Home and things in Valencian

230 words in Valencian on the topic “home and things”: la casa — home, l'habitatge — housing, l'habitació — room, la cuina — kitchen. 230 words can be played from recordings.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

230 words on the topic

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
el bany
bathroom
The room with the bath; banyar-se is to bathe
el balcó
balcony
The outdoor ledge every flat here has; eixir al balcó — step onto the balcony
la planta
floor
The floor of a building — primer planta is first floor; also a plant of the garden
l'ascensor
lift
The elevator, a look-alike of Spanish ascensor
l'escala
staircase
The whole stairway; one step is el grao
la taula
table
The table of the kitchen and the market stall alike
la cadira
chair
The single seat; seure a la cadira — sit on the chair
el llit
bed
The bed you sleep in; fer el llit — make the bed
l'armari
wardrobe
The tall cupboard for clothes; de l'armari — out of the wardrobe
la finestra
window
The glass window; obrir la finestra — open the window
la porta
door
Any door; la porta d'entrada — the front door
la clau
key
The same word for a door key and a figurative one: «la clau del wifi» — the wifi password. Plural: «claus»
el llum
lamp
With «el» it is a lamp, with «la» it is light: «la llum del sol» — sunlight. Plural «els llums» — lamps
l'aigua calenta
hot water
Literally hot water — what the boiler makes and the morning needs
l'electricitat
electricity
The power supply — the word of every bill: la factura de l'electricitat
la brossa
trash
The household waste; traure la brossa — take out the trash
la neteja
cleaning
The cleaning as an event: la neteja dels dissabtes. The verb is netejar
el rentat
laundry
The washing as an event; fer el rentat — do the laundry. The verb rentar is to wash
la vaixella
dishes
The tableware as a set; rentar la vaixella — wash the dishes
la tovalla
towel
Feminine: la tovalla, the towel of bath and kitchen. El tovalló is a napkin and les tovalles a tablecloth: one family, different things
el sabó
soap
A short little word; a bar of soap — un sabó (panxa looks alike but is the belly)
el veí
neighbor
The person next door; fememiní: veïna. The street of neighbors is el veïnat
el propietari
landlord
The owner of the flat — literally the proprietor; feminine propietària
el lloguer
rent
The rent you pay: el lloguer puja cada any — the rent rises every year
el contracte
contract
The signed agreement — of rent, work, phone
la fiança
deposit
The money held in case of damage; returned when you move out
la factura
utility bill
The bill — of light, water, phone; demanar la factura — ask for the bill
la reforma
renovation
The works in a flat; estar de reformes — to be under renovation
hi ha soroll
noise
The unwanted sound; adjective sorollós — noisy
No funciona.
it doesn't work
The flat diagnosis: no funciona — say it of anything electric
S'ha espatllat.
it's broken
Espatllar-se — to break down; la rentadora s'ha espatllat
goteja
it leaks
From gota, a drop — the pipe that drops water
Crideu un tècnic.
call a repair person
Literally 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 moment
The polite hold on: espereu un moment, vaig — wait a moment, I'm coming
Està tot bé.
everything's all right
Literally all well — the calming phrase; the verb is implied
No puc obrir.
I can't open it
puc is the I-form of poder, can — plus obrir, to open
llogar un pis
to rent a flat
Llogar — both to rent and to let out: a two-way verb, like hire. El pis — the flat: in Valencian it is both the floor and the flat at once
posar el pis en lloguer
to rent out a flat
Literally "to put the flat out for rent": letting here is a "setting out". El propietari — the landlord: he decides
el contracte de lloguer
rental agreement
The contract of rent; it lasts five years
la renda
rent payment
The income — the rent you pay; seven hundred euros a month
la durada del contracte
lease term
The duration of the contract; three years
l'agent immobiliari
real estate agent
The immovable-estate agent; he shows the flat
la visita del pis
flat viewing
Literally "a visit of the flat": viewing here is done by "visit". Book in advance: good flats fly away in a day
el pis moblat
furnished flat
Literally the furnished flat — moblat, from els mobles, the furniture; we look for one near the metro
entrar a viure
to move in
Literally "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 pis
to move out
Literally "to leave the flat": moving out here is a "leaving". The landlord is warned in advance — a rule of the contract
la mudança
the move
The move as an event; on Saturday morning
mudar-se
to move house
Move oneself; I'm moving to Alicante for work
el mosso
mover
The lift-boy — the mover; they carry the boxes
el camió
truck
Stress on the last syllable: ca-mi-O. Unlike Spanish «camión», there is no final «n»
empaquetar
to box up
Pack into packets; I box up the books
desempaquetar
to unpack
The un-boxing; we unpack the dishes in the kitchen
l'adreça nova
new address
The new address; write it in the planner
el transport de les coses
transport of belongings
The transport of the things; it costs one hundred euros
instal·lar-se
to settle in
Install oneself; we settle in within a week
acostumar-se al lloc nou
to get used to the new place
Accustom oneself to the place; in a month you do
els mobles
furniture
Always plural — the furniture; the new one arrives on Monday
el sofà
sofa
Stress on the last syllable: so-FA. People sleep on it and watch TV on it
la butaca
armchair
The little bench — the armchair; dad reads in it
el prestatge
shelf
The shelving plank; the books are on it
la catifa
carpet
From Arabic qaṭīfa — velvet. Stress: ca-TI-fa. A carpet in Spanish is «alfombra»
el mirall
mirror
The mirror; it's next to the wardrobe
la cortina
drapes
The same word as English curtain, from Latin cortina. They live in pairs, so usually plural — they are yellow
el coixí
cushion
The cushion; two on the sofa
la manta
blanket
The blanket; it's cold, I need it
l'aranya
chandelier
Literally the spider — a chandelier with its arms spread like legs; it hangs under the ceiling
la pintura
paint
The paint; the white one is in the garage
pintar les parets
to paint the walls
La paret — the wall, in the plural parets. The color goes with the preposition de: pintar de blanc — paint white
el paper pintat
wallpaper
Literally painted paper; they glue it in the bedroom
la rajola
tile
The tile; in the bathroom it is white
el tornavís
screwdriver
Literally turn-screws; hand it to me, please
el trepant
drill
The drill; we need it to hang the picture
la canonada
pipe
From «canó», tube, barrel. A water pipe is «la canonada d'aigua»
la bombeta s'ha fos
the bulb has blown
The entry is the bulb — now blown out; it happened again
la calefacció
heating
Feminine. Central heating is «la calefacció central»: all the neighbours pay together
fer una reforma
to do renovation
Make the renovation; we want to in the kitchen
el comptador
meter
The counter — the meter; the light one is on the staircase
la lectura del comptador
meter reading
The reading of the meter; it is taken on the twentieth
la factura de l'aigua
water bill
The bill of the water; it comes every three months
la factura de la llum
electricity bill
The bill of the light; it grows in winter
han tallat l'aigua
the water is cut off
Literally "they have cut the water": a shut-off here is a "cutting", from tallar — to cut. The construction han + participle: done without you
el contenidor
dumpster
The container; I throw the trash into it
el portal
building entrance
The entry is the gate again — the whole stairwell; it closes at ten
el porter electrònic
intercom
The electronic doorman; the courier rings it
el soroll dels veïns
noise from the neighbors
The noise of the neighbors; it keeps me from sleeping
les normes de la casa
house rules
Literally "the norms of the house": rules here are "norms", as in chemistry. They hang at the entrance: trash sorting, quiet, where bikes stand
el forn
oven
Masculine. 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 microones
microwave
The micro-waves; reheat the coffee in it for thirty seconds
el ratllador
grater
From ratllar — to grate: a grater here is a "grater-er". From the verb also la ratllada — the scratch: the same movement
el cullerot
ladle
The big spoon — the ladle; serve the soup with it
la tapa
lid
To cover with a lid is «tapar». A «tapa» in a bar is also a snack with your wine
la taula de tallar
cutting board
Literally "a table for cutting": la taula — table, tallar — to cut. Wooden or plastic: de fusta o de plàstic
el davantal
apron
The front-guard; I put it on before cooking
les estovalles
tablecloth
Estovalles is feminine and always plural, like scissors are: even one tablecloth is les estovalles. It shares a root with tovallola, a towel. White ones come out for holidays
la batedora
blender
The beater; blend the soup with it
el recipient
food container
It means «container», not the English «recipient». Last night’s leftovers live in it till tomorrow
la pinta
comb
Feminine. To comb your hair is «pentinar-se»: the morning starts with both
la maquineta d'afaitar
razor
The little shaving machine; he bought a new one
el xampú
shampoo
The entry of the alphabet's x; in the bathroom there is shampoo and soap
les tisores
scissors
Always plural; cut the paper with them
l'agulla
needle
The needle; I need one and thread to fix the button
el fil
thread
The thread; needle and thread lie in the box
llençar
to throw away
Hurl away; when the bulb doesn't work, throw it out
guardar
to keep (store)
Keep and store; I keep old photos in a box
la rentadora
washing machine
The washer; I put the linen in it every Saturday
el rentaplats
dishwasher
The dish-washer machine; the new one saves water and time
el congelador
freezer
From «congelar», to freeze. It lives above or below «la nevera», the fridge
el ventilador
fan
The ventilator; it's hot — I switch it on
l'estufa
heater
The stove-heater; in winter it works all day
l'eixugador
hairdryer
From 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 regleta
power strip
The little rail — the power strip; plug it in behind the TV
l'interruptor
light switch
From «interrompre», to interrupt. Click — and «la llum» is gone
el cargol
wood screw
The snail — the screw; this one is too long for the shelf
la clau anglesa
wrench
Literally «English key». «La clau» is the same word as a door key
els alicates
pliers
Always plural; with them you can cut a wire
la cinta aïllant
insulating tape
Literally "an insulating tape": aïllar — to isolate, a relative of the island. Black, sticky, and holds everything it should not hold
la cola
glue
The glue itself; the new one grips in two minutes
la cinta adhesiva
sticky tape
The adhesive tape; tape the box shut with it
la corda
rope
The rope; we need it to lower the box from the balcony
enganxar
to stick on
Glue on; stick the broken lid with glue
enroscar
to screw on
Inside is «rosca», thread. You screw in a screw, and a lid too: «enrosca el cargol fins al final»
mesurar
to measure
A measure is «la mesura». The golden rule of DIY: «primer mesura, després compra»
reparar amb les pròpies mans
to fix with my own hands
Repair with the hands; I fixed the broken chair that way
empènyer
to push
To push away from oneself: the door, the cart, the argument. To open this door one must push
estirar
to stretch
Pull and stretch; stretch your arms up and count to ten
la dutxa
shower
The shower; after training I take a cold one
el despertador
alarm clock
The awakener; it rings at seven every morning
el termòmetre
thermometer
The entry is the thermometer; we measure the child's temperature with it
la torradora
toaster
The toaster; it smells of warm bread in the mornings
la màquina de cosir
sewing machine
The machine of sewing; grandma mends all the clothes with it
decorar la casa
to decorate the house
Decorate the house; the children do it with drawings and lights
l'estrena de la casa
housewarming
The debut of the house; everybody brought bread and salt
treure's les sabates
to take off one's shoes
Take out the shoes; a sign on the door of the house asks for it
la fonamentació
foundation (building)
The foundation; this house's goes down to the rock
l'acabat
finish (interior)
The finished — the finish; of the kitchen it is light wood, without gloss
obrir
to open
Open a window, a shop, a letter; obre! — open up!
tancar
to close
Close and shut; tancar la branca — close the tap
tancar amb clau
to lock
Literally to close with the key — that is all a lock is
obrir amb clau
to unlock
Honestly "to open with a key": obrir amb clau. Obrir amb clau el pany vell costa — unlocking the old lock is a job
encendre la llum
to turn on the light
Literally to light the light; encendre also kindles fire and tempers
apagar la llum
to turn off the light
Put out the light as you would a candle; apagar-se el foc — the fire goes out
prémer
to press
Press a button; primer el botó — press the button
girar el pom
to turn the knob
Literally turn the knob; girar is turn — girar a la dreta
picar
to knock
Knock at the door — and chop garlic; context decides
tocar el timbre
to ring the doorbell
A bell is touched — tocar; trucar is to knock on a door or to phone
tallar amb tisores
to cut with scissors
Tallar is cut; les tisores are the scissors, always plural
pegar
to glue
Glue, paste, stick; pegar un pòster — stick up a poster
cosir
to sew
Sew by hand or machine; la cosidora — the seamstress
teixir
to knit
Knit and weave; the fabric is el teixit
arreglar
to fix
Fix, arrange, repair — the everyday repair verb
estavellar
to smash
Break against something: estavellar un got contra el terra
ratllar
to scratch
Scratch a table, grate cheese; both are ratllar
tacar
to stain
Leave a stain — la taca; the wine stains the rug
netejar
to clean
Clean up; net is clean — the noun neteja is the cleaning
treure la pols
to dust
Literally to take out the dust — la pols is the dust
fer la bugada
to do the laundry
Literally to make the wash — la bugada is the load of washing
assecar
to dry
ah-seh-KAR. Assecaré els plats amb un drap net — I will dry the dishes with a clean rag; dry is sec
passar la planxa
to do the ironing
Literally to pass the iron — la planxa is both the iron and the plank
fregar el terra
to mop the floor
Literally to scrub the floor; fregar dishes also — to scrub
ventilar
to air out
Ventilate the room; the window does it in five minutes
regar les flors
to water the flowers
Regar is to water — plants, garden, the street in summer
plantar
to plant
Plant a tomato, plant a tree — and plant cara, to stand one's ground
cavar
to dig
Dig a hole — the dog, the gardener; the shovel helps
reescriure
to rewrite
The re- again: write it anew, without mistakes
teclejar
to type
From les tecles — the keys; to hammer the keyboard
la sala d'estar
living room
Literally 'the room for being': sala — hall, estar — to be. El menjador is something else: the dining room
el rebedor
entrance hall
From rebre, to receive — where guests and coats land
el passadís
corridor
pah-sah-DEES — "a passing": el passadís. El passadís és estret i llarg — the hallway is narrow and long
el traster
storage room
The little room for old boxes and forgotten things
el llindar
threshold
The stone or wood strip under the door — a word of weddings and superstitions
la maneta
door handle
ma-NEH-ta — literally the little hand, from la mà; el picaporta is only the door knocker
el pany
door lock
The lock of the door; a new lock needs a new key
el timbre
doorbell
The entry is the doorbell itself; the entry before was the act of ringing it
l'ampit de la finestra
windowsill
Literally the window's ledge — the cat's favorite seat
la cortineta
curtain
The little curtain; the diminutive -eta is everywhere in the house
la bombeta
light bulb
Feminine: bombeta is a little bomba, a round ball of light
la llanterna
flashlight
The hand lantern for the blackout drawer
el llum de capçal
night light
Literally the light of the head of the bed — capçal is the headboard
l'aixeta
tap
The water tap; close it after washing up
la pica
sink
The kitchen sink; the bathroom one is the lavabo
la banyera
bathtub
The bath itself; little ones bathe in a banyereta
el vàter
toilet
The fixture — a borrowed word, said everywhere and written many ways
la mànega
hose
The garden hose; manegar is to handle — the hose handles the water
els llumins
matches
Always plural — a match is one stick of fire
l'encenedor
lighter
From encendre, to light — the thing that lights
la fregona
mop
freh-GOH-na, from fregar — to scrub: the rags on a stick that wash the floor
el drap
rag
The cleaning cloth; draps vells — old rags
l'escombra
broom
es-KOM-bra: l'escombra. L'escombra nova és de plàstic — the new broom is plastic; to sweep is escombrar
la pala
dustpan
The shovel — for the dustpan, the beach, the fire
la pols
dust
The dust the room collects; the entry repeats the dusting phrase's noun
la brutícia
dirt
The dirt from the street that comes in with the boots; brut is dirty
el detergent
detergent
The washing substance — for dishes and for clothes
passar l'aspirador
to vacuum
Literally to pass the vacuum — the aspirator aspirates the dust
escombrar el terra
to sweep the floor
Sweep before you wash — the order grandmothers insist on
posar ordre
to tidy up
Literally to put order — posar has a hundred jobs, this is one
el rellotge de paret
wall clock
Literally the clock of the wall — the big one, not the wrist one
l'estora
rug
es-TOH-ra, feminine. Al costat del llit hi ha una estora tova — a soft rug by the bed
el cobertor
blanket (throw)
ko-ber-TOR — masculine, a light cover that lives on the sofa; la cobertora is a pot lid. Amb el cobertor als genolls — with the blanket on the knees
la funda de coixí
pillowcase
Literally the cover of the pillow; la funda is any cover
el cobrellit
bedspread
Literally the bed cover — the top layer
el ganxo
hook
GAHN-cho (in some dialects GAHN-sho): el ganxo. Penja l'abric al ganxo — hang the coat on the hook: there are many in the entryway
el marc de fotos
photo frame
Literally the frame of photos; el marc is the frame
el gerro
vase
The vase for flowers; de vidre or de ceràmica
el test
flower pot
The pot for the plant — bigger when the plant grows
el bagul
chest
bah-GOOL: el bagul — an old chest with a lid that opens upward. Al bagul guarde les mantes d'hivern
eixugar
to wipe
Wipe and dry off; eixugar-se les mans — dry your hands
trepar
to drill
treh-PAR — drill the wall to hang the frame; el trepant is the drill
clavar un clau
to hammer a nail
Literally to nail the nail; el clau is the nail
cargolar
to screw in
From cargol — the snail and the screw share the spiral
muntar un moble
to assemble furniture
Literally to mount the furniture — the flat-pack ritual
desmuntar
to disassemble
The un-mounting: take the wardrobe apart to carry it out
omplir
to fill
om-PLEER. Ompliré la pica d'aigua calenta — I will fill the sink with hot water. About forms too: omplir el document
pegar amb cinta
to tape over
Glue with tape; la cinta is the tape
aclarir
to rinse
Both "to clarify" and "to rinse": aclarir la roba. The same thought: remove the excess, murky or foggy
fer el llit
to make the bed
Literally to make the bed — the same image as English
s'ha anat la llum
the light went out
Literally the light has gone away — a blackout in one phrase
l'aixeta perd aigua
the tap drips
Literally the tap loses water — day and night
el radiador no escalfa
the radiator is cold
Literally the radiator doesn't warm — since yesterday
l'endoll no funciona
the socket is dead
El endoll is the plug socket; the no funciona of the wall
la porta no es tanca
the door won't close
The door doesn't close itself — the old hinges are to blame
engreixar les frontisses
to oil the hinges
Literally to fatten the hinges — five minutes of work
canviar el pany
to change the lock
Change the lock — cheaper than changing the door
posar una bombeta nova
to put in a new bulb
Posar una bombeta nova is literally to put a new bulb: bombeta is feminine, so nova agrees with it. Switch down, bulb in, and there's light again
reparar la cadira
to repair the chair
The formal repair of the broken chair — a job for Saturday
gotejar
to drip
The tap that drips needs changing — the verb of the leaking entry

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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.

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What is this word?
It is la casa — home.
What is this word?
It is l'ascensor — lift.
What is this word?
It is la porta — door.
What is this word?
It is el rentat — laundry.
What is this word?
It is el contracte — contract.

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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 times
Adesope, 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.
Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many times
Mawson & 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.

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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.

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Home and things in Valencian

230 words on the topic

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