How to Say “Home” in Spanish

Ways to say it

The term refers to the house or structure in which someone lives. While the word casa is used to describe the physical building of a house, hogar is used to express the emotional concept of home or the domestic hearth. Other related words include patria when referring to one's homeland and residencia to mean one's residence.

Which one should you use?

While 'casa' refers to the physical building (house), 'hogar' refers to the emotional concept of home or the domestic hearth.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

hogar is a formal term for home. Conversely, jato is a slang term used to refer to one's home, often translated as crib, pad or place.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In some rural areas of Central America, the word caserío is used to refer to a small cluster of houses or a hamlet. In Latin American countries, the word vivienda is often used in official or bureaucratic contexts to refer to any type of housing.

Related words

Adjective (adj): hogareño, casero, domiciliario.

At home (adv): en casa, presente.

How does it change in a sentence?

Both hogar and jato are masculine nouns.

How do you pronounce it?

/oˈɡaɾ/

When do people say it?

A common idiomatic expression is ¡Hogar dulce hogar!, which is the equivalent of saying "home sweet home."