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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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