casa

/KAH-sah/

NounfA1

house?a building for living in

Also:home?the place where one lives,household?the people living in a house

📝 In Action

Mi casa es tu casa.

My house is your house.

Vamos a casa de María.

Let's go to Maria's house.

Trabajo desde casa.

I work from home.

Es la casa más grande del barrio.

It's the biggest house in the neighborhood.

Related Words

Synonyms

hogar (home (with feeling))
vivienda (dwelling)
domicilio (residence (formal))

Common Collocations

ama de casa – homemaker / housewife
hecho en casa – homemade
estar en casa – to be at home

Idioms & Expressions

tirar la casa por la ventana – to spend a lot of money, to spare no expense
empezar la casa por el tejado – to put the cart before the horse, to do things in the wrong order

💡 Grammar Points

Using 'a casa' vs. 'en casa'

Use 'a casa' for movement towards home (like 'go home'), and 'en casa' for location at home (like 'be at home'). For example: 'Voy a casa' (I'm going home) vs. 'Estoy en casa' (I'm at home).

❌ Common Pitfalls

Forgetting the Gender

Mistake: "El casa es grande."

Correction: La casa es grande. Remember that 'casa' is a feminine word, so it uses 'la' and adjectives that describe it usually end in '-a'.

⭐ Usage Tips

'Casa' vs. 'Hogar'

'Casa' is the physical building you live in. 'Hogar' is more like 'home'—it has an emotional feeling of family and comfort. You buy a 'casa', but you make it a 'hogar'.

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: casa

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence uses 'casa' to mean something other than a building?

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Word Family

casero(landlord, homemade) - noun/adjective

casado(married) - adjective

casita(little house) - noun

casamiento(marriage, wedding) - noun

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between 'casa' and 'hogar'?

'Casa' refers to the physical building or structure where you live. 'Hogar' is the concept of 'home'—the place where you feel you belong, with your family and a sense of comfort. You live in a 'casa', but you create a 'hogar'.

Why is it 'la casa' and not 'el casa'?

In Spanish, all nouns have a gender, and 'casa' is feminine. There's no deep reason why; it's just a rule you have to remember. Because it's feminine, you always use 'la' for 'the' and adjectives that describe it will usually end in '-a', like 'la casa bonita' (the pretty house).