CHAPTER 5
At Home
En la casa

¿Cómo?—
Say What?

There is a Spanish expression that is used a lot in English: Mi casa es su casa. Now you know that this means “My house is your house”—in other words, make yourself at home!

Rooms and Furniture—Cuartos y muebles

When you’re at home—en la casa—you can use this Spanish vocabulary to explain where you are and what your house is like. Here are rooms and other places and things you might find in your home:

English	Spanish
attic	el desván
balcony	el balcón
basement	el sótano
bathroom	el baño
bedroom	el dormitorio
ceiling	el techo
den	el salón
dining room	el comedor
door	la puerta
floor	el piso
hall	el pasillo
kitchen	la cocina
porch	la veranda
room	el cuarto, la pieza
screen door	la puerta con mosquitera
stairway	la escalera
study	el despacho
wall	la pared
window	la ventana

Once you know what all of the different rooms and spaces are called, you can fill them up with furniture and other things.

English	Spanish
bookshelf	una estantería
carpet	una moqueta
chair	una silla
computer	una computadora
couch	un sofá
curtain	una cortina
desk	un escritorio
dryer	una secadora
lamp	una lámpara
poster	un cartel
printer	una impresora
rug	un tapete, una alfombra
stereo	un estéreo
table	una mesa
telephone	un teléfono
television	una televisión
washer	una lavadora

Here are some things found in the bathroom:

English	Spanish
bathtub	una bañera, un baño
mirror	un espejo
shower	una ducha
sink	un lavabo

Here’s what you might find in the bedroom:

English	Spanish
alarm clock	un despertador
bed	una cama
closet	un clóset, un armario empotrado
dresser	un tocador

Diversión—Fun Stuff

Want a fun way to practice your house vocabulary? Draw a big picture of your house and label all of the rooms, spaces, and furniture with their Spanish names. Keep adding to your picture as you learn more words later in this chapter.