How To Talk About The Home In Italian

It’s all good at la casa.
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The Italian home has certainly changed a lot since the days of Roman architecture. But even if that probably lets you off the hook for having to learn the words for “atrium” and “doric column,” you’ll still probably encounter some more commonplace Italian house vocabulary over the course of your learning journey.

Even if you’re not a committed student of the language, this is a good set of terminology to commit to memory if you ever plan on vacationing in an Italian-speaking country or staying at your Italian in-law’s place. You never know when you’ll need to urgently communicate that your child has somehow locked themselves in the pantry, or that there’s a weird noise coming from the bedroom.

Below, you’ll find a list of the most common Italian house vocabulary terms and an audio pronunciation guide voiced by a native speaker.

Essential Italian House Vocabulary

the apartment — l’appartamento

the house — la casa

the room — la camera

the kitchen — la cucina

the bathroom / the toilet — il bagno

the bedroom — la camera da letto

the living room — il soggiorno

the floor — il pavimento

the wall — la parete

the door — la porta

the window — la finestra

the balcony — il balcone

the ceiling — il soffitto

the roof — il tetto

the stairs — le scale

the elevator — l’ascensore

the furniture — i mobili

the table — il tavolo

the chair — la sedia

the bed — il letto

the sofa — il divano

the armchair — la poltrona

the bookshelf — la libreria

the shelf — la mensola

the dresser — il cassettone

the stool — lo sgabello

the pantry — la dispensa

the household appliance — l’elettrodomestico

the stove — il fornello

the fridge — il frigorifero

the freezer — il congelatore

the heater — il riscaldamento

the washing machine — la lavatrice

the dishwasher — la lavastoviglie

the dryer — l’asciugatrice

the air conditioner — il climatizzatore

the microwave — il microonde

the decor — l’arredamento

the curtain — la tenda

the carpet — il tappeto

the mirror — lo specchio

the lamp — la lampada

the coffee table — il tavolino da salotto

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Steph is a senior content producer who has spent over five years writing about language and culture for Babbel. She grew up bilingually and had an early love affair with books, and, later, studied English literature and journalism in college. She also speaks Russian and Spanish, but she’s a little rusty on those fronts.

Steph is a senior content producer who has spent over five years writing about language and culture for Babbel. She grew up bilingually and had an early love affair with books, and, later, studied English literature and journalism in college. She also speaks Russian and Spanish, but she’s a little rusty on those fronts.