limpiar el baño
/limpjaɾ el baɲo/from spelling rules
To say 'clean bathroom' in Spanish, you use the phrase limpiar el baño.
The phrase limpiar el baño is used to express the action of removing dirt and grime from a bathroom. If you want to describe the state of having a clean bathroom, you can use baño limpio. For a more specific emphasis on sanitizing the area, you might use higienizar el baño or if you are talking about tidying up the space, you can use poner el baño en orden.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you can use baño reluciente to describe a sparkling-clean bathroom. In Spain, you may hear baño impecable to convey the highest level of cleanliness.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase limpiar el baño is the infinitive form used to express the action itself. To say 'I clean the bathroom' in the present tense, use the conjugated form limpio el baño. To say 'he/she cleaned the bathroom' in the past tense, use limpió el baño. For a slightly more descriptive way to say 'to clean the bathroom', you can use limpiar el cuarto de baño.
How do you pronounce it?
/limpjaɾ el baɲo/
Did you know?
- In Spain, if you want to praise the cleanliness of a bathroom, you might use the word impecable, which implies that the room is so clean it is 'without sin' or 'flawless'.
- The word baño is a direct descendant of the Latin balneum, which was a translation of the Ancient Greek balaneîon, a word for a public bath house.
- While limpiar el baño is the standard term, in some Latin American households, a deeper cleaning involving scrubbing is called darle una lavada al baño.
Examples in context
- Por favor, asegúrese de mantener el baño limpio.Please make sure to keep the bathroom clean.
- Tengo que limpiar el baño hoy.I have to clean the bathroom today.
- Ella va a limpiar el baño después de trabajar.She is going to clean the bathroom after working.
- ¿Puedes limpiar el baño, por favor?Can you clean the bathroom, please?
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are discussing household chores.
- MateoLucía, ¿ya pudiste limpiar el baño?Lucía, were you already able to clean the bathroom?
- LucíaNo, Mateo, no he tenido tiempo.No, Mateo, I haven't had time.
- MateoEstá muy sucio, hay que limpiar el baño.It is very dirty, we must clean the bathroom.
- LucíaEstá bien, lo haré en diez minutos.Okay, I will do it in ten minutes.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries baño, el, limpiar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
