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Household

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Description

Household (la maison)

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English French
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the door la porte  
a bedroom une chambre  
a room une pièce  
the basement le sous-sol  
the kitchen la cuisine  
the window la fenêtre  
a house une maison  
a bed un lit  
a table une table  
a chair une chaise  
a cup une tasse  
a knife un couteau  
a fork une fourchette  
a plate une assiette  
a glass un verre   
a spoon une cuillère  
the stairs l'escalier  
the floor (ground) le sol, le parterre  
a floor (of a building) un étage  
the ceiling le plafond  
the roof le toit  
the shower la douche  
the airconditioning l'aire climatisé  
a bottle une bouteille  
the bathroom la salle de bain
  
the living room le salon  
a towel une serviette  
the garden le jardin  
the sofa le sofa  

 

Helpful verbs

avoir besoin de ("need"), être ("be"), monter ("to go up"), s'asseoir ("to sit down")

avoir besoin de
J'ai besoin d'un couteau =" I need a knife"
 
être
La douche est au sous-sol = "The shower is in the basement"
 
monter
Il faut monter au deuxième étage = "You have to go up to the second floor"
 
s'asseoir
Je vais m'asseoir sur le sofa = "I'm going to sit down on the sofa"
 
You can learn the conjugation of these verbs here.
 
You can use the BonPatron Grammar Guide to test your knowledge on a wide variety of verbs and nouns.
 
 

Grammar Point: object pronouns

Object pronouns (e.g.: "me", "it", "him", etc. in English) come BEFORE the verb in French. For example, "David sees her" = David la voit; "Laura wants it" = Laura le veut. Consult our Grammar Guide to learn more about direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns and the order of pronouns.
 
 

Exercises

Give the English equivalent:

un lit =
une cuillère =
la douche =
un verre =

Give the French equivalent:

a knife =
a plate =
the window =
the door =
the ceiling =
a towel =

Go to BonPatron.com and translate the following:

1. There are three bedrooms and a small kitchen in this house.

2. I need a big spoon.

3. I think your daughter is in the bathroom.

After producing your own grammatically correct translation on BonPatron.com, you can check your answer by typing R below:

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