garaje
/ɡaˈɾaxe/
The Spanish word for car garage is garaje.
The term garaje is versatile and can refer to a private residential garage or a commercial repair shop.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In several Spanish-speaking countries, particularly in South America, the word Parqueadero is used to mean a car garage or a parking lot.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of garaje is garajes.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡaˈɾaxe/
Did you know?
- The word garaje was borrowed directly from the French 'garage', which originally came from the verb 'garer' meaning to shelter or keep safe.
- The word cochera comes from coche, which means 'car'. This makes the word literally a 'car-place', mirroring how English speakers might use the word 'carriage-house'.
- In some regions, if you want to go to a mechanic's shop, you might ask for a taller rather than a garaje. While a garaje is the physical space, a taller specifically implies a place where mechanical work is performed.
Examples in context
- Necesito llevar mi auto al garaje para una revisión.I need to take my car to the garage for a check-up.
- ¿Dónde puedo encontrar una cochera cerca de aquí?Where can I find a car garage around here?
- El coche está en el garaje.The car is in the garage.
- ¿Dónde está el garaje de la casa?Where is the house garage?
- Necesito limpiar el garaje este fin de semana.I need to clean the garage this weekend.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are at home looking for the car keys.
- Daniel¿Has visto las llaves del coche, Elena?Have you seen the car keys, Elena?
- ElenaNo, pero creo que están en el garaje.No, but I think they are in the garage.
- DanielVoy a mirar en el garaje ahora mismo.I am going to look in the garage right now.
- Elena¡Espero que las encuentres pronto, Daniel!I hope you find them soon, Daniel!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry garaje, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries garaje, CC BY-SA 4.0.
