Vocabulary: house and home

Rooms, furniture and household equipment, so you can describe your home in detail.

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Rooms and floors

Au rez-de-chaussée = on the ground floor. Au premier étage = on the first floor.
FrenchEnglish
la maisonhouse
l'appartement (m)flat
la chambrebedroom
la cuisinekitchen
le salonliving room
la salle à mangerdining room
la salle de bainsbathroom
les toilettes (f)toilet
le jardingarden
le grenierattic
la cavecellar
l'escalier (m)stairs
l'étage (m)floor, storey
au rez-de-chausséeon the ground floor
la pièce (H)room

Furniture and the building

Dans ma chambre, il y a un lit, une armoire et un bureau.
FrenchEnglish
le litbed
l'armoire (f)wardrobe
le placardcupboard
la chaisechair
le fauteuilarmchair
le canapésofa
le bureaudesk
l'étagère (f)shelf
la lampelamp
le tapisrug
les rideaux (m)curtains
le murwall
la portedoor
la fenêtrewindow
le toitroof

Kitchen and bathroom

Le lave-vaisselle and la machine à laver save you from faire la vaisselle and faire la lessive by hand.
FrenchEnglish
le frigofridge
le congélateurfreezer
le fouroven
le four à micro-ondesmicrowave
la cuisinièrecooker
le lave-vaisselledishwasher
la machine à laverwashing machine
l'évier (m)kitchen sink
le lavabowashbasin
la doucheshower
la baignoirebath
le robinettap
la poubellebin
Worked example

Translate: Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a bathroom with a shower.

  1. upstairs = en haut or au premier étage
  2. there are = il y a
  3. a bathroom with a shower = une salle de bains avec une douche

Answer: Au premier étage, il y a trois chambres et une salle de bains avec une douche.

Key idea

La chambre, la cuisine, le salon, la salle à manger, la salle de bains, le grenier, la cave, l'escalier, au rez-de-chaussée. Le lit, l'armoire, le placard, le canapé, le bureau, l'étagère. Le frigo, le four, le lave-vaisselle, la baignoire, le robinet.

Key words
la cuisine
kitchen
le salon
living room
au rez-de-chaussée
on the ground floor
faire la vaisselle
to do the washing-up

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  1. What does l'étage mean?

    1. attic
    2. floor, storey
    3. house
    4. kitchen
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    Answer: floor, storey

    L'étage = floor, storey.

  2. Which is the French for "dining room"?

    1. la salle de bains
    2. la salle à manger
    3. la chambre
    4. la pièce
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    Answer: la salle à manger

    Dining room = la salle à manger.

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