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🏠 Around the House & Repairs

Por la casa y las reparaciones

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🏡 Home & Chores · Lesson 6 of 9

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❓ Talking about your house · Hablar de tu casa
How many rooms does your house have?
¿Cuántos cuartos tiene tu casa?¿KWAHN-tohs KWAHR-tohs TYEH-neh too KAH-sah?
It has three rooms.
Tiene tres cuartos.TYEH-neh trehs KWAHR-tohs.
Where is the kitchen?
¿Dónde está la cocina?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAH lah koh-SEE-nah?
It is next to the yard.
Está al lado del patio.ehs-TAH ahl LAH-doh dehl PAH-tyoh.
Who closed the door?
¿Quién cerró la puerta?¿kyehn seh-RROH lah PWEHR-tah?
My brother closed it.
La cerró mi hermano.lah seh-RROH mee ehr-MAH-noh.
What are you going to repair?
¿Qué vas a reparar?¿keh vahs ah reh-pah-RAHR?
I am going to repair the window.
Voy a reparar la ventana.voy ah reh-pah-RAHR lah vehn-TAH-nah.
Are they going up to the second floor?
¿Suben al segundo piso?¿SOO-behn ahl seh-GOON-doh PEE-soh?
Yes, they are going up by the stairs.
Sí, suben por las escaleras.see, SOO-behn pohr lahs ehs-kah-LEH-rahs.
✏️ Around the house in a sentence · Por la casa en una oración
Close the door, please.
Cierra la puerta, por favor.SYEH-rrah lah PWEHR-tah, pohr fah-VOHR.
The kitchen is clean.
La cocina está limpia.lah koh-SEE-nah ehs-TAH LEEM-pyah.
The television is in the living room.
La televisión está en la sala de estar.lah teh-leh-vee-SYOHN ehs-TAH ehn lah SAH-lah deh ehs-TAHR.
They organized the closet.
Ellas organizaron el armario.EH-yahs ohr-gah-nee-SAH-rohn ehl ahr-MAH-ryoh.
They paint the wall.
Ellos pintan la pared.EH-yohs PEEN-tahn lah pah-REHD.
Tomorrow I am going to fix the ceiling.
Mañana voy a arreglar el techo.mah-NYAH-nah voy ah ah-rreh-GLAHR ehl TEH-choh.
Yesterday I cleaned the bathroom.
Ayer limpié el baño.ah-YEHR leem-PYEH ehl BAH-nyoh.
You are going to go up the stairs.
Tú vas a subir las escaleras.too vahs ah soo-BEER lahs ehs-kah-LEH-rahs.
You moved the couch.
Tú moviste el sofá.too moh-VEES-teh ehl soh-FAH.
You open the window.
Tú abres la ventana.too AH-brehs lah vehn-TAH-nah.
🛠️ Home repairs · Reparaciones en la casa
The air conditioner broke.
Se dañó el aire acondicionado.seh dah-NYOH ehl AI-reh ah-kohn-dee-syoh-NAH-doh.
I can come check it tomorrow.
Puedo venir a revisarlo mañana.PWEH-doh veh-NEER ah reh-vee-SAHR-loh mah-NYAH-nah.
How much do you charge for the visit?
¿Cuánto cobra por la visita?¿KWAHN-toh KOH-brah pohr lah vee-SEE-tah?
The kitchen faucet is leaking.
El grifo de la cocina está goteando.ehl GREE-foh deh lah koh-SEE-nah ehs-TAH goh-teh-AHN-doh.
Thanks for fixing it so quickly.
Gracias por arreglarlo tan rápido.GRAH-syahs pohr ah-rreh-GLAHR-loh tahn RAH-pee-doh.
🏠 House rules · Las reglas de la casa
Be careful.
Ten cuidado.tehn kwee-DAH-doh.
Close the door, it's cold.
Cierra la puerta, hace frío.SYEH-rrah lah PWEHR-tah, AH-seh FREE-oh.
Don't run inside the house.
No corras dentro de la casa.noh KOH-rrahs DEHN-troh deh lah KAH-sah.
🚪 Open & close, on & off · Abrir y cerrar, prender y apagar
Close the door.
Cierra la puerta.SYEH-rrah lah PWEHR-tah.
Close the refrigerator.
Cierra la nevera.SYEH-rrah lah neh-VEH-rah.
Open the door.
Abre la puerta.AH-breh lah PWEHR-tah.
Open the refrigerator.
Abre la nevera.AH-breh lah neh-VEH-rah.
Turn off the light.
Apaga la luz.ah-PAH-gah lah loos.
Turn off the TV.
Apaga la tele.ah-PAH-gah lah TEH-leh.
Turn on the light.
Prende la luz.PREHN-deh lah loos.
Turn on the TV.
Prende la tele.PREHN-deh lah TEH-leh.
🔎 Where is it? · ¿Dónde está?
Here it is!
¡Aquí está!¡ah-KEE ehs-TAH!
I can't find it.
No lo encuentro.noh loh ehn-KWEHN-troh.
It's in your room.
Está en tu cuarto.ehs-TAH ehn too KWAR-toh.
Look under the bed.
Mira debajo de la cama.MEE-rah deh-BAH-hoh deh lah KAH-mah.
Where are my shoes?
¿Dónde están mis zapatos?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAHN mees sah-PAH-tohs?
Where are the keys?
¿Dónde están las llaves?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAHN lahs YAH-vehs?
Where's my backpack?
¿Dónde está mi mochila?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAH mee moh-CHEE-lah?
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “How many rooms does your house have?”?

2. Choose the best English sentence for “— Tiene tres cuartos.”.

3. Which Spanish phrase means “Where is the kitchen?”?

4. Choose the best English sentence for “— Está al lado del patio.”.

5. Which Spanish phrase means “Who closed the door?”?

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