What is in Your House?
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 4.1.2
¿Qué Hay En Tu Casa? - What Is There in Your House?
Key vocab
- La alfombra - carpet.
- El cuarto de baño, baño - bathroom.
- La calefacción - heating.
- El comedor - dining room.
- El dormitorio - bedroom.
- El fregadero - kitchen sink.
- El horno - oven.
- Un armario - wardrobe, cupboard.
- Una nevera - fridge.
Key vocab 2
- El vestíbulo - entrance hall, lobby, foyer.
- El sótano - basement, cellar.
- La butaca - armchair.
- Los muebles - furniture.
- La lavadora - washing machine.
- El lavaplatos - dishwasher.
- Un espejo - mirror.
En mi casa
- En la cocina hay el fregadero, un horno, la lavadora y el lavaplatos.
- In the kitchen there is the kitchen sink, an oven, the washing machine and the dishwasher.
- Mi dormitorio no tiene muchos muebles, solo hay un espejo y una butaca.
- My bedroom does not have much furniture, only a mirror and an armchair.
- Cuándo entras en la casa, hay un vestíbulo donde hay un espejo.
- When you come into the house, there is a foyer where there is a mirror.
Tu dormitorio
- ¿Qué hay en tu dormitorio?
- What is there in your bedroom?
- En mi dormitorio hay un espejo, un armario y un escritorio. Tengo un cuarto de baño privado.
- In my room there is a mirror, a wardrobe and a desk. I have an ensuite bathroom.
Set Expressions
Hay - there is/there are
- This expression does not change.
- Even if the subject is plural it stays as 'hay'.
- Hay un riesgo - there is a risk.
- Hay muchas manzanas - there are a lot of apples.
Acabar de - to have just (done something)
- In Spanish to say that 'you have just done something', the verb 'acabar de' is used.
- 'Acabar de' is a regular AR verb and is always followed by an infinitive.
- Acabo de leer el libro - I have just read the book.
- Acaban de nadar en la piscina - they have just swam in the pool.
Tener que - to have to/need to
- The verb 'tener' is used with 'que' to say that you 'have to do something'.
- 'Tener' follows its present tense conjugation and it is always followed by the infinitive.
- Tengo que comer fruta - I need to eat fruit.
- Sam tiene que hacer más ejercicio - Sam has to do more exercise.
Dejar de - to stop
- When used by itself, 'dejar' means to leave someone or something behind.
- When used with 'de' the meaning changes to 'to stop'.
- In this form 'dejar de' is always followed by an infinitive.
- 'Dejar' is a regular AR verb.
- Mi hermana no deja de hablar - My sister does not stop talking.
- Tengo que dejar de fumar - I need to stop smoking.
Valer la pena - to be worth the trouble
- This is used in the 'él/ella' form and the 'ellos/ellas' form.
- Vale la pena - It is worth the trouble.
Test yourself on What is in Your House?
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