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Home & Household Flashcards

Learn the French words for rooms, furniture, appliances and housework, from la cuisine and la chambre to le lave-vaisselle and faire le ménage. The deck covers the floors of a building (le rez-de-chaussée, le premier étage), the faire phrases used for chores, and the room words English speakers often confuse.

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"The house" and "at home" in French?

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La maison. "À la maison" or "chez moi" both mean at home.

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"The flat" or "apartment" in French?

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L'appartement (m.). Un immeuble is a block of flats.

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"The kitchen" in French?

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La cuisine. It also means cooking: faire la cuisine means to cook.

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"The living room" in French?

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Le salon, or le séjour (la salle de séjour).

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"The bedroom" in French?

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La chambre, which is also a hotel room. Any room in general is une pièce.

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"The bathroom" and "the toilet" in French?

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La salle de bains (bath or shower room). Les toilettes or les WC, often a separate room in French homes.

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"The dining room" in French?

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La salle à manger.

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"The garden" and "the garage" in French?

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Le jardin, le garage.

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"The floor" and "the ceiling" in French?

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Le sol (le plancher for a wooden floor), le plafond.

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"The ground floor" and "the first floor" in French?

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Le rez-de-chaussée. Le premier étage is one floor above it (the second floor in US English).

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"The stairs" in French?

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L'escalier (m.), usually singular: "monter l'escalier" (to go upstairs).

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"The door" and "the window" in French?

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La porte, la fenêtre.

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"The wall" and "the roof" in French?

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Le mur, le toit.

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"The table" and "the chair" in French?

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La table, la chaise.

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"The sofa" and "the armchair" in French?

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Le canapé, le fauteuil.

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"The bed" and "the pillow" in French?

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Le lit, l'oreiller (m.).

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"The wardrobe" and "the cupboard" in French?

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L'armoire (f.), a free-standing wardrobe. Le placard, a built-in cupboard.

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"The fridge" and "the oven" in French?

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Le frigo (short for le réfrigérateur), le four.

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"The washing machine" and "the dishwasher" in French?

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La machine à laver (or le lave-linge). Le lave-vaisselle.

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"The kitchen sink" and "the bathroom sink" in French?

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L'évier (m., kitchen). Le lavabo (bathroom).

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"The shower" and "the bath" in French?

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La douche, la baignoire (the tub). "Prendre une douche" / "prendre un bain."

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"To turn on" and "to turn off the light" in French?

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Allumer la lumière. Éteindre la lumière.

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"The rent" and "the tenant" in French?

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Le loyer. Le locataire / la locataire. Louer means to rent (as tenant or landlord).

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"To do the housework" and "to do the dishes" in French?

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Faire le ménage. Faire la vaisselle.

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"To make the bed" and "to do the laundry" in French?

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Faire le lit. Faire la lessive.

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Study Tips for Home & Household

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Learn chores as faire phrases: faire le ménage, faire la vaisselle, faire la lessive, faire le lit, faire la cuisine. One verb, five fixed expressions.

2

Count floors the French way: le rez-de-chaussée is the ground floor, so le premier étage is one floor up. This matters for addresses, lift buttons and flat listings.

3

Learn every noun with its article, and flag the genders that surprise English speakers: l'armoire and la baignoire are feminine, while l'escalier and l'oreiller are masculine.

4

Keep la pièce (any room), la chambre (bedroom) and la salle (a room with a set use, as in la salle à manger) on separate cards. English uses 'room' for all three.

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