French Vocabulary For The Home

Lexique de la maison

The following table offer an overview for vocabulary for the home in French. This list includes names for parts of the house with words for rooms and furniture, as well as a few key verbs. We’ve include links vocabulary lists offering terms in greater detail.

Items and places found in the home

air conditioning la climatisation
attic le grenier
basement le sous-sol
balcony le balcon
ceiling le plafond
chimney, fireplace la cheminée
corridor, hallway le couloir
driveway l’allée (privée) (f)
electricity l’électricité (f)
furnace la chaudière
heating le chauffage
house la maison
mailbox la boîte à lettre
plumbing la plomberie, la tuyauterie
porch la véranda, la terrace
roof le plafond
stairs l’escalier (m)
water l’eau (f)
window la fenêtre

Rooms in the home and respective furnishings

Kitchen – la cuisine

kitchen table la table de cuisine
refrigerator le réfrigérateur
oven le four

Bedroom – la chambre à coucher

bed le lit
dresser la commode

Bathroom – la salle de bain(s)

toilet la toilette
bathroom sink le lavabo
bathtub la baignoire

Living room – le salon

sofa le sofa, le canapé
arm chair le fauteuil
television la télévision

Garage – le garage

garage la voiture
bicycle le vélo

Den – le bureau

desk le bureau, le secrétaire
chair la chaise
computer l’ordinateur

Dining room

dining table la table de salle à manger

Laundry room – la buanderie

washing machine la machine à laver, le lave-linge
dryer le sèche-linge

Useful verbs

to buy a home, house acheter une maison
to carry out repairs faire des réparations
to clean the house nettoyer la maison
to do house cleaning faire lé menage
to fix, do it yourself bricoler
to make your bed faire le lit
to move in emmenager
to move out déménager
to paint peindre
to rent a house louer une maison
to restore a house restaurer une maison
to sell a house vendre une maison

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