Spanish Home Vocabulary

Spanish home vocabulary includes words for rooms, furniture, and common household objects. At A1–A2, focus on useful words such as la casa (house), el dormitorio (bedroom), la cocina (kitchen), la mesa (table), and la cama (bed), and learn to use them to describe your home.

House and apartment in Spanish

Spanish	English
la casa	house / home
el piso	apartment / flat
el apartamento	apartment
el edificio	building

In Spain, piso is very common for an apartment. Apartamento is also understood throughout the Spanish-speaking world.

Vivo en un piso pequeño. — I live in a small apartment.
Mi casa está cerca del centro. — My home is near the city center.
Vivo en un edificio antiguo. — I live in an old building.

Rooms in Spanish

Spanish	English
la habitación	room / bedroom
el dormitorio	bedroom
el salón	living room
la sala de estar	living room
la cocina	kitchen
el baño	bathroom
el comedor	dining room
el balcón	balcony
el pasillo	hallway
el jardín	garden

Habitación can mean a general room, but it is also commonly used for bedroom. Dormitorio specifically means bedroom.

Salón is especially common in Spain for the main living room. Sala de estar is another widely understood expression.

Examples

Mi piso tiene dos habitaciones. — My apartment has two bedrooms / rooms.
La cocina es pequeña. — The kitchen is small.
Tenemos un balcón grande. — We have a large balcony.
El salón está al lado de la cocina. — The living room is next to the kitchen.

Doors and windows

Spanish	English
la puerta	door
la ventana	window

Useful verbs include abrir (to open) and cerrar (to close):

Abro la ventana por la mañana. — I open the window in the morning.
Cierra la puerta, por favor. — Close the door, please.

Bedroom vocabulary

Spanish	English
la cama	bed
el armario	wardrobe / closet
la mesita de noche	bedside table / nightstand
la lámpara	lamp
el espejo	mirror

Hay una cama y un armario en mi habitación. — There is a bed and a wardrobe in my room.
La lámpara está en la mesita de noche. — The lamp is on the bedside table.

Living room vocabulary

Spanish	English
el sofá	sofa / couch
la mesa	table
la silla	chair
la televisión / la tele	television / TV
la estantería	bookshelf / shelving unit

El sofá está delante de la televisión. — The sofa is in front of the TV.
Hay una mesa pequeña en el salón. — There is a small table in the living room.

Kitchen vocabulary

Spanish	English
la nevera	fridge
el frigorífico	refrigerator / fridge
el horno	oven
el microondas	microwave
el fregadero	kitchen sink
la mesa	table
la silla	chair

Nevera and frigorífico both mean fridge. The preferred word varies by region.

La leche está en la nevera. — The milk is in the fridge.
Caliento la comida en el microondas. — I heat the food in the microwave.
El horno está al lado de la nevera. — The oven is next to the fridge.

Bathroom vocabulary

Spanish	English
la ducha	shower
la bañera	bathtub
el lavabo	washbasin / bathroom sink
el váter	toilet
el espejo	mirror
la toalla	towel

Hay una ducha en el baño. — There is a shower in the bathroom.
El espejo está encima del lavabo. — The mirror is above the sink.

Other common household objects

Spanish	English
la lavadora	washing machine
el escritorio	desk
la llave	key
la luz	light
la alfombra	rug / carpet
el cuadro	picture / painting

Las llaves están encima de la mesa. — The keys are on the table.
Tengo un escritorio en mi habitación. — I have a desk in my room.
La lavadora está en la cocina. — The washing machine is in the kitchen.

Gender and articles

Spanish nouns have grammatical gender, so it is useful to learn each home vocabulary word with its article:

la casa
el dormitorio
la cocina
el baño
la mesa
el sofá

Use un with masculine singular nouns and una with feminine singular nouns:

un sofá
un armario
una mesa
una ventana

Learning la cocina rather than just cocina helps you remember the noun’s gender.

Hay vs tener when describing your home

Two useful structures are hay and tener.

Use hay to say what exists in a place:

En mi habitación hay una cama y un escritorio. — There is a bed and a desk in my room.
Hay dos baños en el piso. — There are two bathrooms in the apartment.

Use tener to say what your home has:

Mi piso tiene dos habitaciones. — My apartment has two bedrooms.
Nuestra casa tiene un jardín. — Our house has a garden.

A useful beginner rule:

hay + thing → what there is
home + tiene + thing → what the home has

Saying where things are

Use estar when you want to say where a specific object or room is.

Useful expressions include:

Spanish	English
en	in / on
al lado de	next to
delante de	in front of
detrás de	behind
encima de	on / above
debajo de	under
entre	between

La mesa está al lado de la ventana. — The table is next to the window.
El sofá está delante de la televisión. — The sofa is in front of the TV.
Las llaves están encima de la mesa. — The keys are on the table.

How to describe your home in Spanish

At A1–A2, you can describe your home by saying where you live, what rooms it has, what is in each room, and where things are.

Vivo en un piso pequeño. Tiene dos habitaciones, un salón, una cocina y un baño. En mi habitación hay una cama, un armario y un escritorio. También tenemos un balcón pequeño. Mi parte favorita de la casa es el salón porque es muy luminoso.

I live in a small apartment. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. In my bedroom there is a bed, a wardrobe, and a desk. We also have a small balcony. My favorite part of the home is the living room because it is very bright.

Useful patterns:

Vivo en… — Vivo en un piso.
Mi casa tiene… — Mi casa tiene tres habitaciones.
Hay… — En el salón hay un sofá.
Está… — La mesa está al lado de la ventana.
Mi parte favorita es… — Mi parte favorita es el balcón.

Quick review

For A1–A2, focus on being able to:

name the main rooms in Spanish;
recognize common furniture and household objects;
learn nouns together with el / la;
use tener to say what your home has;
use hay to say what is in a room;
use estar to say where something is;
give a short description of your own home in Spanish.