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.
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| PARTS OF THE HOME + USEFUL VOCAB | |
| air conditioning | la climatisation |
| attic | le grenier |
| basement | le sous-sol |
| balcony | le balcon |
| ceiling | le plafond |
| chimney | 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 + MAIN CONTENTS | |
| kitchen | la cuisine |
| - kitchen table | table de cuisine |
| - refrigerator | le réfrigérateur |
| - oven | le four |
| bedroom | la chambre à coucher |
| - bed | le bed |
| - 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 | la salle à manger |
| - 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 |
| A FEW 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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- rooms in the house
- kitchen vocabulary
- furniture vocabulary
- living room vocabulary
- bathroom and toiletries vocabulary
- conversation lesson – the home
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