muebles para el hogar
/mwebles paɾa el oɡaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "home furniture" is translated into Spanish as muebles para el hogar.
In many everyday contexts, Spanish speakers will simply say muebles rather than the full phrase muebles para el hogar to refer to home furniture.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of muebles (furniture), para (for) and el hogar (the home).
Which one should you use?
Muebles para el hogar sounds more professional or commercial, whereas muebles de casa is a more casual way to refer to furniture belonging to a house.
How does it change in a sentence?
While muebles is the plural form used for the general category, mueble is the singular form used to refer to a single piece of furniture.
Did you know?
- The word hogar is a linguistic distant cousin to the English word 'foyer'. Both derive from the Latin 'focus', which originally referred to a hearth or fireplace.
- The word mueble comes from the Latin mobilis, meaning 'movable'. This reflects the historical legal distinction between real estate and objects that could be physically moved.
- In Spanish, hogar refers to the emotional concept of 'home' and family, while casa refers to the physical building. This allows speakers to distinguish between the structure and the feeling of living there.
Examples in context
- Los muebles para el hogar son de alta calidadHome furniture is of high quality.
- El mobiliario domiciliario define la esencia de un hogar acogedorHome furniture defines the essence of a cozy home.
- Los muebles del hogar están a la ventaHome furniture is for sale.
- Voy a comprar nuevos muebles de casaI'm going to buy new home furniture.
- Voy a amueblar mi hogar con muebles de diseñoI'm going to furnish my home with designer furniture.
- Los muebles para la casa son muy variados en esta tiendaHome furniture is very diverse in this store.
- Me gustaría comprar un sillón cómodo para mi sala de estar.I would like to buy a comfortable armchair for my living room.
- Necesitamos comprar muebles para el hogar.We need to buy home furniture.
- Esa tienda tiene muebles para el hogar muy bonitos.That store has very beautiful home furniture.
- El catálogo muestra una variedad de muebles para el hogar.The catalog shows a variety of home furniture.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are visiting a furniture store.
- JavierMira Elena, hay muchos muebles para el hogar aquí.Look Elena, there is a lot of home furniture here.
- ElenaSí, Javier, todo se ve muy elegante.Yes, Javier, everything looks very elegant.
- Javier¿Qué muebles para el hogar prefieres tú?Which home furniture do you prefer?
- ElenaPrefiero los de madera clara.I prefer the light wood ones.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, hogar, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
