🪑 Furniture
In this section you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary for furniture and household items, along with common expressions for describing, arranging, and shopping for furniture.
🟢 Basic Furniture Vocabulary
🛏️ Bed → Cama
🪑 Chair → Silla
🛋️ Sofa → Sofá
🍽️ Table → Mesa
💡 Lamp → Lámpara
💻 Desk → Escritorio
📚 Bookshelf → Estantería
👕 Wardrobe / Closet → Armario
🟡 More Furniture & Household Items
🪞 Mirror → Espejo
📺 Television → Televisión
🧺 Drawer → Cajón
🗄️ Chest of drawers / Dresser → Cómoda
🛏️ Nightstand → Mesita de noche
🪑 Armchair → Sillón
☕ Coffee table → Mesa de centro
🗄️ Cabinet → Armario / Mueble
🪵 Describing Furniture
🪵 Wooden → De madera
🔩 Metal → De metal
🪟 Glass → De vidrio
✨ Modern → Moderno / Moderna
🕰️ Old / Antique → Antiguo / Antigua
😌 Comfortable → Cómodo / Cómoda
👕 Furniture & Gender Agreement
Furniture nouns have grammatical gender:
La cama
El sofá
La mesa
El escritorio
La cama
El sofá
La mesa
El escritorio
Adjectives should agree with the noun when the adjective has masculine and feminine forms:
La silla es cómoda.
The chair is comfortable.
El sofá es cómodo.
The sofa is comfortable.
La silla es cómoda.
The chair is comfortable.
El sofá es cómodo.
The sofa is comfortable.
📍 Arranging Furniture
🛋️ El sofá está frente a la televisión.
The sofa is across from the television.
The sofa is across from the television.
💡 Puse la lámpara al lado del sillón.
I put the lamp next to the armchair.
I put the lamp next to the armchair.
📚 La estantería ocupa casi toda la pared.
The bookshelf takes up almost the entire wall.
The bookshelf takes up almost the entire wall.
🛏️ Hay una mesita de noche a cada lado de la cama.
There is a nightstand on each side of the bed.
There is a nightstand on each side of the bed.
🛒 Shopping for Furniture
💰 ¿Cuánto cuesta este sofá?
How much does this sofa cost?
How much does this sofa cost?
📏 ¿Cuánto mide la mesa?
What are the measurements of the table?
What are the measurements of the table?
🪑 Busco una silla cómoda para mi escritorio.
I'm looking for a comfortable chair for my desk.
I'm looking for a comfortable chair for my desk.
🚚 ¿Pueden entregar los muebles en mi casa?
Can you deliver the furniture to my house?
Can you deliver the furniture to my house?
💬 Everyday Conversations
Choosing a new sofa
A: ¿Qué te parece este sofá?
B: Me gusta, pero creo que es demasiado grande para la sala.
A: What do you think of this sofa?
B: I like it, but I think it's too big for the living room.
A: ¿Qué te parece este sofá?
B: Me gusta, pero creo que es demasiado grande para la sala.
A: What do you think of this sofa?
B: I like it, but I think it's too big for the living room.
Moving furniture
A: ¿Dónde ponemos la mesa?
B: Podemos ponerla cerca de la ventana.
A: Where should we put the table?
B: We can put it near the window.
A: ¿Dónde ponemos la mesa?
B: Podemos ponerla cerca de la ventana.
A: Where should we put the table?
B: We can put it near the window.
📝 Example Sentences
🪵 Encontramos una mesa de madera que cabe perfectamente en el comedor.
We found a wooden table that fits perfectly in the dining room.
We found a wooden table that fits perfectly in the dining room.
📚 Guardé mis libros favoritos en la parte superior de la estantería.
I put my favorite books on the top part of the bookshelf.
I put my favorite books on the top part of the bookshelf.
🪞 El espejo hace que la habitación parezca más grande.
The mirror makes the room look bigger.
The mirror makes the room look bigger.
🛋️ Nos sentamos en el sofá nuevo para ver una película después de cenar.
We sat on the new sofa to
We sat on the new sofa to