A Casa: At Home: Italian Vocabulary for the Home

In this post you’ll learn some basic Italian vocabulary for the home. First, you’ll learn general vocabulary for rooms in Italian. Then you’ll move on to learn more Italian vocabulary for the Kitchen. Next you’ll learn Italian vocabulary for the living room. Then you’ll learn Italian vocabulary for the bathroom. And finally you’ll learn some Italian vocabulary for the bedroom. Learning this basic vocabulary with help you be able to talk about everyday life at home.

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Rooms in Italian and Other Basic Italian Vocabulary for the Home

Let’s start with some basic vocabulary: la casa house; l’appartamento (m.) apartment; la camera room; il soggiorno living room; la cucina kitchen; il bagno bathroom; la camera da letto bedroom; la sala da pranzo dining room; il seminterrato basement; la soffitta attic; il viale  driveway; la finestra window; la parete wall; il soffitto ceiling; il pavimento  floor; la porta door.

• Vado a casa.
  I’m going home.
• Siamo a casa. / Non siamo a casa.
  We are home. / We aren’t home.
• Abiti in una casa o in un appartamento?
  Do you live in a house or an apartment?
• Quante stanze ci sono nella tua casa/appartamento?
  How many rooms are there in your house/apartment?

Italian Vocabulary for the Kitchen and the Dining Room

Now let’s focus on Italian vocabulary for the kitchen (la cucina) and the dining room (la sala da pranzo): il frigorifero  refrigerator; il fornello stove; il piano cottura cooker; il forno oven; il lavello  sink; la lavastoviglie  dishwasher: la credenza  cupboard; il tavolo table; il cassetto drawer; la forchetta  fork; il coltello knife; il cucchiaio spoon; il piatto plate; la ciotola  bowl; la tazza cup; il bicchiere glass; il tovagliolo napkin;

• Ho una piccola cucina.
  I have a small kitchen.
• Cucino in cucina.
  I cook in the kitchen.
• Il cibo è nel frigorifero.
  The food is in the refrigerator.
• Ci sono un tavolo e sei sedie nella sala da pranzo.
  There are a table and six chairs in the dining room.
• Ceniamo in sala da pranzo.
  We eat dinner in the dining room.

Italian Vocabulary for the Living Room

Here is some Italian vocabulary for the living room (il soggiorno): il divano sofa; la televisione television; la tenda  curtain; il tappeto rug; la libreria bookshelf; la lampada  lamp.

• Ci sono un divano e due sedie nel soggiorno.
  There are a sofa and two chairs in the living room.
• Guardiamo la TV in soggiorno.
  We watch TV in the living room.

Italian Vocabulary for the Bedroom

Let’s move on to Italian vocabulary for the bedroom (la camera da letto): il letto bed; il cuscino pillow; la coperta  blanket; il lenzuolosheet; la scrivania desk.

• Dormo nella mia camera da letto.
  I sleep in my bedroom.
• Ho una scrivania nella mia camera da letto.
  I have a desk in my bedroom.
• C’è una lampada sulla scrivania.
  There is a lamp on the desk.

Italian Vocabulary for the Bathroom

And finally, let’s see some Italian vocabulary for the bathroom (il bagno): il gabinetto toilet; il lavandino, il lavabo bathroom sink; la doccia  shower; la vasca da bagno bathtub: l’asciugamano (m.) towel; la carta igienica toilet paper; lo spazzolino toothbrush; il dentifricio toothpaste; il sapone soap; lo shampoo  shampoo; la spazzola  brush; il pettine comb; il rasoio razor.

• Dov’è il bagno?
  Where is the bathroom?
• Faccio la doccia in bagno.
  I take a shower in the bathroom.

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