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How to Say "moving house" in Spanish

The Spanish word formoving houseis mudanzaA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
nounA2
British English context
A stack of cardboard boxes with a small green plant on top, sitting in an empty room.

Examples

Mi mudanza es el próximo sábado.

My move is next Saturday.

Contratamos a una empresa de mudanzas para llevar los muebles.

We hired a moving company to take the furniture.

La mudanza fue muy estresante pero ya estamos instalados.

The move was very stressful but we are already settled in.

Noun vs. Action

Use 'mudanza' when you are talking about the event or the pile of boxes. If you want to say 'I am moving', you need the verb 'mudarse'.

Always Feminine

The word is always 'la mudanza'. Even if a man is moving, the word itself doesn't change gender.

Don't use 'movimiento'

Mistake:Hice un movimiento a mi nueva casa.

Correction: Hice una mudanza a mi nueva casa.

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