House Vocabulary in Spanish: the Bathroom
This post includes:
- 3 infographics,
- 1 vocabulary video,
- audios to practice your pronunciation,
- practical exercises to practice the vocabulary of the bathroom in Spanish.
It might not be the most elegant part of the house, but nobody can deny that it’s fundamental. We’re talking about the bathroom, that private room we all need daily and where we use our phones the most.
In this post, we cover all the vocabulary to talk about the bathroom in Spanish.
You’ll also find many practical exercises to practice all this new content.
Let’s start with the vocabulary video of the bathroom vocabulary in Spanish!
If you want to learn more about the house in general, check the rest of our house vocabulary series:
Basic elements of the bathroom in Spanish
Here you have the most basic vocabulary you might need to describe or talk about bathrooms in Spanish. Pay attention to the spelling and the pronunciation. Are you ready?
Objects you can find in a bathroom
There are many objects we normally store or use in the bathroom. It’s important to learn these words in case you need to go to a store in Valencia or to ask for more towels in a hotel in Colombia.
Let’s expand our bathroom related vocabulary. Read and listen with the following infographic.
If you’re interested in learning the specific vocabulary of the bedroom in Spanish check this blog post.
What are the names of the next bathroom objects in Spanish? Let’s see if you remember them all!
Things we do in the bathroom (verbs in Spanish)
Wether you’re the kind of person who prefers taking a shower in the morning or someone who prefers going to bed at night after a long bath, you need to know the vocabulary in Spanish. Let’s learn some specific verbs and phrases that we use to name all those activities we do in the bathroom.
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ducharse/darse una ducha - to take a shower
Voy a ducharme ahora. - I'm going to take a shower now. -
bañarse/darse un baño - to take a bath
Me gusta bañarme antes de irme a la cama. - I love taking bath before going to bed. -
ir al baño - to go to the bathroom
Quiero ir al baño ahora. - I want to go to the bathroom now. -
tirar de la cadena - to flush the toilet
¡Oh, no! ¡Me olvidé de tirar de la cadena! - Oh, no! I forgot to flush the toilet! -
cepillarse/lavarse los dientes - to brush (your) teeth
Es importante cepillarse los dientes después de comer. - It's important to brush your teeth after eating. -
afeitarse - to shave
Juan no quiere afeitarse porque le gusta su barba. - Juan doesn't want to shave because he likes his beard. -
maquillarse - to put on makeup
No voy a maquillarme para la foto. - I'm not going to put on make up for the picture. -
lavarse el pelo - to wash the hair
Hoy tengo que lavarme el pelo. - I have to wash my hair today. -
mirarse en el espejo - to look in the mirror
Me gusta mirarme en el espejo para practicar mis discursos. - I like looking in the mirror to practice my speeches. -
peinarse - to brush
Me relaja mucho peinarme. - Combing my hair is very relaxing. -
secarse el pelo - to dry the hair
Tengo que secarme el pelo después de la ducha. - I have to dry my hair after the shower. -
ponerse desodorante - to put on deodorant
Solo me pongo desodorante una vez al día. - I only put on deodorant once a day.
PRACTICE!
Useful questions and phrases related to bathrooms
Imagine you are in a Spanish-speaking country and you need to go to the bathroom. They only speak Spanish. Here you have some basic phrases you can use in these kinds of situations.
- ¿Dondé está el baño? - Where is the bathroom?
- ¿Puedo usar el baño? - Can I use the bathroom?
- ¿Cuál es el baño de hombres/mujeres? - Which is the men's/women's toilet?
- Necesito ir al baño. - I need to use the bathroom.
- La cisterna no funciona. - The flush doesn't work.
- El baño está fuera de servicio. - The bathroom is out of service.
- No hay papel higiénico en el baño. - There's no toilet paper in the bathroom.
- Necesito la llave del baño. - I need the bathroom key.
- Está ocupado. - It's occupied.
Baño María
Did you know that there is a cooking technique called baño (de) María? If you want to learn more about it, you can keep reading here.
Essential grammar for the house in Spanish
Now that you’re an expert in vocabulary you might want to revise or learn some basic grammar rules you can use with all these new words.
Find all the essential grammar in the overview post by clicking the link below.
Grammar is explained to you by our Spanish teachers. You can practice with exercises and learn basic vocabulary about the entire house!
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