German Home Vocabulary: Everyday Words for Every Room

Q: How do you say house in German?

House is das Haus , and home (as in "at home") is zu Hause . "I'm going home" is Ich gehe nach Hause .

Q: What is the German word for kitchen?

Kitchen is die Küche . Other rooms: bathroom = das Badezimmer, bedroom = das Schlafzimmer, living room = das Wohnzimmer, hallway = der Flur.

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Why start with the home

The home is the best place to begin German vocabulary: you are surrounded by it every day, which means free, automatic review built into your life. And because every noun below comes with its article, you are learning the gender at the same time — exactly when it is easiest.

Learn the article with the noun from the very first day. "Bett" alone is half a word; "das Bett" is the whole thing.

In the kitchen — die Küche

der Kühlschrank — fridge
der Herd — stove
der Ofen — oven
der Teller — plate
das Glas — glass
das Messer — knife
die Gabel — fork
der Löffel — spoon

From the app · Picture Scenes

Every one of these kitchen words lives in the DeutschSpeak kitchen scene — tap the fridge, hear “der Kühlschrank,” article and all. kitchen · die Küche

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A bright German kitchen with a kettle and coffee on the counter — die Küche **kitchen** · der Herd **stove**. Naming the rooms you stand in every day is the fastest vocabulary to make stick.

In the bathroom — das Badezimmer

der Spiegel — mirror
die Seife — soap
das Handtuch — towel
die Zahnbürste — toothbrush
die Dusche — shower
die Toilette — toilet

In the bedroom — das Schlafzimmer

das Bett — bed
das Kissen — pillow
die Decke — blanket
der Kleiderschrank — wardrobe
die Lampe — lamp
das Fenster — window

How to actually remember them

Do not learn all of this at once. Pick one room, learn six words with their articles, and say them out loud as you touch the real objects tonight. Reviewing words in the place they belong — and colour-coding by gender — is what turns a list into lasting memory.

Walk through a German home in the app

DeutschSpeak's Picture Scenes let you tap around a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom to learn every object — with its article — by sight, sound and voice. Free to start.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say house in German?

House is das Haus, and home (as in "at home") is zu Hause. "I'm going home" is Ich gehe nach Hause.

What is the German word for kitchen?

Kitchen is die Küche. Other rooms: bathroom = das Badezimmer, bedroom = das Schlafzimmer, living room = das Wohnzimmer, hallway = der Flur.

Should I learn German nouns with the article?

Always. Because German case endings depend on gender, learning "der/die/das" with every noun from the start saves you from re-learning hundreds of words later. Never learn a German noun naked.