Spanish Rooms of the House Vocabulary Exercise 1

Room names and regional variation — el dormitorio (bedroom — also la habitación, el cuarto), la sala (living room — el salón in Spain), el baño (bathroom), la cocina (kitchen). El sótano (basement) and el ático (attic/loft) are common in apartment buildings.

Prepositions and movement between rooms — Use en to say where you are: Estoy en la cocina. Use al (contraction of a + el) for movement: Voy al baño (I'm going to the bathroom). El estudio está al lado del dormitorio. Subí al ático (I went up to the attic).

House-related conversation — ¿Cuántos cuartos tiene? (How many rooms does it have?). El balcón tiene una vista increíble (The balcony has an amazing view). La cochera está llena de cajas (The garage is full of boxes). Convirtieron el sótano en un estudio de música (They turned the basement into a music studio).