Home and things in Valencian
230 words Valencian words on the topic “home and things”: la casa — home, l'habitatge — housing, l'habitació — room, la cuina — kitchen.
230 words on the topic
- la casahomeA casa without an article — at home; a la casa — inside the particular building. The ear catches the difference
- l'habitatgehousingThe dwelling as a whole — the word of rental ads and forms
- l'habitacióroomA room of a flat, not the whole flat — that is el pis
- la cuinakitchenThe room and the cuisine in one word: cuina valenciana
- el banybathroomThe room with the bath; banyar-se is to bathe
- el balcóbalconyThe outdoor ledge every flat here has; eixir al balcó — step onto the balcony
- la plantafloorThe floor of a building — primer planta is first floor; also a plant of the garden
- l'ascensorliftThe elevator, a look-alike of Spanish ascensor
- l'escalastaircaseThe whole stairway; one step is el grao
- la taulatableThe table of the kitchen and the market stall alike
- la cadirachairThe single seat; seure a la cadira — sit on the chair
- el llitbedThe bed you sleep in; fer el llit — make the bed
- l'armariwardrobeThe tall cupboard for clothes; de l'armari — out of the wardrobe
- la finestrawindowThe glass window; obrir la finestra — open the window
- la portadoorAny door; la porta d'entrada — the front door
- la claukeyThe key of the door; les claus — the keyring. Also the clue
- el llumlampThe light and its fixture; donar llum — give light
- l'aigua calentahot waterLiterally hot water — what the boiler makes and the morning needs
- l'electricitatelectricityThe power supply — the word of every bill: la factura de l'electricitat
- la brossatrashThe household waste; traure la brossa — take out the trash
- la netejacleaningThe cleaning as an event: la neteja dels dissabtes. The verb is netejar
- el rentatlaundryThe washing as an event; fer el rentat — do the laundry. The verb rentar is to wash
- la vaixelladishesThe tableware as a set; rentar la vaixella — wash the dishes
- el tovallótowelThe towel of bath and kitchen; feminine: la tovallola in the central norm — here tovallo
- el sabósoapA short little word; a bar of soap — un sabó (panxa looks alike but is the belly)
- el veíneighborThe person next door; fememiní: veïna. The street of neighbors is el veïnat
- el propietarilandlordThe owner of the flat — literally the proprietor; feminine propietària
- el lloguerrentThe rent you pay: el lloguer puja cada any — the rent rises every year
- el contractecontractThe signed agreement — of rent, work, phone
- la fiançadepositThe money held in case of damage; returned when you move out
- la facturautility billThe bill — of light, water, phone; demanar la factura — ask for the bill
- la reformarenovationThe works in a flat; estar de reformes — to be under renovation
- hi ha sorollnoiseThe unwanted sound; adjective sorollós — noisy
- No funciona.it doesn't workThe flat diagnosis: no funciona — say it of anything electric
- S'ha espatllat.it's brokenEspatllar-se — to break down; la rentadora s'ha espatllat
- gotejait leaksFrom gota, a drop — the pipe that drops water
- Crideu un tècnic.call a repair personLiterally call the technician — the sentence of every breakdown
- Quan vindran?when will you come?The future question to the repair service: when will they come to fix it?
- Espereu un moment.wait a momentThe polite hold on: espereu un moment, vaig — wait a moment, I'm coming
- Està tot bé.everything's all rightLiterally all well — the calming phrase; the verb is implied
- No puc obrir.I can't open itpuc is the I-form of poder, can — plus obrir, to open
- llogar un pisto rent a flatLlogar — both to rent and to let out: a two-way verb, like hire. El pis — the flat: in Catalan it is both the floor and the flat at once
- posar el pis en lloguerto rent out a flatLiterally "to put the flat out for rent": letting here is a "setting out". El propietari — the landlord from unit one: he decides
- el contracte de lloguerrental agreementThe contract of rent; it lasts five years
- la rendarent paymentThe income — the rent you pay; seven hundred euros a month
- la durada del contractelease termThe duration of the contract; three years
- l'agent immobiliarireal estate agentThe immovable-estate agent; he shows the flat
- la visita del pisflat viewingLiterally "a visit of the flat": viewing here is done by "visit". Book in advance: good flats fly away in a day
- el pis amoblatfurnished flatLiterally the mobled flat — with furniture; we look for one near the metro
- entrar a viureto move inLiterally "to enter to live": moving in here is an "entering" of the new life. The move-in date stands in the contract — l'entrada
- deixar el pisto move outLiterally "to leave the flat": moving out here is a "leaving". The landlord is warned in advance — a rule of the contract
- la mudançathe moveThe move as an event; on Saturday morning
- mudar-seto move houseMove oneself; I'm moving to Alicante for work
- el mossomoverThe lift-boy — the mover; they carry the boxes
- el camiótruckThe truck; it's in front of the entrance
- empaquetarto box upPack into packets; I box up the books
- desempaquetarto unpackThe un-boxing; we unpack the dishes in the kitchen
- l'adreça novanew addressThe new address; write it in the planner
- el transport de les cosestransport of belongingsThe transport of the things; it costs one hundred euros
- instal·lar-seto settle inInstall oneself; we settle in within a week
- acostumar-se al lloc nouto get used to the new placeAccustom oneself to the place; in a month you do
- els moblesfurnitureAlways plural — the furniture; the new one arrives on Monday
- el sofàsofaWith the accent on the á. It came from the Arab south, like la catifa of this lesson. On it one both sleeps and watches TV
- la butacaarmchairThe little bench — the armchair; dad reads in it
- el prestatgeshelfThe shelving plank; the books are on it
- la catifacarpetFrom the Arab south, like el sofà. Not the Spanish alfombra: its own word, soft like the carpet itself
- el mirallmirrorThe mirror; it's next to the wardrobe
- la cortinadrapesThe big curtains — the drapes; they are yellow
- el coixícushionThe cushion; two on the sofa
- la mantablanketThe blanket; it's cold, I need it
- el llustrechandelierThe chandelier; it hangs under the ceiling
- la pinturapaintThe paint; the white one is in the garage
- pintar les paretsto paint the wallsLa paret — the wall, in the plural parets. The color goes with the preposition de: pintar de blanc — paint white
- el paper pintatwallpaperLiterally painted paper; they glue it in the bedroom
- la rajolatileThe tile; in the bathroom it is white
- el tornavísscrewdriverLiterally turn-screws; hand it to me, please
- el trepantdrillThe drill; we need it to hang the picture
- la canonadapipeFrom la canonada — the piping: a pipe here is "pipework" in the direct sense. Not the Spanish tubería: its own word
- la bombeta s'ha fosthe bulb has blownThe entry is the bulb — now blown out; it happened again
- la calefaccióheatingFrom calor — the heat of the basics: heating here is a "warming". Central heating is calefacció central: all the neighbors pay together
- fer una reformato do renovationMake the renovation; we want to in the kitchen
- el comptadormeterThe counter — the meter; the light one is on the staircase
- la lectura del comptadormeter readingThe reading of the meter; it is taken on the twentieth
- la factura de l'aiguawater billThe bill of the water; it comes every three months
- la factura de la llumelectricity billThe bill of the light; it grows in winter
- han tallat l'aiguathe water is cut offLiterally "they have cut the water": a shut-off here is a "cutting", from tallar — to cut. The construction han + participle: done without you
- el contenidordumpsterThe container; I throw the trash into it
- el portalbuilding entranceThe entry is the gate again — the whole stairwell; it closes at ten
- el porter electrònicintercomThe electronic doorman; the courier rings it
- el soroll dels veïnsnoise from the neighborsThe noise of the neighbors; it keeps me from sleeping
- les normes de la casahouse rulesLiterally "the norms of the house": rules here are "norms", as in chemistry. They hang at the entrance: trash sorting, quiet, where bikes stand
- el fornovenMasculine. The same forn as at the bakery: forn de pa — the bread oven. Posa el pastís al forn trenta minuts — a phrase for life
- el microonesmicrowaveThe micro-waves; reheat the coffee in it for thirty seconds
- el ratlladorgraterFrom ratllar — to grate: a grater here is a "grater-er". From the verb also el ratllat of the appliances lesson — the scratch: the same movement
- el cullerotladleThe big spoon — the ladle; serve the soup with it
- la tapalidThe cover; close the pot with it and boil ten minutes
- la taula de tallarcutting boardLiterally "a table for cutting": la taula and tallar you know — assemble them. Wooden or plastic: de fusta o de plàstic
- el davantalapronThe front-guard; I put it on before cooking
- el manteltableclothThe on-table; lay the new one for the festive supper
- la batedorablenderThe beater; blend the soup with it
- el recipientfood containerA relative of the letter's recipient — the one who "receives": a container here is a "receiver" of food. Dinner leftovers live in it until tomorrow
- la pintacombThe comb; she combs her hair with it in front of the mirror
- la maquineta d'afaitarrazorThe little shaving machine; he bought a new one
- el xampúshampooThe entry of the alphabet's x; in the bathroom there is shampoo and soap
- les tisoresscissorsAlways plural; cut the paper with them
- l'agullaneedleThe needle; I need one and thread to fix the button
- el filthreadThe thread; needle and thread lie in the box
- llençarto throw awayHurl away; when the bulb doesn't work, throw it out
- guardarto keep (store)Keep and store; I keep old photos in a box
- la rentadorawashing machineThe washer; I put the linen in it every Saturday
- el rentaplatsdishwasherThe dish-washer machine; the new one saves water and time
- el congeladorfreezer (chest)The entry is the freezer; put the bread in it and it lasts longer
- el ventiladorfanThe ventilator; it's hot — I switch it on
- l'estufaheaterThe stove-heater; in winter it works all day
- l'eixugadorhairdryerFrom eixugar — to wipe dry: a dryer here is a 'drier'. The full name is l'eixugador de cabell: the hair comes in the set
- la regletapower stripThe little rail — the power strip; plug it in behind the TV
- l'interruptorlight switchThe interruptor; the kitchen one is next to the door
- el cargolwood screwThe snail — the screw; this one is too long for the shelf
- la clau anglesawrenchThe English key — the wrench; where is it? In the kitchen drawer
- els alicatespliersAlways plural; with them you can cut a wire
- la cinta aïllantinsulating tapeLiterally "an insulating tape": aïllar — to isolate, a relative of the island. Black, sticky, and holds everything it should not hold
- el colaglue (substance)The glue itself; the new one grips in two minutes
- la cinta adhesivasticky tapeThe adhesive tape; tape the box shut with it
- la cordaropeThe rope; we need it to lower the box from the balcony
- enganxarto stick onGlue on; stick the broken lid with glue
- enroscarto screw onFrom l'rosca — the thread: to screw here is to 'thread into'. Screws are twisted, lids too: enrosca el cargol fins al final
- mesurarto measureMeasure; first measure the window, then buy the drape
- reparar amb les pròpies mansto fix with my own handsRepair with the hands; I fixed the broken chair that way
- empènyerto pushTo push away from oneself: the door, the cart, the argument. To open this door one must push
- estirarto stretchPull and stretch; stretch your arms up and count to ten
- la dutxashowerThe shower; after training I take a cold one
- el despertadoralarm clockThe awakener; it rings at seven every morning
- el termòmetrethermometer (device)The entry is the thermometer; we measure the child's temperature with it
- la torradoratoasterThe toaster; it smells of warm bread in the mornings
- la màquina de cosirsewing machineThe machine of sewing; grandma mends all the clothes with it
- decorar la casato decorate the houseDecorate the house; the children do it with drawings and lights
- l'estrena de la casahousewarmingThe debut of the house; everybody brought bread and salt
- treure's les sabatesto take off one's shoesTake out the shoes; a sign on the door of the house asks for it
- la fonamentaciófoundation (building)The foundation; this house's goes down to the rock
- l'acabatfinish (interior)The finished — the finish; of the kitchen it is light wood, without gloss
- obrirto openOpen a window, a shop, a letter; obre! — open up!
- tancarto closeClose and shut; tancar la branca — close the tap
- tancar amb clauto lockLiterally to close with the key — that is all a lock is
- obrir amb clauto unlockHonestly "to open with a key": obrir amb clau. Obrir amb clau el pany vell costa — unlocking the old lock is a job
- encendre la llumto turn on the lightLiterally to light the light; encendre also kindles fire and tempers
- apagar la llumto turn off the lightPut out the light as you would a candle; apagar-se el foc — the fire goes out
- prémerto pressPress a button; primer el botó — press the button
- girar el pomto turn the knobLiterally turn the knob; girar is turn — girar a la dreta
- picarto knockKnock at the door — and chop garlic; context decides
- trucar el timbreto ring the doorbellTrucar is to call — by phone or by bell
- tallar amb tisoresto cut with scissorsTallar is cut; les tisores are the scissors, always plural
- pegarto glueGlue, paste, stick; pegar un pòster — stick up a poster
- cosirto sewSew by hand or machine; la cosidora — the seamstress
- teixirto knitKnit and weave; the fabric is el teixit
- arreglarto fixFix, arrange, repair — the everyday repair verb
- estavellarto smashBreak against something: estavellar un got contra el terra
- ratllarto scratchScratch a table, grate cheese; both are ratllar
- tacarto stainLeave a stain — la taca; the wine stains the rug
- netejarto cleanClean up; net is clean — the noun neteja is the cleaning
- treure la polsto dustLiterally to take out the dust — la pols is the dust
- fer la bugadato do the laundryLiterally to make the wash — la bugada is the load of washing
- assecarto dryus-suh-KAH. Assecaré els plats amb un drap net — I will dry the dishes with a clean rag; dry is sec, you knew it
- passar la planxato do the ironingLiterally to pass the iron — la planxa is both the iron and the plank
- fregar el terrato mop the floorLiterally to scrub the floor; fregar dishes also — to scrub
- ventilarto air outVentilate the room; the window does it in five minutes
- regar les florsto water the flowersRegar is to water — plants, garden, the street in summer
- plantarto plantPlant a tomato, plant a tree — and plant cara, to stand one's ground
- cavarto digDig a hole — the dog, the gardener; the shovel helps
- reescriureto rewriteThe re- again: write it anew, without mistakes
- teclejarto typeFrom les tecles — the keys; to hammer the keyboard
- el menjadorliving roomLiterally the dining room — the room with the big table where everything happens
- el rebedorentrance hallFrom rebre, to receive — where guests and coats land
- el passadíscorridorpoo-ssu-DEES — "a passing": el passadís. El passadís és estret i llarg — the hallway is narrow and long
- el trasterstorage roomThe little room for old boxes and forgotten things
- el llindarthresholdThe stone or wood strip under the door — a word of weddings and superstitions
- el picaportadoor handleLiterally the door knocker — the handle and its sound in one
- el panydoor lockThe lock of the door; a new lock needs a new key
- el timbredoorbellThe entry is the doorbell itself; the entry before was the act of ringing it
- l'ampit de la finestrawindowsillLiterally the window's ledge — the cat's favorite seat
- la cortinetacurtainThe little curtain; the diminutive -eta is everywhere in the house
- el bombetlight bulbThe little bulb — diminutive of bomba? No: of llum's family, but the word is its own
- la llanternaflashlightThe hand lantern for the blackout drawer
- el llum de capçalnight lightLiterally the light of the head of the bed — capçal is the headboard
- l'aixetatapThe water tap; close it after washing up
- la picasinkThe kitchen sink; the bathroom one is the lavabo
- la banyerabathtubThe bath itself; little ones bathe in a banyereta
- el vàtertoiletThe fixture — a borrowed word, said everywhere and written many ways
- la mànegahoseThe garden hose; manegar is to handle — the hose handles the water
- els lluminsmatchesAlways plural — a match is one stick of fire
- l'encenedorlighterFrom encendre, to light — the thing that lights
- la ragmopThe rag on a stick that washes the floor; one syllable, like its job
- el drapragThe cleaning cloth; draps vells — old rags
- l'escombrabroomus-KOM-bruh: l'escombra. L'escombra nova és de plàstic — the new broom is plastic; to sweep is escombrar
- la paladustpanThe shovel — for the dustpan, the beach, the fire
- la polsdustThe dust the room collects; the entry repeats the dusting phrase's noun
- la brutíciadirtThe dirt from the street that comes in with the boots; brut is dirty
- el detergentdetergentThe washing substance — for dishes and for clothes
- passar l'aspiradorto vacuumLiterally to pass the vacuum — the aspirator aspirates the dust
- escombrar el terrato sweep the floorSweep before you wash — the order grandmothers insist on
- posar ordreto tidy upLiterally to put order — posar has a hundred jobs, this is one
- el rellotge de paretwall clockLiterally the clock of the wall — the big one, not the wrist one
- l'estorarugus-TOH-ruh, feminine. Al costat del llit hi ha una estora tova — a soft rug by the bed
- la cobertorablanket (throw)kuh-boor-TOH-ruh — a light blanket that lives on the sofa. Amb la cobertora als genolls — with the blanket on the knees
- la funda de coixípillowcaseLiterally the cover of the pillow; la funda is any cover
- el cobrellitbedspreadLiterally the bed cover — the top layer
- el ganxohookGAHN-shoo: el ganxo. Penja l'abric al ganxo — hang the coat on the hook: there are many in the entryway
- el marc de fotosphoto frameLiterally the frame of photos; el marc is the frame
- el gerrovaseThe vase for flowers; de vidre or de ceràmica
- el testflower potThe pot for the plant — bigger when the plant grows
- el bagulchestboo-GOOL: el bagul — an old chest with a lid that opens upward. Al bagul guardo les mantes d'hivern
- eixugarto wipeWipe and dry off; eixugar-se les mans — dry your hands
- taladrarto drillDrill the wall to hang the frame; el taladre is the drill
- clavar un clauto hammer a nailLiterally to nail the nail; el clau is the nail
- cargolarto screw inFrom cargol — the snail and the screw share the spiral
- muntar un mobleto assemble furnitureLiterally to mount the furniture — the flat-pack ritual
- desmuntarto disassembleThe un-mounting: take the wardrobe apart to carry it out
- omplirto filloom-PLEE. Ompliré la pica d'aigua calenta — I will fill the sink with hot water. About forms too: omplir el document
- pegar amb cintato tape overGlue with tape; la cinta is the tape
- aclarirto rinseYou knew "to clarify"; here is the second life — to rinse: aclarir la roba. The same thought: remove the excess, murky or foggy
- fer el llitto make the bedLiterally to make the bed — the same image as English
- s'ha anat la llumthe light went outLiterally the light has gone away — a blackout in one phrase
- l'aixeta perd aiguathe tap dripsLiterally the tap loses water — day and night
- el radiador no escalfathe radiator is coldLiterally the radiator doesn't warm — since yesterday
- l'endoll no funcionathe socket is deadEl endoll is the plug socket; the no funciona of the wall
- la porta no es tancathe door won't closeThe door doesn't close itself — the old hinges are to blame
- engreixar les frontissesto oil the hingesLiterally to fatten the hinges — five minutes of work
- canviar el panyto change the lockChange the lock — cheaper than changing the door
- posar un bombet nouto put in a new bulbThe bulb story again: posar does the putting
- reparar la cadirato repair the chairThe formal repair of the broken chair — a job for Saturday
- gotejarto dripThe tap that drips needs changing — the verb of the leaking entry
How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
What is worth knowing about these words
la casa — home. A casa without an article — at home; a la casa — inside the particular building. The ear catches the difference
l'habitatge — housing. The dwelling as a whole — the word of rental ads and forms
l'habitació — room. A room of a flat, not the whole flat — that is el pis
la cuina — kitchen. The room and the cuisine in one word: cuina valenciana
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “home” in Valencian?
A casa without an article — at home; a la casa — inside the particular building. The ear catches the difference
- How do you say “lift” in Valencian?
The elevator, a look-alike of Spanish ascensor
- How do you say “door” in Valencian?
Any door; la porta d'entrada — the front door
- How do you say “laundry” in Valencian?
The washing as an event; fer el rentat — do the laundry. The verb rentar is to wash
- How do you say “contract” in Valencian?
The signed agreement — of rent, work, phone
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Room, key, water, electricity. You will need them on your first day in a rented flat.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- This holds not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “home” in Valencian?
«la casa». A casa without an article — at home; a la casa — inside the particular building. The ear catches the difference. It is one of 230 words in the set “home and things” — the rest are in the table above.
How many household words do you need to start?
A dozen is enough. The set of 230 words on this page covers nearly every everyday case on the topic — but it is best taken a few at a time, not all at once.