medio baño
/medjo baɲo/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'half bathroom' is medio baño in Spanish.
A medio baño refers to a small bathroom that contains a toilet and a sink but lacks a shower or a bathtub.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of medio (half) and baño (bathroom).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, the phrase Medio baño social is used to mean 'half bathroom'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'a half bathroom', use the indefinite article un before the phrase to form un medio baño.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word for 'half', medio, is a direct loan from Latin because its natural evolutionary forms were avoided due to sounding too much like the verb mear, meaning 'to piss'.
- Depending on the region, a medio baño might be called a toilet or aseo if the speaker wants to emphasize the absence of a shower.
Examples in context
- En esta casa, podrás encontrar un elegante baño de visitas en el primer piso.In this house, you will be able to find an elegant half bathroom on the first floor.
- El edificio cuenta con baños de cortesía en cada planta.The building has courtesy bathrooms on each floor.
- Mi apartamento tiene un medio baño muy práctico para los invitados.My apartment has a very practical half bathroom for guests.
- Te encuentras el medio baño social justo al lado de la sala principal en la casa nueva.You find the social half bathroom right next to the main living room in the new house.
- El medio baño está en el primer piso.The half bathroom is on the first floor.
- Necesitamos construir un medio baño para las visitas.We need to build a half bathroom for guests.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are looking at floor plans for their new house.
- ElenaMateo, ¿dónde está el medio baño?Mateo, where is the half bathroom?
- MateoEstá junto a la entrada.It is next to the entrance.
- ElenaMe parece que es muy pequeño.I think it is very small.
- MateoEs un medio baño, Elena, es normal.It is a half bathroom, Elena, it's normal.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries baño, medio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
