You can describe a home by naming its rooms, their features and their positions.

The idea

Use vivo en un piso to say you live in a flat and hay dos habitaciones to say two rooms exist. Cocina is kitchen, baño bathroom, dormitorio bedroom and salón living room. Use al lado de for next to and tiene for a feature.

Examples

  • Vivo en un piso pequeño.I live in a small flat.
  • Hay dos habitaciones y una cocina.There are two rooms and a kitchen.
  • El baño está al lado del dormitorio.The bathroom is next to the bedroom.
  • Mi habitación tiene una ventana grande.My room has a large window.
  • La cocina es luminosa.The kitchen is bright.
  • Compartimos el salón.We share the living room.

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Watch out

Words for homes and rooms differ by region; piso and apartamento can both refer to a flat. A home can be shared or arranged in many ways.

Try it yourself

  1. Hay una ___ para cocinar. (cocina / dormitorio)

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    cocina

    Cocina names the kitchen used for cooking.

  2. Al lado del dormitorio hay una habitación con ducha: el ___. (baño / salón)

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    baño

    Baño is the bathroom beside the bedroom.

  3. Mi habitación tiene una ___ grande para mirar afuera. (ventana / ventanas)

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    ventana

    Ventana names the large window in the room.

Use it today

Describe a real or imagined home, including one room, a feature and its position.