casa bonita
/kasa bonita/from spelling rules
The English phrase "nice house" is translated into Spanish as casa bonita.
Use casa bonita to describe a house that is visually attractive or beautiful.
Which one should you use?
While casa bonita emphasizes visual beauty, you may also commonly say casa linda to express that a house is nice or lovely.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the adjective bonita follows the noun casa. To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural ending '-s', resulting in casas bonitas. To say "a nice house", add the indefinite article una before the phrase to get una casa bonita.
Did you know?
- The word casa traces its roots back to the Latin word for a small, humble 'cottage' or 'hut'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, referring to one's casa is not just about a physical building, but can be a shorthand for the entire 'family' or 'household' unit.
- In Spain and Latin America, the phrase mi casa es tu casa is a cultural staple of hospitality, used to make guests feel immediately welcome and at home.
Examples in context
- Tu casa es la más bonita del vecindarioYour house is the most beautiful in the neighborhood
- Esta es la casa más preciosa que he vistoThis is the loveliest house I've seen
- Tienes una casa bonita.You have a nice house.
- Esa es una casa bonita.That is a nice house.
- Viven en una casa bonita.They live in a nice house.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are visiting a new neighborhood.
- DanielMira, Elena, ¡qué casa bonita!Look, Elena, what a nice house!
- ElenaEs verdad, me encanta el color.It is true, I love the color.
- DanielMe gustaría tener una casa bonita así.I would like to have a nice house like that.
- ElenaAlgún día tendremos una, Daniel.Someday we will have one, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries casa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
