Essential Spanish Bathroom Vocabulary [90+ Words & Verbs]

When learning Spanish, new speakers may find it challenging to talk about their daily routines or name objects in the bathroom with the same vocabulary that a native speaker would use. So in order to help you overcome that issue, in this article, we compiled a list of Spanish vocabulary for the bathroom. 

As a way to make this article easier for you, we have split the vocabulary into objects that you can find in the bathroom and verbs that will be useful to describe your actions and activities in this room. 

Finally, since we know that the best way to learn new vocabulary is to put it into practice as soon as possible, we’ll show you some examples and phrase structures that you can use when applying your bathroom vocabulary.

Spanish vocabulary for bathroom objects

Below, you will find a list of Spanish nouns that you can use to describe or to talk about the objects that you may find in the bathroom. Since knowing if a noun is feminine or masculine can be hard for new Spanish learners, we included definite articles to help you know the gender or number of each noun. Remember:

• La – Singular, feminine noun
• El – Singular, masculine noun
• Las – Plural, feminine noun
• Los – Plural, masculine noun

Bathroom Objects in Spanish 

Image	English	Spanish
	Bar of soap	La barra de jabón / La pastilla de jabón
	Bath mat	El tapete para el baño / La alfombrilla
	Bath salts	Las sales de baño
	Bath sponge	La esponja
	Bathrobe	El albornoz / La bata de baño
	Bathroom / Restroom	El cuarto de baño / El baño
	Bathroom cabinet / Medicine cabinet	El armario / El gabinete
	Bathtub / Tub	La bañera / La tina
	Bubble bath	El baño de burbujas
	Clothes hamper	El cesto de la ropa sucia
	Cold water	El agua fría
	Cologne	La colonia / La loción
	Conditioner	El acondicionador
	Cotton swab / Cotton buds	El cotonete / El bastoncillo de algodón
	Deodorant	El desodorante
	Drain	El desagüe / El drenaje
	Dryer	La secadora
	Electric shaver	La máquina de afeitar
	First-aid-kit	El botiquín
	Flip flops / Slippers	Las sandalias / Las chanclas
	Floss	El hilo dental
	Flush handle	La palanca / La palanca de descarga
	Foam	La espuma
	Hairbrush	El cepillo
	Hand dryer	El secamanos
	Hot water	El agua caliente
	Liquid soap	El jabón líquido
	Make-up	El maquillaje
	Mirror	El espejo
	Mouthwash	El enjuague bucal
	Nail clippers	El cortauñas
	Plunger	La bomba para el baño / El émbolo
	Razor / Shaving razor	La cuchilla / El rastrillo
	Scale	La báscula
	Shampoo	El champú
	Shaving cream	La crema de afeitar
	Shower	La ducha/ La regadera
	Shower cap / Bathing cap	El gorro de baño/El gorro de ducha
	Shower curtain	La cortina de baño
	Shower gel / Liquid soap	El gel de ducha
	Shower stall	La cabina de ducha
	Shower stream	El chorro de la regadera
	Sink	El lavabo
	Soap dish	La jabonera
	Tap / Faucet	Las llaves de agua / El grifo
	Tissue	El pañuelo desechable
	Toilet	El baño / El inodoro
	Toilet lid	La tapa del baño
	Toilet paper	El papel de baño/ El papel higiénico
	Toilet seat	El asiento del baño
	Toilet tank	El tanque del baño / La cisterna
	Toothbrush	El cepillo de dientes
	Toothbrush holder	El portacepillos
	Toothpaste	La pasta de dientes
	Towel	La toalla
	Towel holder / Towel rack	El toallero
	Towel rod / Towel Hanger	El gancho para toallas
	Trash can	El bote de basura
	Tweezers	Las pinzas
	Water	El agua

Take note: Even though bañarse is the direct translation of ‘to bath / to bathe’. Some Spanish speaking countries also use this verb as a synonym of ‘to take a shower’. 

Common Spanish Verbs to Describe Bathroom Activities

Here is a list of verbs that we use when talking about actions or activities in the bathroom. 

In some instances, you may find some synonyms. This is because in some Spanish speaking countries they may have a preference for one word instead of the other. However, this vocabulary is not specific to one country. As a result, you may use all words. 

Take Note: Many of the verbs that we use in the bathroom are Spanish reflexive verbs. This is because most of the actions that we carry out in this room are performed and received by the same person. These verbs can be easily identified as the end with ‘se’. These have also been labelled with ‘(oneself)’ in the above table.

Activities, Common Phrases & Examples using Bathroom Vocabulary

The examples will contain both nouns and verbs related to the bathroom and should prove useful for applying the vocabulary listed above. 

Additionally, you’ll find some common phrase structures that will help you communicate better in the bathroom. This will allow you to use almost all of the verbs and nouns in this article in practical, real-world conversations.

Describing Activities in the Bathroom

When applying the bathroom vocabulary, there are some general phrase structures that will help you build statements, questions and improve your Spanish communication skills. Each of the following structures will have its own purpose or intention. 

Describing your Activities in the Bathroom

In the verb vocabulary section, in Spanish, we have some ‘standard’ verbs that we can use to describe some activities or actions that we perform in the bathroom. Here is a common phrase structure that you can use for these cases:

[Verb conjugated] + [noun]

Espérame, voy a ir al baño Wait, I’m going to go to the bathroom

Todas las noches, Elia usa hilo dental Every night, Elia flosses

Victoria nunca cierra la llave del agua caliente Victoria never turns off the hot water tap

Isabel y Alicia hacen gárgaras con el enjuague bucal Isabel and Alicia gargle with the mouthwash

Yo siempre destapo el baño porque nadie más lo hace I always unclog the toilet because nobody else does it

Reflexive Verbs for the Bathroom

The previous structure is helpful when working with Spanish ‘standard’ verbs. We mentioned earlier that a lot of the Spanish bathroom activities require the use of reflexive verbs. This is because most of the actions we do in the bathroom are done and received by the same person.

These reflexive verbs can’t always be directly translated into in English. However, they’re quite important in Spanish. Here is the phrase structure and some examples. 

[Reflexive verb conjugated] + [complement]

Me lavo la cara con agua fría I wash my face with cold water

Carlos se cepilla el cabello con el cepillo de su hermana Carlos brushes his hair with his sister’s hairbrush

¡Qué sucio! Te lavas las manos por muy poquito tiempo That’s dirty! You wash your hands for such a short amount of time

Esteban y Luis se cortan las uñas antes de bañarse Esteban and Luis clip their nails before showering

Mis hermanos no se bañan en las noches porque se bañan en las mañanas My brothers don’t shower at night because they shower in the mornings

If you wanted to emphasize that the action is taking place right now, you could use the following sentence structure: 

[Estar conjugated] + [reflexive verb in gerund form]

El baño está ocupado, César se está lavando los dientes The bathroom is occupied, Cesar is brushing his teeth

¿Ya te estás maquillando? Necesito usar el baño You’re putting on your makeup? I need to use the bathroom

Spanish reflexive verbs are quite important when talking about routines and activities in the bathroom. As a result, in this guide to reflexive verbs in Spanish, you’ll find how to conjugate them and what contexts you can use these verbs. 

Describing What You Help Others Do in the Bathroom

In previous sections we’ve mentioned that reflexive verbs (bañarse, cepillarse) allow us to talk about the activities that people do to themselves. However, those same verbs can be used to talk about the actions that you help others do in the bathroom (bañar, cepillar).

Even though these ‘standard verbs’ look very similar to their reflexive forms, their intention is different. We use these verbs to express that we’re helping others do an action that they can’t do by themselves for some reason. In this case, you will need to make some adjustments to the sentence structure. 

[Verb conjugated] + a + [name]

Todas las mañanas baño a Mateo en su tina Every morning I bath Mateo on his tub

Mi hermana peina a Jimena en las tardes My sister combs Jimena’s hair in the afternoons

Take Note: you need to use an indirect pronoun every time you need to express that you’re performing an action on someone else’s body part. 

[Indirect pronoun] + [Verb conjugated] + a + [name]

Tú secas a María mientras mi papá le corta las uñas You dry María while dad clips her nails

Although the previous phrase structure is very common, you could also use the following variation. Using an indirect pronoun will vary depending on the context and the elements you use:

[Indirect pronoun] + [Verb conjugated] + a + [article/possessive pronoun] + [noun]

Mi hermana le cepilla los dientes a su bebé My sister brushes her baby’s teeth

Alan le lava las manos a su abuelo porque no puede caminar Alan washes his granddad’s hands because he can’t walk

Describing Where Objects Are in the Bathroom

In addition to using the Spanish bathroom vocabulary to talk about your or someone else’s activities, you can also use it to describe where things are located in this room. This will help you communicate better with other Spanish speakers. In order to do this, we have provided you with two main options: 

Hay + [bathroom object] + [preposition] + [article] + [place]

Hay más hilo dental en el gabinete There’s more floss in the bathroom cabinet

Dile a Caro que hay cotonetes en el botiquín Tell Caro that there are cotton swabs in the medicine cabinet

Hay dos cepillos de dientes nuevos en el portacepillos There are two new toothbrushes in the toothbrush holder

Another option that you can use to indicate to people where they can find bathroom objects is by using the verb estar. In this case, the conjugation of the verb will vary depending on whether the bathroom object is either singular or plural.

[Bathroom object] + está/ están + [preposition] + [article] + place

Las toallas limpias están en el toallero The clean towels are on the towel rack

La llave de agua caliente está a la derecha The hot water tap is on the right

Si la necesitas, la báscula está en el armario If you need it, the scale is inside the cabinet

Related: When to Use Estar in Spanish

Asking for Something in the Bathroom

It’s likely that at some point, you will need to ask a person for an object in the bathroom. Even though there are different ways to ask a question in Spanish, the following phrase structures are very common. 

¿[Indirect pronoun] + pasar [conjugated] + [article] + [object]?

¿Me pasas la botella de champú, por favor? Can you pass me the bottle of shampoo, please?

Damián, ¿le pasas la pasta de dientes a tu papá? Damian, can you pass your dad the toothpaste?

Chava, ¿les pasas a tus hermanos su patito de goma? Chava, can you pass your brothers their rubber ducky?

Although the following option is quite similar to the previous one, you can use it if you want to be slightly more polite with the person you’re talking to. 

¿[Indirect pronoun] + poder [conjugated] + pasar/dar + [article/pronoun] + [object]?

¿Me puedes pasar el acondicionador? Could you pass me the conditioner?

¿Le puedes pasar las toallas, por favor? Could you pass her the towels, please?

Mamá, ¿le puedes pasar a Linda el gorro de baño? Mom, could you pass Linda the shower cap?

Common Phrases or Questions Related to the Bathroom

In addition to the questions and sentences that now you can build in Spanish, there are some general phrases related to the bathroom that can be very handy for you. 

Wrapping Up

In this article we learned Spanish words and verbs for the bathroom. On top of giving you a list of nouns for bathroom objects, we provided you with a list of common verbs and phrases that you need in order to talk about your actions and activities in the bathroom. 

We also learned some common phrases structures that you can adapt to ask questions or to describe your or someone else’s daily routine. Now you’re equipped with words, nouns, verbs and sentences that will expand your vocabulary in the bathroom and seriously improve your Spanish fluency. 

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