Dave está en la ducha.
Dave's in the shower.
Whoever is in the shower is busy for a while, and Spanish says en la ducha, with está for where someone is.
From Si fueras yo · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "shower" in Spanish
la ducha
nounfeminineplural: las duchasverb: ducharse
"Shower" in Spanish is la ducha. In Mexico people usually call it la regadera. To take a shower, say ducharse or darse una ducha: Me ducho por la mañana, I shower in the morning.
Hear "ducha" in real movie scenes
Someone busy in the shower, and a question about who's who. Each video starts and stops on that line.
La chica de la ducha.
The girl from the shower.
He asks back because he isn't sure who they mean, and the la in de la ducha shows the word is feminine.
From Suits · Spanish audio
Shower words you'll need
The noun, the verbs and one regional surprise.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| la ducha | shower | Spain and most of Latin America. |
| la regadera | shower | Mexico. In Spain a regadera is a watering can. |
| ducharse | to shower | Always with me, te, se: Me ducho. |
| darse una ducha | to take a shower | Voy a darme una ducha. I'm going to take a shower. |
| bañarse | to bathe, to shower | In much of Latin America it covers a shower too. |
| el gel de ducha | shower gel | What you'll find next to the shampoo, el champú. |
Tip: A hotel room with baño con ducha has a shower. Baño con bañera means it has a bathtub.
Grammar: la ducha, me ducho
Four points for the noun and its verbs.
Feminine, with a ch sound
la ducha, las duchas. The ch sounds like the one in church: DOO-chah.Ducharse is reflexive
me ducho, te duchas, se ducha. The small word shows that you wash yourself.Give yourself a shower
Spanish uses dar: Me doy una ducha. For later: Me daré una ducha. I'll take a shower.Hay ducha, no article
When you ask about a room or apartment, Spanish often skips una: ¿Hay ducha? En el apartamento hay ducha.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Hay ducha en la habitación.
The room has a shower.
La habitación de papá tiene ducha y aire acondicionado.
Dad's room has a shower and air conditioning.
Cien euros. Y hay ducha.
A hundred euros. And there's a shower.
Dave está en la ducha.
Dave's in the shower.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el ducha
✓la ducha
Ducha is feminine: la ducha, una ducha.
✗Ducho por la mañana
✓Me ducho por la mañana
Ducharse needs its pronoun. Without me, the sentence sounds broken.
✗¿Hay regadera? (in a hotel in Madrid)
✓¿Hay ducha?
In Spain a regadera is the can you water plants with.
Practice: 3 quick exercises
Free, and you don't need an account.
1 of 3 · Watch and choose
What do you hear in the video?
The other 30 exercises on this topic are in the app.
How to remember it
Ducha starts like duck. Picture a yellow rubber duck sitting under the shower head.
Questions about "shower" in Spanish
How do you say shower in Spanish?
La ducha. In Mexico you'll hear la regadera.
How do you say "take a shower" in Spanish?
Ducharse or darse una ducha: Me ducho, Me doy una ducha. In much of Latin America people also say bañarse.
Is ducha masculine or feminine?
Feminine: la ducha, las duchas.
How do you say "I'm in the shower" in Spanish?
Estoy en la ducha. Use estar, because it says where you are right now.
