Vocabulary - homes and rooms
Rooms of the house
Au rez-de-chauss茅e - On the ground floor
Le salon est au rez-de-chauss茅e. 鈥 The living room is on the ground floor.
Il y a une salle 脿 manger. 鈥 There is a dining room.
Nous avons une grande cuisine. 鈥 We have a large kitchen.
La porte d鈥檈ntr茅e est 脿 c么t茅 de l鈥檈scalier. 鈥 The front door is next to the stairs.
Au premier 茅tage 鈥 On the first floor
La chambre de ma s艙ur est 脿 l鈥櫭﹖age. 鈥 My sister鈥檚 bedroom is upstairs.
La salle de bains se trouve en face de ma chambre. 鈥 The bathroom is found opposite my bedroom.
Mon p猫re utilise une des pi猫ces comme bureau. 鈥 My father uses one of the rooms as a study.
Je partage ma chambre avec mon fr猫re. 鈥 I share my room with my brother.
Dans ma maison, il y a un sous-sol et un grenier. 鈥 In my house there is a basement and an attic.
Useful prepositions
See the Prepositions guide for more information.
Il y a une chaise 脿 c么t茅 de mon lit. 鈥 There is a chair next to my bed.
Le jardin se trouve derri猫re la maison. 鈥 The garden is behind the house.
Devant la porte d鈥檈ntr茅e, nous avons des plantes. 鈥 In front of the door we have some plants.
Entre la cuisine et le salon, il y a des toilettes. 鈥 Between the kitchen and the living room there is a toilet.
Je mets mes affaires sous mon lit. 鈥 I put my stuff under my bed.
Mon chat aime dormir sur ma commode. 鈥 My cat likes to sleep on my chest of drawers.
Les murs sont pleins de posters. 鈥 The walls are full of posters.
Read what each of these people say about where they live.
Question
Is this person being positive or negative about where they live, and why?
J鈥檃dore ma maison parce qu鈥檈lle est grande et il y a trois 茅tages.
Positive 鈥 big, with three floors
J鈥檃dore ma maison parce qu鈥檈lle est grande et il y a trois 茅tages.
I love my house because it is big and there are three floors.
Question
Is this person being positive or negative about where they live, and why?
Ce que je n鈥檃ime pas, c鈥檈st que je dois partager ma chambre avec ma s艙ur.
Negative 鈥 shares room with sister
Ce que je n鈥檃ime pas, c鈥檈st que je dois partager ma chambre avec ma s艙ur.
I don鈥檛 like that I have to share a room with my sister.
Question
Is this person being positive or negative about where they live, and why?
Mon appartement est petit, mais il me plait bien parce qu鈥檌l est en plein centre-ville.
Positive 鈥 situated right in the town centre
Mon appartement est petit, mais il me plait parce qu鈥檌l est en plein centre-ville.
My flat is small but I like it as it is right in the town centre.
Question
Is this person being positive or negative about where they live, and why?
Ma maison se trouve tout pr猫s de mon 茅cole. Je trouve 莽a g茅nial.
Positive 鈥 loves living near school
Ma maison se trouve tout pr猫s de mon 茅cole. Je trouve 莽a g茅nial.
My house is right next to the school. I find that great.
Question
Is this person being positive or negative about where they live, and why?
Ma chambre est tr猫s petite et j鈥檃i beaucoup de livres alors il n鈥檡 a pas beaucoup de place.
Negative 鈥 room is very small, has a lot of books, so there isn鈥檛 much space.
Ma chambre est tr猫s petite et j鈥檃i beaucoup de livres alors il n鈥檡 a pas beaucoup d鈥檈space.
My room is very small and I have a lot of books so there鈥檚 not much room.