Rooms and Furniture: Spanish for Your Home
Whether you're apartment hunting, hosting guests, or just telling someone where you left your keys, home vocabulary is surprisingly useful in daily Spanish. This guide covers every room in the house, the furniture you'll find in each one, and how to describe your living space naturally.
Rooms of the House — Las Habitaciones de la Casa
Let's start with a tour of the house. These are the room names you'll need to give directions around your home or understand a rental listing.
In Spain, the living room is usually el salón. In Latin America, you'll hear la sala more often. For bedroom, Spain uses el dormitorio while Mexico prefers la recámara. All are correct — it just depends on the region.
Living Room and Bedroom Furniture — Muebles
Now let's fill those rooms with furniture. These are the items you'll talk about when describing your home or shopping for a new place.
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Kitchen and Bathroom — La Cocina y El Baño
These two rooms have their own specialized vocabulary. Knowing these words is practical not just for describing your home, but for everyday actions like cooking and getting ready.
The word cocina can mean both "kitchen" (the room) and "stove" (the appliance). Context makes it clear. In Latin America, la estufa is the more common word for stove, avoiding the confusion.
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Describing Your Home — Describir tu Hogar
Putting it all together — here's how you'd actually talk about your home in a conversation. These sentences use natural patterns that Spanish speakers reach for all the time.
When describing a home, the verbs tener (to have), hay (there is/are), and ser (to be) do most of the work. You can describe almost any living situation with just these three.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you say "room" in Spanish?
The general word is la habitación. For a bedroom specifically, you can say el dormitorio or la recámara (in Mexico). La sala is the living room, and el cuarto is another common word for room in general.
What is the difference between cocina and cocineta?
La cocina is a full kitchen. La cocineta (used in Mexico and some other countries) is a kitchenette — a smaller, more compact cooking area. In Spain, a small kitchen would just be called una cocina pequeña.
How do you describe your house in Spanish?
Start with what type of home it is: una casa (house) or un apartamento/piso (apartment). Then describe rooms: "Tiene tres dormitorios y dos baños" (It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms). Use hay (there is/are) for furniture.
Is "piso" the same as "apartamento"?
In Spain, piso is the standard word for apartment. In Latin America, people say apartamento or departamento. Piso in Latin America usually just means "floor" (as in the surface you walk on or a building level).