parts of the houseare configured as the nouns that designate the types of housing and its parts Spanish. It is a large and diverse group of words, and learning them constitutes an important part of knowing this language. Some parts of the house or type of housing may vary in name depending on the Spanish-speaking country. In this article, you will learn some types of housing and parts of the house in Spanish to improve your vocabulary knowledge in Spanish.
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Topics of this article
- 1 - Video lesson on the parts of the house in Spanish (Partes de la casa)
- 2 - Types of housing in Spanish (Types of villa)
- 3 - Parts of the house in Spanish (Partes de la casa)
- 4 - Solved exercises on parts of the house in Spanish
Video lesson on the parts of the house in Spanish (parts of the house)
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Types of housing in Spanish (types of villa)
spanish |
Portuguese |
House |
House |
department, apartment |
Apartment |
two storey house |
loft |
Flat |
Flat |
attic / height |
attic, attic |
chalet / chalet |
cottage |
cabin |
hut |
finca |
Place |
Farm |
Farm |
Adosado |
House |
Palace |
Palace |
castle |
Castle |
Monoenvironment |
kitchenette |
Building |
Building |
Ranch |
ranch, roça |
OJO!The word floor also designates to walk.
I live on the fifth floor.
(I live on the fifth floor.)
Parts of the house in Spanish (parts of the house)
Portuguese |
spanish |
Living room |
room, salon* |
Kitchen |
kitchen |
entrance hall |
hall |
Hall |
pasillo |
bedroom |
Piece, room, room, bedroom** |
Dining room |
Eater |
WC |
bath |
Laundry |
laundry, laundry |
balcony, balcony |
balcony |
American kitchen |
American cuisine |
Garage |
garaje |
Basement |
basement |
Attic |
attic, altillo, buhardilla |
Stairs |
ladders |
Messy bedroom, attic |
trastero |
Yard |
Courtyard |
Garden |
garden |
Area |
Gallery |
Sidewalk |
path, steel |
curb |
brothel |
toilet |
toilet |
Office |
dispatch |
Balcony |
porch |
Ground floor |
low plant |
Elevator |
Lift |
Wall |
Wall |
Wall |
wall |
Gate |
port |
Door |
puerta |
Bell |
stamp |
Suite |
Suite |
Door |
puerta |
Window |
Ventana |
Chimney |
chimenea |
sink |
Fregadero, lavaplatos*** |
*The word salon is more common in countries Latin America.
**The words dormitory and housing are more common in Spain.
***The word lavaplato is used in Venezuela, at the Chile, at Colombia and on Bolivia.
OJO! The words bath, eater and officeare false cognates between Spanish and Portuguese, that is, they are words with similar or equal writing in both languages, but with completely different meanings.
Mi casa tiene dos baños.
(My house has two bathrooms.)
Dejé the book about the office of the dispatch.
(I left the book on the desk in the office.)
In turn, the word pieza can also mean convenient.
I live in a house of five piezas.
(I live in a five-room house.)
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Solved exercises on parts of the house in Spanish
question 1
What word of the options that follow is not part of a house?
A) Piety
B) Eater
C) Salon
D) Office
E) Wall
Resolution:
Alternative D
The word office, in Spanish, means “desk” in Portuguese.
question 2
Part of the house that is available specifically for the food:
A) Piety
B) Salon
C) Eater
D) Garage
E) bath
Resolution:
Alternative C
The part of the house made specifically for food is eater, which is “dining room” in Portuguese.
By Renata Martins Gornattes
Spanish teacher
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
GORNATTES, Renata Martins. "Parts of the house"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/espanhol/partes-de-la-casa.htm. Accessed on June 2, 2022.
