mejoras para el hogar
/mexoɾas paɾa el oɡaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "home improvement" translates to Spanish as mejoras para el hogar.
While mejoras para el hogar focuses on making the home better, you might use reformas en el hogar if you are specifically referring to home renovations or structural changes.
Meaning: Translations (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mejoras (improvements), para (for) and el hogar (the home).
Which one should you use?
Use reformas en el hogar instead when the context involves renovations or more significant structural alterations. If you are referring to a single specific improvement project, you may use the singular form mejora para el hogar.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form mejora para el hogar can be used if you are referring to one specific improvement project.
How do you pronounce it?
/mexoɾas paɾa el oɡaɾ/
Did you know?
- The word hogar shares a common ancestor with the English word 'foyer'. Both stem from the Latin 'focus', which originally meant 'hearth' or 'fireplace'.
- The word reformas in reformas en el hogar can also mean 'political reforms' or 'legal changes'. In the context of a house, it describes the act of reforming the structure.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the concept of el hogar refers to the emotional and familial warmth of a household, whereas la casa refers strictly to the physical building.
Examples in context
- Voy a dedicar el fin de semana a hacer algunos arreglos en casa.I'm going to dedicate the weekend to do some home improvement.
- Estoy pensando en hacer algunas renovaciones domésticas en la cocina.I'm thinking of making some home renovations in the kitchen.
- Busco ideas de mejoras para el hogar.I am looking for home improvement ideas.
- Las mejoras para el hogar son muy caras.Home improvements are very expensive.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are discussing their weekend plans for the house.
- MaríaMateo, ¿quieres hacer mejoras para el hogar?Mateo, do you want to do some home improvements?
- MateoSí, me gustaría pintar la sala.Yes, I would like to paint the living room.
- MaríaPodemos comprar la pintura mañana.We can buy the paint tomorrow.
- MateoPerfecto, vamos a la tienda juntos.Perfect, let's go to the store together.
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.
