (abre la ventana, open the window). La mesa is the table you sit at (nos sentamos a la mesa, we sit at the table), la silla the chair (siéntate en esta silla, sit in this chair), and la cama the bed you make each morning (haz la cama, make the bed). All five nouns are feminine, and all five follow a Spanish house from room to room.
Learn a few more objects with their articles and plurals. Say las sillas for the chairs and los sofás for the sofas. The accent stays in sofás; balcón becomes balcones without one.
| Singular | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| el sofá | los sofás | sofa |
| el armario | los armarios | wardrobe; cupboard |
| la estantería | las estanterías | shelving unit; bookcase |
| la lámpara | las lámparas | lamp |
| el espejo | los espejos | mirror |
| la ducha | las duchas | shower |
| la bañera | las bañeras | bathtub |
| el techo | los techos | ceiling; roof depending on context |
| la pared | las paredes | wall |
Explore the illustrated Spanish house
For a room-by-room visual review of 24 household objects, with audio, recall practice and printable worksheets, continue to the interactive Spanish house resource.
Outside: garden, balcony and garage
El jardín is the garden: un jardín pequeño, a small garden. Add el balcón (balcony), la terraza (terrace), el patio (patio or courtyard), and el garaje (garage). A flat may have a balcony but no garden, so choose the words that describe where you live.
Hay plantas en el balcón means there are plants on the balcony. El coche está en el garaje means the car is in the garage. La terraza está detrás de la casa means the terrace is behind the house.
Describe your home with hay and estar
Use hay to introduce something that exists: Hay una mesa en la cocina, there is a table in the kitchen. It stays hay for the plural: Hay dos sillas, there are two chairs. Use está or están to locate something already identified: La mesa está en la cocina, the table is in the kitchen; Las sillas están junto a la ventana, the chairs are beside the window.
Encima de means on top of, debajo de under, delante de in front of and detrás de behind. Combine them with an object: La lámpara está encima de la mesa, the lamp is on the table. Notice de + el = del: El jardín está detrás del garaje, the garden is behind the garage.
Try a short description: Mi casa tiene dos dormitorios y un baño. El salón está junto a la cocina. Hay una mesa grande en el comedor. My house has two bedrooms and one bathroom. The living room is beside the kitchen. There is a large table in the dining room. Change the numbers and locations to match your home.
Practise before looking at the answers
Translate these sentences: (1) There are two chairs in the kitchen. (2) The bathroom is upstairs. (3) The bed is beside the window. (4) I’m going home. Say each answer aloud before checking.
Show the answers
- Hay dos sillas en la cocina.
- El baño está arriba.
- La cama está junto a la ventana.
- Me voy a casa.
Now walk through one room and name five things you can see. Add an article, then a location. If you forget a noun, look it up and repeat the whole sentence. For descriptions of the people you live with, continue with family vocabulary; for conversations beyond the house, open the 500 Spanish phrases.
Hear the words again
Vocabcord can play a phrase from your selected pack when you charge your phone after setup. On iOS this uses a charger automation; Android needs the appropriate background settings. Playback gives you another encounter with a phrase, but it does not measure recall or guarantee that it returns just before you forget it. Get Vocabcord and practise saying each phrase before checking its meaning.
Common questions
What are the rooms of the house in Spanish?
La cocina (kitchen), el baño (bathroom), el dormitorio (bedroom), el salón or la sala de estar (living room), and el comedor (dining room). Habitación and cuarto can mean room or bedroom, depending on context.
How do you say bedroom in Spanish?
El dormitorio specifically means bedroom. La habitación and el cuarto are also common when context makes the meaning clear. Recámara is another regional alternative, including in Mexico.
How do you say bathroom in Spanish?
Baño. It covers the room in a house as well as a public restroom: ¿Dónde está el baño? (where is the bathroom?) is the same question whether you would ask for the bathroom or the toilet in English.
Is casa home or house in Spanish?
Casa can mean either: me voy a casa is I’m going home; una casa pequeña is a small house. Spanish also has hogar, which can refer to a home or household. En casa is the usual expression for at home.
What are the parts of a house in Spanish?
Beyond the rooms, the pieces you name most are puerta (door), ventana (window), mesa (table), silla (chair), cama (bed), and jardín (garden) for the outdoor space.
