SPANISH CONSTRUCTION
TERMS
As so many people build, reform or just do general repairs to their homes,
here are a few basic construction terms, many not found in your usual
phrasebook, to help you on your way.
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
| boiler | boiler | boi-LEHR |
| bracket | ménsula | MEHN-soo-lah |
| brick | ladrillo | lah-DREE-joh |
| cable | alambre | ah-LAHM-breh |
| cement | cemento | seh-MEHN-toh |
| cement mixer | mezcladora del cemento | mehs-klah-DOH-rah dehl she-MEHN-toh |
| drill | taladro | tah-LAH-droh |
| electrical switch | interruptor | een-the-rroop-TOHR |
| elecrtricity | eletricidad | eh-lehk-tree-see-DAHD |
| floor tile | loseta | loh-SHE-tah |
| hammer | martillo | mahr-TEE-joh |
| hardwood | madera dura | mah-DEH-rah DOO-rah |
| heater | calefactor | kahl-eh-fahk-TOHR |
| nails | clavos | KLAH-vos |
| paint | pintura | peen-TOO-rah |
| pipe | tubo | TOO-boh |
| pipe fittings | accesorios de tubería | ahk-seh-SOH-ree’oh deh too-beh-REE-ah |
| plaster | yeso | YEH-soh |
| pump | bomba | BOHM-bah |
| quarry tile | baldosa | bahl-DOH-sah |
| quote | cotización | koh-tee-sah-SEE’OHN |
| repair | reparación | rreh-pahr-ah-SEE’OHN |
| roof | techo | THE-choh |
| roof, flat | azotea | ah-soh-THE-ah |
| roof tile | teja | THE-hah |
| sand | arena | ah-REH-nah |
| scaffold | andamio | ahn-DAH-mee’oh |
| screw | tornillo | tohr-NEE-joh |
| septic tank | fosa séptica | FOH-sah SEHP-tee-kah |
| shutters | contraventanas | kohn-trah-vehn-TAH-nahs |
| steel | acero | ah-SHE-roh |
| tile, floor | baldosas | bahl-DOH-sahs |
| tile, masonry | ladrillo céramico | lah-DREE-joh she-RAH-mee-koh |
| timber | madera de construcción | mah-DEH-rah deh kohn-strook-SEE’OHN |
| valve | válvula | VAHL-voo-lah |
| varnish | barniz | BAHR-nees |
| wood | madera | mah-DEH-rah |