Describe Your Home in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to describe your home! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about rooms in a home

• talk about furniture

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Words to Talk about Homes in Spanish

In these lessons, you learn the following vocabulary used to talk about where a person lives, rooms in a home, and furniture.

Spanish	English
el apartamento	apartment
el armario	closet
el baño	bathroom
la calle	street
la cama	bed
la casa	house
la ciudad	city
la cocina	kitchen
el comedor	dining room
el cuarto	room
el dormitorio	bedroom
el garaje	garage
el lavabo	sink
la mesa	table
la plaza	plaza
el pueblo	town, village
la puerta	door
la sala	living room
la silla	chair
el sofá	sofa

Gender Tip

Most nouns that end in a are feminine. However some words ending in a are masculine, such as sofá.

examples
Yo tengo un sofá. I have a sofa.
El sofá es cómodo. The sofa is comfortable.
Los sofás son grandes. The sofas are big.

Descriptive Adjectives

In these lessons, you also learn the following descriptive adjectives.

Spanish	English
cómodo	comfortable
grande	big
pequeño	small

Gender and Plurality Tip

Remember that adjectives that end in e only have two forms: one to match singular nouns, and one to match plural nouns.

examples
El apartamento es grande. The apartment is big.
La casa es grande. The house is big.
Los cuartos son grandes. The rooms are big.
Las camas son grandes. The beds are big.

Verbs

These lessons use the verbs ser(to be) and tener(to have) in the present. Let's review the conjugations of these verbs!

Ser

Seris an irregular verb that means to be.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	soy	I am
tú	eres	you are	informal singular you
vos	sos	you are	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	es	he, she is
usted	es	you are	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	somos	we are
vosotros, vosotras	sois	you are	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	son	they are
ustedes	son	you are	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tener

Teneris stem-changing verb with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tengo	I have
tú	tienes	you have	informal singular you
vos	tenés	you have	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tiene	he, she has
usted	tiene	you have	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tenemos	we have
vosotros, vosotras	tenéis	you have	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tienen	they have
ustedes	tienen	you have	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Conjugation Tip

• The present yo form of tener has a g in it: tengo

• The present tú, él, ella, usted, and ustedes forms of tener have an i in them: tienes, tiene, tienen

• The present vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms of tener do not have a g or an i in them: tenés, tenemos, tenéis

Pronunciation of the Letter C before a Vowel

The letter c in Spanish can be pronounced in different ways when it comes before a vowel (a, e, i, o, u):

• like the k in the English word kick, as in calle(street), cama(bed), casa(house), and comedor(dining room), and cuarto(room)—but not before the letters e or i

• like the s in the English word sun, as in ciudad(city) —only before e or i (in Latin America, the Canaries, and southern Spain)

• like the th in the English word thing, as in ciudad(city) —only before e or i (in central and northern Spain)

Let's take a look at this information in a handy table!

Ways to Pronounce C in Spanish Before a Vowel

When C Comes Before...	Pronounce it Like...
a	the k in the English word kick
o	the k in the English word kick
u	the k in the English word kick
e	like the s in the English word sun in Latin America and southern Spain or the th in the English word thing in central and northern Spain
i	like the s in the English word sun in Latin America and southern Spain or the th in the English word thing in central and northern Spain

Here's how to pronounce the c words in these lessons!

Spanish	Pronunciation in Latin America + Southern Spain	Pronunciation in North + Central Spain
calle	KAH-yeh	KAH-yeh
cama	KAH-mah	KAH-mah
casa	KAH-sah	KAH-sah
ciudad	syoo-DAHD	thyoo-DAHD
cocina	koh-SEE-nah	koh-THEE-nah
comedor	koh-meh-DOHR	koh-meh-DOHR
cómodo	KOH-moh-doh	KOH-moh-doh
cuarto	KWAHR-toh	KWAHR-toh

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¿Cómo es tu apartamento?	What's your apartment like?
¿Cómo es tu casa?	What's your house like?
Mi casa es grande.	My house is big.
Mi pueblo es pequeño.	My town is small.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Let's take a look at an example of a Spanish conversation using the above words and phrases!

Marco:

¿Cómo es tu casa?

What's your house like?

Laura:

Mi casa es grande. Tiene cuatro baños.

My house is big. It has four bathrooms.

Laura:

¿Cómo es tu apartamento?

What's your apartment like?

Marco:

Mi apartamento es pequeño. Tiene un dormitorio y un baño.

My apartment's small. It has one bedroom and one bathroom.

Want to learn more about how to describe your home in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• Using "Ser" with Descriptions

• Descriptive Adjectives in Spanish

• Subject Pronouns in Spanish

• Furnish Your Apartment in Spanish

• How to Rent an Apartment in Spanish