Es una casa.
It's a house.
In a drawing game, it's the first guess as soon as four walls and a roof show up on the paper. Es una casa names what you're looking at.
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How to say "house" in Spanish
la casa
nounfeminineplural: las casas
"House" in Spanish is la casa, and the plural is las casas. The same word works for home: en casa means at home and a casa means home after a verb of motion, both without an article.
Hear "casa" in real movie scenes
A drawing game and a compliment. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Sí, qué bella casa.
Yes, what a beautiful house.
Talk turns to a party, and what everyone remembers is the house itself. Qué bella casa is a quick way to praise a place.
Phrases with casa
Six phrases you'll hear in any Spanish home.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| en casa | at home |
| Voy a casa. | I'm going home. |
| la casa de mis padres | my parents' house |
| en casa de Ana | at Ana's place |
| Mi casa es tu casa. | Make yourself at home. |
| el piso | apartment (in Spain) |
Tip: People say mi casa about an apartment too, because casa covers any place you live.
Grammar: la casa, las casas
Four points for talking about houses and home.
Feminine, ending in -a
la casa, una casa, las casas. Adjectives agree: una casa pequeña y limpia.Home without an article
Estoy en casa. I'm at home. Vuelvo a casa. I'm going back home. Add la only for a particular house.Whose house: de
Spanish has no 's. Say la casa de mis padres for my parents' house.Praising a house
¡Qué casa tan bonita! or ¡Qué bella casa! are easy compliments when you visit someone.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Es una casa interesante.
It's an interesting house.
Es una casa pequeña.
It's a small house.
Esta casa es hermosa.
This house is beautiful.
Es una casa típica.
It's a traditional house.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗mis padres casa
✓la casa de mis padres
There's no 's in Spanish. The owner comes after de.
✗la mi casa
✓mi casa
A possessive like mi or tu takes the place of the article.
✗Estoy en la casa (meaning at home, in Spain)
✓Estoy en casa
In Spain your own home is plain en casa. You'll hear en la casa in parts of Latin America.
Real conversation: the new house
A short dialog with your neighbor. Tap to listen.
Your neighbor Gabriela comes over to your new house for the first time and looks around.
¡Hola! ¿Es tu casa nueva?
Hi! Is this your new house?
Sí, pequeña y limpia.
Yes. Small and clean.
¿Y no es un poco estrecha?
And isn't it a bit cramped?
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How to remember it
Casa and castle both start with cas-. Picture your house as your own small castle.
Questions about "house" in Spanish
How do you say house in Spanish?
La casa. More than one house is las casas.
How do you say "at home" in Spanish?
En casa, without an article: Estoy en casa. For going home, say Voy a casa.
What's the difference between casa and hogar?
Casa is the building and the everyday word for home. Hogar is home in a warmer, more formal sense, as in hogar, dulce hogar.
What does "mi casa es tu casa" mean?
It means make yourself at home. Word for word, it's "my house is your house".
