🧺 Laundry

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Laundry vocabulary helps you talk about washing clothes, cleaning, drying, ironing, detergents, and household chores in Spanish conversations.

🟒 Basic Laundry Vocabulary

🧺 Laundry β€” La ropa sucia
lah roh-pah soo-see-ah
πŸ‘• Clothes β€” Ropa
roh-pah
🧼 Detergent β€” Detergente
deh-tehr-hehn-teh
🧺 Washing machine β€” Lavadora
lah-bah-doh-rah
🌬️ Dryer β€” Secadora
seh-kah-doh-rah
πŸ‘š Shirt β€” Camisa
kah-mee-sah

🟑 Washing & Cleaning Clothes

🫧 To wash β€” Lavar
lah-bahr
🌞 To dry β€” Secar
seh-kahr
πŸ”₯ To iron β€” Planchar
plahn-chahr
πŸ‘– Pants β€” Pantalones
pahn-tah-loh-nehs
🧦 Socks β€” Calcetines
kahl-seh-tee-nehs
🧴 Fabric softener β€” Suavizante
swah-bee-sahn-teh

πŸ”΄ Advanced Laundry Notes

🧺 Laundry vocabulary is useful for home life, apartments, hotels, and travel.
πŸ‘• Laundry words are commonly used together with clothing and cleaning vocabulary.
🫧 Spanish speakers often use household chore vocabulary in daily conversations.
🏠 Laundry vocabulary is important for routines and home-related discussions.

πŸ’¬ Common Laundry Phrases

🧺 Necesito lavar la ropa.
I need to wash the clothes.
🌬️ La secadora estÑ funcionando.
The dryer is running.
πŸ”₯ Voy a planchar la camisa.
I am going to iron the shirt.
🧼 Necesitamos mÑs detergente.
We need more detergent.

πŸ“ Example Sentences

πŸ‘– Los pantalones estΓ‘n limpios.
The pants are clean.
🧦 Mis calcetines estÑn mojados.
My socks are wet.
🌞 La ropa se seca afuera.
The clothes dry outside.
πŸ‘š La camisa blanca estΓ‘ lista.
The white shirt is ready.

🧠 Quick Practice

1️⃣ Translate into Spanish:

🧼 Detergent β†’ __________
2️⃣ Fill in the blank:

🧺 Necesito lavar la ________.
3️⃣ Match the laundry word:

🌬️ Secadora β†’ ?
πŸ”₯ Planchar β†’ ?
🧦 Calcetines β†’ ?
βœ… Answers

1️⃣ Detergente
2️⃣ ropa
3️⃣ Dryer / To iron / Socks