Spanish Conversation · Level 10
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Spanish word
cuarto
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkwaɾto/
Meaning
- masculine nounroom
Example
En mi cuarto hay una cama.
There is a bed in my room.
More examples
Tengo que limpiar el cuarto antes de la visita.
I have to clean the room before the visit.
Core concept
A partitioned living space inside a home for sleeping, storage, or everyday tasks.
Common phrases
mi cuarto
my room
limpiar el cuarto
clean the room
entrar en el cuarto
enter the room
Similar words
habitación: Room used in neutral or formal descriptions of buildings, especially hotels.
dormitorio: Sleeping-focused room set up primarily for beds and rest.
recámara: Bedroom used for sleeping, often heard in regional or slightly formal speech.
pieza: Simple, regional term for a room inside a house used for living purposes.
Definition in Spanish
Habitación dentro de una casa o piso para dormir, almacenar objetos o realizar tareas; por extensión, indica una cuarta parte o quince minutos en frases temporales.
Word origin
From Latin quartus 'fourth', the word came to denote a subdivided part of a house and, by extension, a quarter of an hour.
Usage tips
- In conversational use cuarto is the normal word for a room in a home, while habitación is preferred in formal contexts like hotel descriptions.
Other meanings
- quarternoun
- quarter hournoun