habitación vacía
/abitaθjon baθia/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'empty room' is translated into Spanish as habitación vacía.
Use this phrase to describe a room that contains no people or furniture.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of habitación (room) and vacía (empty).
Which one should you use?
While habitación vacía is standard, cuarto vacío is a common alternative used to refer to a room or bedroom.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, you can use pieza vacía or cuarto vacío. In certain Latin American regions, pieza desocupada may also be used.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because habitación is a feminine noun, the adjective must also be feminine, using vacía instead of the masculine vacío. To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix: habitaciones vacías.
How do you pronounce it?
/abitaθjon baθia/
Did you know?
- The word habitación shares a root with the English word 'habit', as both derive from the Latin 'habitare', meaning 'to live' or 'to dwell'.
- While an 'empty room' is habitación vacía, if you are talking about a hotel room that is not currently occupied, you would more likely say the room is libre or 'free'.
- While habitación vacía describes a physical state, placing the adjective first as vacía habitación is a stylistic choice often reserved for poetry or high literature to evoke a specific mood.
Examples in context
- Hay una habitación vacía en la casa.There's an empty room in the house.This sentence is useful for illustrating how to use habitación vacía to state that there is an empty room in a house.Tatoeba #883921 by ildefonk, translation #10039062 by espamatics
- La habitación está completamente vacía. No hay muebles ni decoración.The room is completely empty. There are no furniture or decorations.
- El cuarto está desocupado. No hay nadie y tampoco hay ningún objeto.The room is unoccupied. There is no one and no objects either.
- La sala está vacante. Puede utilizarla para cualquier propósito.The room is vacant. You can use it for any purpose.
- Ese cuarto está completamente vacío. No tiene nada dentro.That room is completely empty. It has nothing inside.
- La habitación está desocupada. No hay nadie en ella.The room is unoccupied. There is no one in it.
- La sala está sin nadie. Parece abandonada.The room is empty. It seems abandoned.
- Esa habitación vacía es muy grande.That empty room is very large.
- Busco una habitación vacía para dormir.I am looking for an empty room to sleep in.
Example conversation
Javier and María are looking for a place to store some boxes.
- JavierMaría, ¿buscamos una habitación vacía?María, shall we look for an empty room?
- MaríaSí, Javier, creo que hay una arriba.Yes, Javier, I think there is one upstairs.
- JavierPerfecto, pondremos las cajas allí.Perfect, we will put the boxes there.
- MaríaVamos a ver si está realmente vacía.Let's see if it is really empty.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries habitación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
