Welcome to Build Your Own Home, and our special section on Construction Spanish. In this section of our website you will be able to find a large amount of vocabulary words with English to Spanish translations of some of the most popular construction words and terms that you will need during the construction of your home. Enjoy and feel free to comment or add additional words in the comments section so that I can continue to improve this directory of words.

A

Adjust – Ajustar

Adjustment – Adaptacion (f); Ajuste (m)

Align – Alinear

All – Todo(s)

All the Windows – Todos las ventanas

That’s all – Eso es todo

All around – Completo

Always – Siempre

Attach – Sujetar

B

Bad – Mal

Barricade – Barricada

Beneath – Debajo de; Inferior; Abajo

Beside – al lado de

Between – en Medio

Brace – Abrazadera

Block – Bloque; (of wood) zoquete

Brick – Ladrillo

Bulb – Bulbo; Bombilla

Cabinet – Armario

Ceiling – Techo

Cement – Cemento

Change – Cambiar

Cheap – Barato

Clean – Limpio

Connect – Connectar

Cut – Cortar

Closet – Armario

D

I don’t give a damn – (no) me importa un comino

Defect – Defecto

Disconnect – Separar; (elec.) desconectar

Steel (re-bar) – Acero

Shovel – Pala

Do as you’re told – Haz lo que se te dice

How are you doing? (with a task) – Que tal te va?

Door – Puerta

Doorbell – Timbre

Doorknob – Pomo (de la puerta)

Doorway – Entrada

Double – Doble

Down – Abajo

Drunk – Borracho

Duct – Conducto

E

Each – Cada

Each one (every one) – Cada uno

Easy – Facil

Edge – Borde

Eliminate – Eliminar

Enough – Bastante

Enter – Entrar

Entire – Entero

Entirely – Completamente

Entry – Entrada

Entire – Entero

Even (flat, smooth) – Plano

Every – Cada, todo

Every other day – Un dia si y otro no

Everyday – de Todos los dias

Exact – Exacto

Exactly – Exactamente

Expansion – Expansion

Extend – Extender

F

Flame – Fuego

Fast – Rapido; rapidamente

Fasten – Sujetar; cerrar

Faucet – grifo; Llave

Fence – Cerca; cerco

Few – Pocos

Quite a Few – Muchos

Fewer – Menos

Final – Ultimo

First – Primero

First Floor – Primer Piso

Floor – Suelo; piso

For – Para

What for? – Para Que?

Forever – para Siempre

Form – Forma

Foundation – fundacion

Frame (Structure) – Estructura

Friday – Viernes

Frightened – Asustado

G

Galvanize – Galvanizar

Garage – Garaje

Garbage – Basura

Gate – Puerta

General – Generalmente

Get Out (Get Away) – Salir

Giant – Gigante

Go – Ir

Everything’s Going Very Well – todo va muy bien

Go away – Irse

as Good as – Casi

Good-looking – Guapo

Got – Tener

Great – Grande

Ground – Suelo

Gutter (on roof) – Canalon

H

Half – Medio

Half an hour – media hora

Hammer – martillo

Handle (of door) – picaporte

Hang – Colgar

Hang-on – Esperar

Hardly ever – Casi nunca

Hard-working – Trabajador

Have – Tener

I have – Tengo

do you Have – Tiene

How – Como

How long? – Cuanto tiempo? (time) – Cuanto largo? (length)

Huge – Enorme

Hush – Silencio

I

Idiot – idiota

Immaculate – inmaculado

Impossible – imposible

Impractical – poco practico

Improve – mejorar

Improvement – Mejora

In – Dentro de

Inaccurate – Inexacto

Inappropriate – Inoportuno

Inbred – Innato

Incapable – Incapaz

Incest – Incesto

Inch – Pulgada

Incomplete – Incompleto

Incorrect – Incorrecto

Indeed? – de Veras?

Instead – en Cambio; en vez de

Insulate – Aislar

Insulation – Aislamiento

Interior – Interior

It’s huge – es enorme

Where is it? – Donde esta?

That’s it (that’s right) – Eso es

That’s enough (that’s finished) – ya esta

Itself – el mismo, ella mismo, si mismo

J

Job – empleo; trabajo

L

Lift – Levantar

Lift up – Levantar

Light – Lampara; luz

Have you got a light? – Tienes fuego?

Lightbulb – Bombilla

Likeable – Simpatico

Lip – Labio

Listen – Escuchar

Little – Pequeno

a Little – un Poco

Load – Carga

Lock – Cerradura

Lock-up (building) – Carrar con llave

Long – Largo

a Long Time – Mucho tiempre

How long is it? – Cuanto tiene de largo?

Look – Mirar

Look up – Buscar

Lop-sided – Ladeado

Good luck – Buena suerte

Luckily – por Suerte

Lumber – Trastos; maderos

Lump – Bulto

Lunch – Comida

M

Mad – Loco; furioso

be Mad about – estar loco por

Made – Hecho

Madness – Locura

Maggot – Gusano

Mail – Correo

Mailbox – Buzon

Mainly – Principalmente

Major – Muy importante

Make – hacer

Man – Hombre

Mandatory – Obligatorio

Many – Muchos; muchas

How Many? – Cuantos?

so Many – Tantos

N

Not much – Poco

Noon – Mediodia

Nothing – Nada

Nothing else – Nada mas

Now – Ahora

Right Now – Ahora Mismo

O

Odd – Raro

Of – De

J

Joint – Conjunto

Junk – Trastos

K

Keep – Guardar

for Keeps – para Siempre

Kill – Matar

Knife – Cuchillo

Knob – Boton; tirador

Know – Saber

L

Large – Grande

Last – Ultimo

Late – Tarde

Later – mas Tarde

Leak – Agujero

Leak (in roof) – Gotera; “que tiene goteras?” – you have roof leaks?

Learning – Saber

Learn – Aprender

Least (smallest amount of) – Minimo

Least (slightest) – Menor

Least (smallest) – mas Pequeno

the Least – lo Menos

at Least – por lo Menos

Leave – Dejar

Ledge – Cornisa

Ledge (of window) – Alfeizar

Left – Izquierdo

Lesson – Clase

Let’s go – Vamos; vamanos

Level – Plano; parejo