🏠 Rooms
In this section you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary for rooms, furniture, and common parts of the home, along with everyday expressions for describing where things are and what you can find in each room.
🟢 Common Rooms
🛏️ Bedroom → Dormitorio / Habitación
🍳 Kitchen → Cocina
🛋️ Living room → Sala / Salón
🚿 Bathroom → Baño
🍽️ Dining room → Comedor
💻 Office → Oficina / Despacho
🚪 Hallway → Pasillo
🚗 Garage → Garaje
🟡 Parts of the Home
🏠 House → Casa
🏢 Apartment → Apartamento / Piso
🚪 Door → Puerta
🪟 Window → Ventana
🪜 Stairs → Escaleras
🌳 Garden → Jardín
☀️ Balcony → Balcón
🏡 Patio → Patio
🛋️ Furniture & Household Items
🛏️ Bed → Cama
🛋️ Sofa → Sofá
🪑 Chair → Silla
🍽️ Table → Mesa
💡 Lamp → Lámpara
📺 Television → Televisión
🪞 Mirror → Espejo
👕 Closet / Wardrobe → Armario
📚 Bookshelf → Estantería
💻 Desk → Escritorio
🧠 Useful Tip: Describing What's in a Room
Use hay when you want to say that something exists or is present somewhere.
Hay una mesa en la cocina.
There is a table in the kitchen.
Hay dos ventanas en mi dormitorio.
There are two windows in my bedroom.
Hay una mesa en la cocina.
There is a table in the kitchen.
Hay dos ventanas en mi dormitorio.
There are two windows in my bedroom.
Use estar when describing the location of a specific person or thing.
El sofá está junto a la ventana.
The sofa is next to the window.
El sofá está junto a la ventana.
The sofa is next to the window.
📍 Describing Where Things Are
⬆️ On / On top of → Encima de
⬇️ Under → Debajo de
↔️ Next to → Al lado de
📍 In front of → Delante de
↩️ Behind → Detrás de
🔎 Between → Entre
💬 Talking About Your Home
🛋️ Tenemos un sofá enorme junto a la ventana.
We have a huge sofa next to the window.
We have a huge sofa next to the window.
🍳 La cocina es pequeña, pero tiene mucha luz.
The kitchen is small, but it has a lot of light.
The kitchen is small, but it has a lot of light.
📚 Mis libros están en la estantería del pasillo.
My books are on the bookshelf in the hallway.
My books are on the bookshelf in the hallway.
☀️ Por la mañana tomo café en el balcón.
In the morning, I drink coffee on the balcony.
In the morning, I drink coffee on the balcony.
💬 Everyday Conversations
Visiting someone's home
A: Tu apartamento es muy bonito. ¿Cuántas habitaciones tiene?
B: Tiene dos dormitorios y una sala bastante grande.
A: Your apartment is very nice. How many rooms does it have?
B: It has two bedrooms and a fairly large living room.
A: Tu apartamento es muy bonito. ¿Cuántas habitaciones tiene?
B: Tiene dos dormitorios y una sala bastante grande.
A: Your apartment is very nice. How many rooms does it have?
B: It has two bedrooms and a fairly large living room.
Looking for something
A: ¿Dónde están las llaves?
B: Creo que están encima de la mesa de la cocina.
A: Where are the keys?
B: I think they're on the kitchen table.
A: ¿Dónde están las llaves?
B: Creo que están encima de la mesa de la cocina.
A: Where are the keys?
B: I think they're on the kitchen table.
📝 Example Sentences
🛏️ Mi dormitorio tiene una ventana que da a un jardín pequeño.
My bedroom has a window that looks out onto a small garden.
My bedroom has a window that looks out onto a small garden.
💻 Puse el escritorio cerca de la ventana para aprovechar la luz.
I put the desk near the window to take advantage of the light.
I put the desk near the window to take advantage of the light.
🍽️ Los domingos usamos el comedor cuando viene toda la familia.
On Sundays, we use the dining room when the whole family comes over.
On Sundays, we use the dining room when the whole family comes over.
🛋️ Después de cenar, nos sentamos en la sala para ver una película.
After dinner, we sit in the living room to watch a movie.
After dinner, we sit in the living room to watch a movie.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- Hay una mesa en la cocina.
- El sofá está junto a la ventana.
- Mi dormitorio tiene dos ventanas.
- El baño está al final del pasillo.
- Las llaves están encima de la mesa.
- Tomamos café en el balcón.