| Spanish |
Sounds Like |
English |
| el igloo |
[el-EEG-loo] |
igloo |
| la tienda |
[lah-t'YEN-dah] |
tent |
| la cabaña |
[lah-kah-BAHN-yah] |
cabin |
| la palapa |
[lah-pah-LAH-pah] |
thatched hut |
| la casa colgante |
[lah-KAH-sah-cole-GAHN-tay] |
hanging house |
| la casa de adobe |
[lah-KAH-sah-day-ah-DOUGH-bay] |
adobe house
(mud or straw) |
| la casa de piedra |
[lah-KAH-sah-day-p'YEAH-drah] |
stone house |
| la casa de madera |
[lah-KAH-sah-day-mah-DAY-dah] |
wooden house |
| la casa de bloques de cemento |
[lah-KAH-sah-day-say-MEN-toh] |
cement block house |
| la casa flotante |
[lah-KAH-sah-flo-TAHN-tay] |
floating house
(as in "sampan") |
| la casa en el árbol |
[lah-KAH-sah-en-en-el-ARE-bowl] |
tree house |
| el castillo de hielo |
[el-kah-STEE-loh-day-YEAH-loh] |
ice castle |
