House Vocabulary in Spanish - Kitchen

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Many people say that the kitchen is the heart of the home, because this room is often the center of communication. Do you know how to say it in Spanish?

       La cocina es el corazón de la casa.

One apartment can be without living room but it is not possible that there is no kitchen! That’s already one reason to learn kitchen vocabulary in Spanish.

In this post, we cover all the vocabulary and essential grammar to talk about kitchen in Spanish. You’ll find many practical exercises to see if you understood everything correctly! ¡Vamos!

Let’s start with the vocabulary video of the Kitchen vocabulary in Spanish!

If interested, check the rest of the house vocabulary series: 

Kitchen Furniture and Appliances in Spanish

We all know that the kitchen is full of furniture and appliances to store and prepare food. And more importantly to eat it! Yummy.

Let’s see now what are the common appliances and furniture in the kitchen in Spanish!

       la cocina – kitchen

       muebles de cocina – kitchen furniture 

       la mesa – table

       la silla – chair

       la encimera – kitchen counter

       el plato – plate

       el vaso – cup

       la taza – mug

       la batidora – blender

       la sartén  pan

       el microondas  microwave

       el fregadero  sink

       la nevera  fridge

       el congelador  freezer

       el horno  oven

       la campana stove hood

       el lavavajillas  dishwasher

Alright, let’s assume that you learned this vocabulary. How do we put it into practice now? Read and listen to the examples:

       el horno – oven

  • El horno nos ayuda a preparar un delicioso filete.
  • The oven helps us to prepare a delicious steak.

       el fregadero  sink

  • El fregadero nos ayuda a mantener los platos limpios.
  • The sink helps us keep the dishes clean.

       la nevera fridge

  • La nevera nos ayuda a mantener los alimentos frescos.
  • The fridge helps us to keep the food fresh.

       el microondas microwave

  • El microondas nos ayuda a calentar la comida. 
  • Microwaves help us to heat food.

In the next images you can see the specific names of furniture and appliances of the kitchen in Spanish.

LET’S PRACTICE!

Drag the words that correspond to the correct objects of the kitchen.

Let’s play a memory game with your new vocabulary of the kitchen objects!

Kitchen Utensils in Spanish

When we know the main furniture in Spanish let’s move on to the smaller objects. Items that we use for food preparation and of course, eating.

Read and listen to the names of the kitchen utensils in Spanish.

PRACTICE!

Choose the answer that describes the images correctly.

Kitchen Verbs in Spanish

As we well know, the verbs help us describe actions specific to a particular context or situation.

For example, in the sentence I cook a soup, the verb “to cook” is the one that realizes the action. In this sense, there are verbs that are used to describe specific actions in the kitchen.

Are you ready to find out what kitchen verbs are in Spanish? Let’s start then!

PRACTICE!
Connect the picture with its corresponding verb in Spanish.

Let’s check your vocabulary about Kitchen Verbs in Spanish! Are you ready?

Grammar Rules

Adjective of House and Specific Rooms in Spanish

Adjectives are words that help us to describe the qualities of the people, the different objects or particular moments from our lives. 

When we want to describe our house, a specific room or the objects that are part of it, we use particular adjectives that come to our aid. 

Are you curious to know what are the adjectives that describe the house and specific rooms in Spanish? Let’s start!

Firstly, we have some examples:

What can we see from these sentences?

We can observe that adjectives in Spanish are determined by the nouns in front of them. That means adjectives can be variable and change according to gender (masculine or feminine) or number (singular or plural) of the nouns. 

SINGULAR PLURAL

-o (masculine)

moderno: Mi dormitorio es moderno.

+s 

modernos: Mis cuartos son modernos.

-a (feminine)

moderna: Mi casa es moderna.

+s

modernas: Las puertas son modernas.

Here are some examples where you can also listen the pronunciation in Spanish and check the differences of gender and number :

       Mi casa es moderna. 

       Mi dormitorio es espacioso. 

       Las puertas son altas. 

       Los cuartos son hermosos.

Check out our blogpost about Masculine/feminine and Singular/plural in Spanish, which was prepared for you by our Spanish teachers.

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Below you can find a list of the most used adjectives for the house in Spanish.

Spanish English

grande

big

pequeño/a

small

antiguo/a

old

nuevo/a

new

moderno/a

modern

amplio/a

extensive

espacioso/a

spacious

cómodo/a

cosy

tradicional

traditional

luminoso/a

luminous

estrecho/a

narrow

seguro/a

safe

oscuro/a

dark

ruidoso/a

noisy

bonito/a

pretty, nice

lujoso/a

luxurious

modesto/a

modest

minimalista

minimalist

rústico/a

rustic

céntrico/a

central

amueblado/a

furnished

aislado/a

isolated

PRACTICE!

Let’s practice the adjectives that describe the house and specific rooms in Spanish!

Verbs Used to Describe the House in Spanish

What verbs do we use to describe our house or specific rooms? Let’s see then!

ESTAR TENER

yo

estoy

tengo

estás
tienes

él, ella (usted)

está
tiene

nosotros, nosotras

estamos
tenemos

vosotros, vosotras

estáis
tenéis

ellos, ellas (ustedes)

están
tienen

The verb SER is an irregular verb. That means, when we use the singular form for one object of the house, and the plural form for many objects of the house.

As well, we use the irregular verbs TENER  and HABER to talk about the things in the rooms or the entire house:

We use the irregular verb estar with the prepositions of place to indicate the location of rooms and parts of the house.

Locuciones preposicionales
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Watch and listen!

Watch the pictures with the position of the cat and listen to the Spanish pronunciation of the prepositional phrases:

LET’S PRACTICE NOW!

Mark the specific verbs that describe the house and the rooms.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:

Expressions about the House in Spanish

Spanish language is very rich in puns and idiomatic expressions, which is why we have prepared for you in the list below some expressions about home in Spanish.

LET’S PRACTICE!

Connect the expressions with their correct definitions.

Lastly, listen to this podcast to get an over view of the House Vocabulary in Spanish. You can get the transcript and exercises here.

Talking about Your House in Spanish

– Spanish vocabulary in the house: rooms and location
– The different uses of the verbs “ser” and “estar”

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