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How to Say "rooms" in Spanish

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habitaciones

ah-bee-tah-SYOH-ness/a.βi.taˈθjo.nes/

nounA1general
Use 'habitaciones' for general rooms in houses, apartments, or specifically for hotel rooms.
A simplified cross-section illustration showing the inside of a colorful house, revealing three distinct, furnished rooms: a bedroom with a bed, a kitchen with a stove, and a living room with a couch.

Examples

¿Cuántas habitaciones tiene este hotel?

How many rooms does this hotel have?

¿Cuántas habitaciones tiene este apartamento?

How many rooms does this apartment have?

Reservamos dos habitaciones individuales en el hotel.

We reserved two single rooms at the hotel.

Las habitaciones del piso de arriba son muy luminosas.

The rooms on the top floor are very bright.

Feminine Plural

'Habitaciones' is the plural form of the feminine noun 'habitación'. Remember that any words describing it (like 'las' or adjectives) must also be feminine and plural (e.g., 'las habitaciones grandes').

Room vs. Space

Use 'habitaciones' for a defined, enclosed area (like a bedroom). Use 'espacio' or 'sitio' when talking about general physical room or space.

Incorrect Gender Match

Mistake: “Los habitaciones son caras.”

Correction: Las habitaciones son caras. ('Habitaciones' is feminine, so use 'las' and 'caras'.)

cuartos

/KWAHR-tohs//ˈkwaɾtos/

nounA1general
Use 'cuartos' to refer to general areas or divisions within a building, like rooms in a house or apartment.
A storybook illustration showing an interior view of a hallway with three open doorways, each leading into a distinct room.

Examples

Mi apartamento tiene dos cuartos y una sala grande.

My apartment has two rooms and a large living room.

Necesitamos limpiar todos los cuartos antes de que lleguen los invitados.

We need to clean all the rooms before the guests arrive.

Plural Form

'Cuartos' is the plural of 'cuarto' (room). Since 'cuarto' ends in a vowel, you just add an '-s' to make it plural.

Gender Confusion

Mistake: “La cuartos (using the feminine article 'la').”

Correction: Use the masculine article: 'Los cuartos'. Remember, the word 'cuarto' is always masculine.

piezas

/pyeh-sas//ˈpje.sas/

nounB1general
Use 'piezas' when referring to the individual rooms that make up a house or apartment, often when describing its size.
A simple cross-section view of a house revealing three distinct, furnished interior spaces: a bedroom, a kitchen, and a bathroom.

Examples

Alquilé un piso de tres piezas en el centro.

I rented a three-room apartment downtown.

Todas las piezas de la casa son muy luminosas.

All the rooms in the house are very bright.

cámaras

nounB2formal
Use 'cámaras' in a formal context to refer to legislative or deliberative bodies, like houses of parliament or congress.

Examples

Las cámaras del Congreso votaron a favor de la ley.

The houses of Congress voted in favor of the law.

General vs. Specific Rooms

The most common mistake is confusing 'habitaciones' and 'cuartos' for general living spaces. While both are common, 'habitaciones' is often preferred for hotel rooms and is a safe general choice, whereas 'cuartos' can sometimes feel slightly more informal or refer to specific divisions of a dwelling.

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