House Vocabulary in Spanish - Kitchen
This post includes:
- 3 infographics
- Vocabulary video
- Audio materials to practice your pronunciation;
- 8 practical exercises that help you to learn the kitchen vocabulary in Spanish.
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!
Table of Contents
- Kitchen Furniture and Appliances in Spanish
1.1 Practical Exercises - Kitchen Utensils in Spanish
2.1 Practical Exercise - Kitchen Verbs in Spanish
3.1 Practical Exercises - Grammar Rules
4.1 Adjective of House and Specific Rooms in Spanish
3.5 Practical Exercises
3.6. Verbs used to describe the House in Spanish
3.7. Practical Exercises - Expressions about the House in Spanish
4.1 Practical Exercises
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.
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!
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añadir - to add
Quiero añadir un poco de sal. - I want to add a bit of salt. -
cocinar - to cook
Me gusta cocinar pasta. - I love to cook pasta. -
hornear - to bake
Hoy yo quiero hornear un pan. - I want to bake a bread. -
hervir - to boil
Primero tiene que hervir el agua. - The water has to boil first. -
picar - to chop
Ahora podemos picar la carne. - Now we can chop the meat. -
enfriar - to cool
Tengo que dejar enfriar la crema. - I have to let the cream cool. -
calentar - to warm
Voy a calentar la comida ahora. - I will warm the food now. -
precalentar - to preheat
Tengo que precalentar el horno. - I have to preheat the oven. -
freír - to fry
Me gusta freír las patatas. - I like frying potatoes. -
cortar - to cut
Tengo que cortar las verduras. - I have to cut the vegetables.
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:
- Mi casa es moderna. - My home is modern.
- Mi cocina es luminosa. - My kitchen is luminous.
- Mi dormitorio es espacioso. - My bedroom is spacious.
- Mi baño es pequeño. - My bathroom is small.
- Los cuartos son hermosos.- The rooms are beautiful.
- Las puertas son altas.- The doors of my home are high.
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.
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 |
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!
- SER + adjetivo: Mi casa es pequeña.
| ESTAR | TENER | |
|---|---|---|
|
yo |
estoy |
tengo |
|
tú |
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.
- Mi casa es hermosa. - My home is beautiful.
- Las sillas son pequeñas.- The chairs are high.
As well, we use the irregular verbs TENER and HABER to talk about the things in the rooms or the entire house:
- TENER:
- Yo tengo una casa hermosa. - I have a beautiful home.
- Mi casa tiene ventanas altas.- My home has high windows.
- HABER:
- En mi casa hay cuartos grandes. - In my home there are big rooms.
- Fuera de la casa hay una terraza amplia. - Outside of the house there is a wide terrace.
We use the irregular verb estar with the prepositions of place to indicate the location of rooms and parts of the house.
- ESTAR + preposiciones de lugar:
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.
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Tirar la casa por la ventana - to push the boat out
Mi padre tiró la casa por la ventana para celebrar la boda. - My father pushed the boat out for my wedding. -
En casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo - the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
Mi padre es electricista, pero no tiene las herramientas para reparar la bombilla. En casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo. - My father is an electrician, but he doesn't have the tools to repair the bulb. The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot. -
Empezar la casa por el tejado - to put the cart before the horse.
¿Por qué has comprado el coche si no tienes carné? Estás empezando la casa por el tejado. - Why did you buy a car now if you did't have a license yet? You put the cart before the horse. -
Casa de tócame Roque - everyone does as they like in the house
¿Crees que puedes venir cuando quieras? ¡Aquí no es la casa de tócame Roque! - Do you think that you can come whenever you want? In this house not everyone does as they like! -
Caérsele a alguien la casa encima - feel like the whole world is crashing down on you/ not want to be home
Como he suspendido el examen, siento que se me cae la casa encima.-Because I failed the exam, I feel like the whole world is crashing down on me. -
Como Pedro por su casa - as cool as a cucumber/ like someone owned the place
Cuando visité Tenerife por primera vez, me sentí como Pedro por su casa.- When I visited Tenerife for the first time, I felt as cool as a cucumber/ like I owned the place. -
La ropa sucia se debe lavar en casa - to wash the dirty linen at home
¿Por qué hablas de tus problemas en público? La ropa sucia se debe lavar en casa. - Why do you talk about your problems in public? Wash your dirty linen at home. -
Una mentira como una casa - a whopping lie
Me dijo una mentira como una casa, pero yo ya sabía toda la verdad. - She told me whopping lie, but I already knew the whole truth.
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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