Practise your listening and reading skills and revise key phrases and vocabulary used to discuss different types of home and home life.
Whether an urban apartment or a rural farm in the countryside, it's useful to be able to describe homes in detail. Here is some useful vocabulary to get started:
el aseo | toilet/cloakroom |
el ático | attic |
la cocina | kitchen |
el comedor | dining room |
el cuarto de baño | bathroom |
el dormitorio | bedroom |
la escalera | stairs |
el estudio/despacho | office/study |
el garaje | garage |
la habitación | room |
el jardín | garden |
el salón | living room |
la terraza | terrace |
el vestíbulo | hall/porch |
Here are some useful phrases for talking about where things are within a house:
en la planta baja | on the ground floor |
en la primera planta | on the first floor |
arriba hay ... | upstairs there is/are ... |
abajo hay ... | downstairs there is/are ... |
fuera hay ... | outside there is/are ... |
al lado de | next to |
encima de | on |
debajo de | under |
delante de | in front of |
dentro de | inside |
detrás de | behind |
a la derecha/izquierda de | to the right/left of |
entre | between |
Escribe el nombre de la habitación para cada frase.