Oh, estás en la cama.
Oh, you're in bed.
Some people are still in bed at noon, and the tone makes the surprise clear. Notice that Spanish keeps la in en la cama.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "bed" in Spanish
la cama
nounfeminineplural: las camas
"Bed" in Spanish is la cama, a feminine noun. Spanish keeps the article where English drops it: in bed is en la cama, and to go to bed is irse a la cama. Many people also say acostarse for going to bed.
Hear "cama" in real scenes
Someone who won't get up and a bed made for a guest. Each video starts and stops on that line.
La cama está lista.
The bed is ready.
A made bed with clean sheets is all a guest could ask for, and lista ends in -a because cama is feminine.
From Hawaii 5-0 · Spanish audio
Bed phrases for home and hotels
Six phrases for bedtime, chores and booking a room.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| hacer la cama | to make the bed |
| irse a la cama | to go to bed |
| estar en la cama | to be in bed |
| una cama de matrimonio | a double bed (Spain) |
| una cama individual | a single bed |
| la litera | bunk bed |
Tip: Booking a room for two in Spain, ask for una cama de matrimonio if you want one big bed, or dos camas if you want two.
Grammar: la cama, las camas
Four points for talking about beds and bedtime.
Feminine
la cama, las camas. Adjectives end in -a: una cama grande, La cama está lista.In bed keeps la
For in bed, say en la cama. Without the article, estar en cama means being sick in bed.Two ways to go to bed
irse a la cama: Me voy a la cama. Or the reflexive verb acostarse: Me acuesto a las once.Hard c, stress first
Before a, c sounds like k. Stress the first syllable: KAH-mah.Example sentences
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A las once voy a la cama.
At eleven, I go to bed.
La cama es muy angosta.
The bed is very narrow.
Hay quince camas.
There are fifteen beds.
Me voy a la cama a las diez.
I go to bed at ten.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Voy a cama
✓Voy a la cama
English says go to bed with no article, but Spanish needs la.
✗La cama es lista
✓La cama está lista
Ready is estar listo. With ser, listo means clever.
✗Estoy en cama (just lying down to read)
✓Estoy en la cama
Without la, it sounds like you're ill and stuck in bed.
Practice: 3 quick exercises
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How to remember it
Cama starts like camel. Picture a tired camel stretched out across your bed.
Questions about "bed" in Spanish
How do you say bed in Spanish?
La cama. It's feminine, and the plural is las camas.
How do you say "go to bed" in Spanish?
Irse a la cama or acostarse: Me voy a la cama. Me acuesto a las diez.
How do you say "make the bed" in Spanish?
Hacer la cama: Hago la cama por la mañana.
How do you say double bed in Spanish?
In Spain it's una cama de matrimonio. In Latin America you'll also hear cama matrimonial or cama doble.
