This free audio lesson on your bathroom in Spanish is useful in a number of contexts--from buying toiletries at the chemist or supermarket, to asking directions to the nearest bathroom or even explaining to a plumber what is wrong.
There does seem to be a range of regional variation in some of the words that fall into Spanish bathroom vocabulary, but what you see here are the most commonly used words in Latin America.
Don’t forget to pronounce all the words with “j” in them as an English “h” sound if you want to sound like a local.
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Ducha
Shower
Tina, Baño
Bathtub, Bath
Lavamanos
Sink
Espejo
Mirror
Inodoro / Escusado / Baño
Toilet / Bathroom
Champú
Shampoo
Acondicionador
Conditioner
Botiquín
Medicine cabinet
Resumidero, Drenaje
Drain
Esponja
Sponge
Cepillo de dientes
Toothbrush
Jabón
Soap
Grifo
Faucet
Tapa del escusado Tapa del inodoro
Toilet lid
Pasta dentífrica/ Pasta de dientes
Toothpaste
So now there should be no confusing your hotel shampoo sachet with the toothpaste or buying soap instead of hair conditioner. Couples will now also be able to argue about who left the tapa del baño up and who forgot to put the cap back on the pasta dentifrice in Spanish--everything sounds more charming in a romance language though.
Make sure you reinforce what you have learned by testing yourself on your "bathroom in Spanish" vocabulary below! If you want more on Spanish words then check these out!
See you soon! ¡Hasta pronto!
Mauricio Evlampieff: Rocket Spanish
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