In this lesson, you’ll find a list with the Spanish terms for rooms and parts of the house.
Where are you right now? It’s very probable that you are sitting at home. But, in which room?
And, can you name it in Spanish?
Our house is probably the place where we spend most of our time, even if most of this time is spent sleeping. So it is a good idea to learn the Spanish terms for the spaces we are most familiar with.
This week, we are learning how to name rooms and parts of the house in Spanish.
I’ve put together two lists.
The first one contains rooms and parts of the house:
PARTS OF THE HOUSE in Spanish
| SPANISH | ENGLISH |
| ascensor (m) | elevator |
| aseo (m) / servicio (m) | toilet |
| balcón (m) | balcony |
| chimenea (f) | chimney |
| cocina (f) | kitchen |
| comedor (m) | dining room |
| cuarto de baño (m) | bathroom |
| despacho (m) | study |
| despensa (f) | larder |
| dormitorio (m) | bedroom |
| escalera (f) | stairs |
| garaje (f) | garage |
| habitación (f) / sala (f) | room |
| jardín (m) | garden |
| pared (f) | wall |
| pasillo (m) | hallway |
| patio (m) | courtyard |
| puerta (f) | door |
| sala de estar (f) | sitting room |
| salón (m) | living room |
| suelo (m) | floor |
| techo (m) | ceiling |
| tejado (m) | roof |
| terraza (f) | terrace |
| ventana (f) | window |
The second one shows how to name the different floors of a building.
Notice how we use the ordinal numbers:
FLOORS OF A BUILDING in Spanish
| SPANISH | BRITISH ENGLISH | AMERICAN ENGLISH |
| sótano (m) | basement | basement |
| planta baja (f) | ground floor | first floor |
| primer piso (m) | first floor | second floor |
| segundo piso (m) | second floor | third floor |
| tercer piso (m) | third floor | fourth floor |
| cuarto piso (m) | fourth floor | fifth floor |
| quinto piso (m) | fifth floor | sixth floor |
| sexto piso (m) | sixth floor | seventh floor |
| séptimo piso (m) | seventh floor | eighth floor |
| octavo piso (m) | eighth floor | ninth floor |
| noveno piso (m) | ninth floor | tenth floor |
| décimo piso (m) | tenth floor | eleventh floor |
| ático (m) | attic | attic |
| azotea (f) | terrace roof | terrace roof |
Ordinal numbers aren't used much after 10th. To say "eleventh floor" we would normally say piso once, and so on.
*When writing the English equivalent of a Spanish term, I normally don’t put much emphasis on the different English variations. But, since the way that floors are counted varies between English speaking countries, I’ve made a distinction between American and British English. Note: Spanish uses the same system as British English.