esta es tu habitación
/esta es tu abitaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'this is your room' is translated into Spanish as esta es tu habitación.
A sentence used to tell someone which room is assigned to them.
Which one should you use?
You may also see este es tu cuarto used as an informal alternative. In some contexts, speakers might use Aquí tienes tu habitación or Aquí tiene su habitación, which translate more closely to 'Here is your room'.
How do you pronounce it?
/esta es tu abitaθjon/
Did you know?
- While habitación is the standard word for a room, the word cuarto is also extremely common and comes from the Latin word for 'fourth', originally referring to a room that was one of four parts of a house.
- The word habitación shares the same root as the English word 'habit', because both come from the Latin 'habitare', meaning 'to live' or 'to dwell'.
- If you are in a hotel in Spain, you might hear staff use su instead of tu to say esta es su habitación, even if they seem friendly, to maintain professional distance.
Examples in context
- Esta es tu habitación, Mateo.This is your room, Mateo.
- Mira, esta es tu habitación en el segundo piso.Look, this is your room on the second floor.
- Pasa, por favor, esta es tu habitación.Come in, please, this is your room.
Example conversation
Lucía is showing Mateo his room in a new apartment.
- LucíaBienvenido a la casa, Mateo.Welcome to the house, Mateo.
- Mateo¿Dónde voy a dormir?Where am I going to sleep?
- LucíaEsta es tu habitación.This is your room.
- MateoEs muy bonita, gracias Lucía.It is very pretty, thanks Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries es, esta, habitación, tu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
