Spanish distinguishment between 'home' and 'house'?

Question

I'm [attempting] to write a poem in spanish, and was on a roll until the last sentence. My question is, is there a more personal word for 'house' in spanish, and there is 'home' for english?

Any help would be appreciated

EDIT: Just want to check my use, if I were to say 'her mother was home,' then 'su madre estaba hogar' would make sense?

I think you need to say 'estaba en casa'... - torrontes75, Mar 28, 2010

Well I took that sentence out of context, I just wanted to make sure it made grammatical sense :) - Fawned, Mar 28, 2010

Answer 1

EDIT: Just want to check my use, if I were to say 'her mother was home,' then 'su madre estaba hogar' would make sense?

"Su madre estaba en el hogar" o "Su madre estaba en casa" We use "en casa" as a synonym of "hogar"

Answer 2

Yes! Hogar

p.s. welcome to the forum :-) - torrontes75, Mar 28, 2010

Answer 3

en la casa = at the house // en casa = at home

a la casa = to the house // a casa = [to] home

Answer 4

Great, thanks so much

p.s. thanks for the welcome! ;D - Fawned, Mar 28, 2010