How to Say "Sleeping Room" in Spanish

dormitorio

/doɾmiˈtoɾjo/

The English phrase 'sleeping room' is translated into Spanish as dormitorio.

Dormitorio refers specifically to a room in a house that is used primarily for sleeping.

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of the verb dormir (to sleep) and the suffix -torio (denoting a place or instrument), literally meaning 'a place for sleeping'.

While dormitorio specifically refers to a bedroom, the term habitación is a more general term used for any room or guest room.

In Mexico and some other parts of Latin America, recámara is a common synonym for dormitorio.

To create the plural form dormitorios, add -s to the end of the word.

/doɾmiˈtoɾjo/

Though 'dormitory' in English usually implies a crowded room for many people like in a college, dormitorio in Spanish is the standard word for a private bedroom in a normal house.
The Latin root of dormitorio is also found in the English word 'dormant'. Both terms describe the state of sleep or inactivity.
In many Latin American households, you might hear people call a bedroom cuarto instead of dormitorio, even though cuarto literally means 'fourth' or 'room' in a general sense.

Lucía and Javier are looking at a new apartment.

Lucía

¿Cuántos dormitorios tiene el apartamento?
How many bedrooms does the apartment have?
Javier

Tiene tres dormitorios amplios.
It has three spacious bedrooms.
Lucía

Me gusta mucho el dormitorio de la planta alta.
I really like the upstairs bedroom.
Javier

A mí también, es muy luminoso.
Me too, it is very bright.

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