habitación de huéspedes
/abitaθjon de wespedes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "guest room" is translated into Spanish as habitación de huéspedes.
This phrase refers to a room in a home or hotel set aside for the use of visiting guests.
Meaning: room in a home or hotel set aside for the use of visiting guests (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of habitación (room) and de huéspedes (of guests).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the term recámara de invitados is mainly used to say "guest room".
Did you know?
- The word habitación shares the same Latin root as the English word 'habit'. Both come from the idea of 'dwelling' or 'fitting' into a place.
- In some regions, a guest room is referred to as a cuarto de invitados, where invitados implies someone who was specifically asked to come, whereas huéspedes implies someone staying for a period.
- When welcoming a guest to their room, a host might say estás en tu casa, which literally means 'you are in your house' to make the guest feel at home.
Examples in context
- Por favor, necesito reservar una habitación de invitados para el próximo fin de semana.Please, I need to book a guest room for next weekend.
- ¿Podrías mostrarme dónde está el cuarto de invitados para que me acomode?Could you show me where the guest room is so I can settle in?
- ¡Mi tío llegará mañana y necesita un cuarto para huéspedes cómodo!My uncle will arrive tomorrow and needs a comfortable guest room!
- La habitación de huéspedes está limpia.The guest room is clean.
- Necesitamos una nueva habitación de huéspedes.We need a new guest room.
- ¿Dónde está la habitación de huéspedes?Where is the guest room?
Example conversation
Mateo and María are preparing their house for visitors.
- MaríaMateo, ¿está lista la habitación de huéspedes?Mateo, is the guest room ready?
- MateoSí, María, ya arreglé la cama.Yes, María, I already made the bed.
- MaríaPerfecto, la habitación de huéspedes se ve muy bien.Perfect, the guest room looks very good.
- MateoGracias, espero que les guste.Thanks, I hope they like it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
