🏡 Vocabulary: Rooms in the House
- la maison – the house
- l’appartement – the apartment
- le salon – the living room
- la chambre – the bedroom
- la cuisine – the kitchen
- la salle de bain – the bathroom
- le couloir – the hallway
- le jardin – the garden
- le balcon – the balcony
🛋️ Vocabulary: Furniture & Items
- la table – the table
- la chaise – the chair
- le lit – the bed
- la lampe – the lamp
- l’armoire – the wardrobe
- la porte – the door
- la fenêtre – the window
- le canapé / le sofa / – the couch / sofa
🧭 Prepositions: Where Things Are
- sur – on
- sous – under
- à côté de – next to
- derrière – behind
- devant – in front of
- entre – between
- dans – in
Example: La lampe est sur la table. (The lamp is on the table.)
🛠️ Sentence Structure – Made Easy!
French sentence structure is usually: Subject + Verb + Rest. Let’s look at some examples:
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La maison est grande.
(The house is big.)
La maison = the house, est = is, grande = big (feminine form)
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La cuisine est moderne.
(The kitchen is modern.)
La cuisine = the kitchen, moderne = modern
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La fenêtre est ouverte.
(The window is open.)
La fenêtre = the window, ouverte = open
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La salle de bain est propre.
(The bathroom is clean.)
La salle de bain = the bathroom, propre = clean
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La chambre a un grand lit.
(The bedroom has a big bed.)
La chambre = the bedroom, a = has, un grand lit = a big bed
📘 Usage in Context – Easy French Sentences
J’habite dans une petite maison.
(I live in a small house.)
J’ = I, habite = live, dans une petite maison = in a small house
Mon appartement a deux chambres.
(My apartment has two bedrooms.)
Mon appartement = my apartment, a = has, deux chambres = two bedrooms
La lampe est sur la table.
(The lamp is on the table.)
La lampe = the lamp, est = is, sur la table = on the table
Le jardin est beau et vert.
(The garden is beautiful and green.)
Le jardin = the garden, est = is, beau et vert = beautiful and green
💡 Did You Know?
- 🪟 Many French homes have volets (shutters) on windows for privacy and temperature control.
- 🚪 French nouns have genders: la maison (feminine), le salon (masculine).
- 🧼 It’s common in France to greet with a kiss on the cheek when you visit someone’s home.
- 🌿 Eco-friendly design is popular in France—solar panels, proper insulation, and waste sorting are encouraged.
- 🛋️ Adjectives must agree with the gender and number: une grande maison (a big house), un joli salon (a pretty living room).
- 🛏️ The word chambre (room) is used in many home words: chambre d’amis (guest room), chambre d’enfant (children’s room).
- 📚 Spring cleaning is also popular in France—called nettoyage de printemps .