The House - Spanish Vocabulary

The following is a list of names of items commonly found in our home in Spanish.
Bathroom Rooms
Kitchen Bedroom
Office Dining Room
Garden Living Room
Housework Other parts
Housing Types Cleaning Supplies
Adjectives commonly used to describe a house or an apartment:
SPANISH ENGLISH SPANISH ENGLISH
amueblado, amueblada furnished espacioso, espaciosa spacious
antiguo, antigua old, antique especial special
bonito, bonita beautiful feo, fea ugly, awful
barato, barata cheap, inexpensive grande big, large
caluroso, calurosa hot, warm incómodo, incómoda uncomfortable
caro, cara expensive mediano, mediana medium
céntrico, céntrica central moderno, moderna modern
cómodo, cómoda comfortable nuevo, nueva new
colorido, colorida colorful pequeño, pequeña small
decorado, decorada decorated tranquilo, tranquila quiet
To describe a house in Spanish you may use the verbs "tener" (to have), "ser" ou "estar" (to be).
Examples:
Mi casa es nueva, un poco calurosa y pequeña.
(My house is new, a little warm and small.)

Tengo un apartamento céntrico, colorido y un poco frío.
(I have a centrally located, colorful and a little cold apartment.)

Me parece interesante la casa porque está barata y ya está amueblada.
(I find it interesting the house because it is cheap and is already furnished.)
Attention!
In Spain, "un piso" is bigger than "un apartamento". "Un piso" usually has two or more bedrooms and "Un apartamento" usually has only one bedroom.
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