Spanish Bathroom Vocabulary – Beginners and Advanced level
Household vocabulary in Spanish - bathroom
Here’s a list of the items you can find in a bathroom translated in Spanish and English. This vocabulary is suitable not only for beginners but also for advanced learners hungry for details.
Please, note that the vocabulary below is used in Spain, thus some of the words can be different in Latin America.
Bathroom vocabulary - beginners:
En español | In English |
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El lavabo | Wash basin/sink |
El espejo | Mirror |
La bañera | Bath |
La ducha | Shower |
El váter - el inodoro - el retrete | toilet |
La báscula de baño | bathroom scale |
La alfombrilla / la alfombra de baño | mat, rug |
Bathroom vocabulary – intermediate and advanced:
En español | In English |
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La cortina ducha | Shower curtain |
El toallero | Towel rack / towel rail |
El grifo | Water tap / faucet |
La perilla | Knob |
El desagüe | Waste pipe |
La alfombra/l la alfombrilla antideslizante | Non slip bath mat |
What items we can find in the bathroom- beginners:
En español | In English |
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El jabón | Soap |
El gel de ducha | Shower gel |
La toalla | Towel |
El peine | Comb |
El cepillo para el pelo | Brush |
El papel higiénico - El papel de váter | Toilet paper |
La esponja | Sponge |
El cepillo de dientes | Toothbrush |
La pasta de dientes | Toothpaste |
El champú | Shampoo |
El acondicionador - el suavizante | Conditioner |
La espuma de afeitar / la crema de afeitar | Shaving foam / shaving cream |
La maquinilla de afeitar | Razor |
El secador de pelo | Hair dryer |
La escobilla de baño | Toilet brush |
Las tijeras | Scissors |
El cortaúñas* | Nail clippers |
El desodorante | Deodorant |
El tapón | Plug |
*El cortaúñas is a, so called, compound noun, because indeed it´s composed by a verbal form and a noun. How do the compound nouns work? How to create a plural form for them? All the answers to your questions are here Spanish compound nouns (link – to add).
What items we can find in the bathroom- intermediate and advanced level:
En español | In English |
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El enjuague bucal | Mouthwash |
El tubo de pasta de dientes | Toothpaste tube |
El hilo dental | Dental floss |
El botiquín | First-aid kit |
El jabón líquido | Liquid soap |
La pastilla de jabón | Bar of soap |
El jabón en barra | Traditional handmade bar of soap |
La mascarilla (para cabello) | Hair mask |
La espuma de baño | Bubble bath |
Las sales de baño | Bath salt |
La espuma | Foam |
Las burbujas | Bubbles |
El dosificador de jabón | Soap dispenser |
La cuchilla | Razor blade |
El desatascador | Plunger |
Las pinzas | Tweezers |
La lima de uñas | Nail file |
Los bastoncillos de algodón - los hisopos | Cotton bud / cotton swab |
Los copos de algodón | Cosmetic pads |
El ambientador | Air freshener |
El patito de goma | Rubber duck |
What can we do in the bathroom? Spanish vocabulary – beginners:
En español | In English |
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Tirar de la cadena | To pull the chain, to flush the toilet |
Tomar una ducha / Ducharse | To take a shower |
Tomar un baño | To take a bath |
Afeitarse | To shave |
Depilarse | To depilate |
Maquillarse | To put one’s make-up on |
Desmaquillarse / Quitarse el maquillaje | To remove one´s make-up |
Lavarse los dientes / Cepillarse los dientes | To brush one´s teeth |
Lavarse el pelo | To wash one´s hair |
Ponerse el desodorante | To put deodorant on |
Secarse el pelo | To dry one´s hair |
Mirarse en el espejo | To look at oneself in the mirror |
Abrir el grifo | To turn on the tap |
Cerrar el grifo | To turn off the tap |
Hacer los baños (coloquial) | To clean the bathroom (unofficial) |
What can we do in the bathroom? Spanish vocabulary – intermediate and advanced:
En español | In English |
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Enjabonar | To soap up |
Aclarar | To rinse |
Descalcificar las tuberías | To descale water pipes |
Atascar el váter | To clog the toilet |
Desatascar el váter | To unclog the toilet |
Depilarse las cejas | To pluck one´s eyebrows |
Reventar granos | To squeeze pimples |
Hacer gárgaras | To gargle |
Cambiar la compresa / el tampón | To change one´s sanitary towel/napkin / tampon |
Orinar | To urinate |
Hacer pis (coloquial) | To pee (colloquial) |
Mear (vulgar) | To piss (vulgar) |
Defecar | To defecate |
Hacer caca (coloquial) | To poop (colloquial) |
Cagar (coloquial/vulgar) | To shit, to crap (colloquial/vulgar) |