Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
House in Spanish: How to Say Casa
Casa · noun (feminine) · KAH-sah
House in Spanish is casa, a feminine noun (la casa). It often means home too, as in en casa (at home), while hogar is the emotional home.
Casa is KAH-sah.
Mi casa está cerca de la escuela.
My house is near the school.
House in Spanish: Quick Reference
Below are the most common Spanish words for house, with pronunciation and regional usage notes.
| Spanish | English | Pronunciation | Region / Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| casa | house | KAH-sah | Default, widely understood |
| hogar | house | home (emotional sense) |
How Native Speakers Use Casa
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Location
Mi casa está cerca de la escuela.
My house is near the school.
Casa as the building.
Going home
Vamos a casa después del trabajo.
We're going home after work.
A casa (no article) means home.
Buying one
Compraron una casa con jardín.
They bought a house with a garden.
Casa as a property.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Casa
Adding an article in a casa
Incorrect: Voy a la casa para descansar.
Correct: Voy a casa para descansar.
To say I'm going home, Spanish drops the article (ir a casa), since voy a la casa means going to a specific house, not home.
Confusing casa with hogar
Incorrect: Treating casa and hogar as fully identical.
Correct: Casa is the building; hogar is the home.
Casa is the physical house while hogar is the emotional home, so you buy a casa but feel at home in your hogar.
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Common Questions About House in Spanish
- How do you say house in Spanish?
- House in Spanish is casa (KAH-sah), a feminine noun that often means home too, as in en casa (at home).
- What is the difference between casa and hogar?
- Casa is the building or structure while hogar is the home as a place of belonging, so real estate ads sell casas but greeting cards talk about el hogar.
- What does estar en casa mean?
- Estar en casa means to be at home, and note there's no article in the set phrases en casa, a casa, and de casa.