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As well as talking about the rooms in a home, it's also useful to be able to mention the furniture (los muebles) in its rooms. Here is some useful vocabulary to describe furniture and homeware:
| la alfombra | rug |
| el armario | wardrobe |
| las cortinas | curtains |
| la estantería | shelves |
| la lámpara | lamp |
| el lavabo | sink |
| la mesa | table |
| la pared | wall |
| la puerta | door |
| la silla | chair |
| el sillón | armchair |
| el sofá | sofa |
| el suelo | floor |
| la ventana | window |
| la butaca | armchair |
| la cama | bed |
| la cocina | cooker |
| el congelador | freezer |
| la ducha | shower |
| el espejo | mirror |
| el horno | oven |
| la lavadora | washing machine |
| el lavavajillas/lavaplatos | dish washer |
| el microondas | microwave |
| la moqueta | carpet |
| los muebles | furniture |
| la nevera | fridge |
| el fregadero | kitchen sink |
| el techo | ceiling |
| las literas | bunk beds |
| la chimenea | chimney/fireplace |
| la mesita de noche | bedside table |
| el escritorio | desk |
| la cómoda | chest of drawers |
| el cuadro | painting |
| los cojines | cushions |
| la alfombra |
| rug |
| el armario |
| wardrobe |
| las cortinas |
| curtains |
| la estantería |
| shelves |
| la lámpara |
| lamp |
| el lavabo |
| sink |
| la mesa |
| table |
| la pared |
| wall |
| la puerta |
| door |
| la silla |
| chair |
| el sillón |
| armchair |
| el sofá |
| sofa |
| el suelo |
| floor |
| la ventana |
| window |
| la butaca |
| armchair |
| la cama |
| bed |
| la cocina |
| cooker |
| el congelador |
| freezer |
| la ducha |
| shower |
| el espejo |
| mirror |
| el horno |
| oven |
| la lavadora |
| washing machine |
| el lavavajillas/lavaplatos |
| dish washer |
| el microondas |
| microwave |
| la moqueta |
| carpet |
| los muebles |
| furniture |
| la nevera |
| fridge |
| el fregadero |
| kitchen sink |
| el techo |
| ceiling |
| las literas |
| bunk beds |
| la chimenea |
| chimney/fireplace |
| la mesita de noche |
| bedside table |
| el escritorio |
| desk |
| la cómoda |
| chest of drawers |
| el cuadro |
| painting |
| los cojines |
| cushions |
Listen to Carlota talking about her room and answer the questions which follow.
Question
Where is Carlota's city?
In the South of Madrid. She says: 'vivo en Getafe, una ciudad al sur de Madrid.' (I live in Getafe, a city to the South of Madrid.)
Question
How many people live in Carlota's house?
4 people. She says: 'vivo con mis padres y mi hermano.' (I live with my parents and my brother.)
Question
How is Carlota's bedroom described?
Big and comfortable. She says: 'Mi dormitorio es mi habitación favorita. Es muy grande y cómodo.' (My favourite room is my bedroom. It is very big and comfortable.)
Question
What colour are the curtains?
Green. She says: 'la moqueta es verde, como las cortinas y los cojines que hay sobre mi cama.' (the carpet is green, like the curtains and the cushions that are on top of my bed.)
Question
Where is Carlota's bed situated?
Facing the window. She says: 'Mi cama está enfrente de la ventana.' (My bed is facing the window.)
Question
What is there underneath the window and what does she do there?
A desk with a computer, where she does her homework. She says: 'debajo de la ventana, hay un escritorio con un ordenador donde hago mis deberes.' (under the window, there is a desk with a computer, where I do my homework.)
Question
In what state would you always find Carlota's room?
Very untidy. She says: 'Mi habitación está siempre muy desordenada.' (My room is always very untidy.)
Transcript:Hola. Me llamo Carlota y vivo en Getafe, una ciudad al sur de Madrid. Vivo con mis padres y mi hermano en una casa moderna y bastante espaciosa. Mi dormitorio es mi habitación favorita. Es muy grande y cómodo. Las paredes son de color rosa y la moqueta es verde, como las cortinas y los cojines que hay sobre mi cama. Mi cama está enfrente de la ventana y, junto a ella, hay una mesita de noche con una lámpara. Entre la puerta y el armario hay estanterías llenas de libros y, debajo de la ventana, hay un escritorio con un ordenador donde hago mis deberes. Hay varios posters en las paredes y peluches por todas partes. Mi habitación está siempre muy desordenada, pero ¡me encanta!
Translation: Hello. My mane is Carlota and I live in Getafe, a city to the South of Madrid. I live with my parents and my brother in a modern and quite spacious house. My favourite room is my bedroom. It is very big and comfortable. The walls are pink and the carpet is green, like the curtains and the cushions that are on top of my bed. My bed is facing the window and, next to it, there is a bedside table with a lamp. Between the door and the wardrobe there are shelves full of books and, under the window, there is a desk with a computer, where I do my homework. There are several posters on the walls and teddy bears everywhere. My room is always very untidy, but I love it!
