Lesson 26.04A2

House & Home

Rooms and furniture vocabulary, plus the everyday verb habiter (to live/reside), which is slightly more flexible than English 'live' about the preposition before a city.

Grammar Comparison

habiter can take the place directly, with à optional before a city

French

J'habite Paris. or J'habite à Paris. (I live in Paris — à is optional before a city)

English

I live in Paris.

habiter can be used transitively (habiter Paris) or with à (habiter à Paris) — both are correct and common. This is slightly more flexible than English, which always needs 'in' before a city ('I live in Paris', never just 'I live Paris') — French lets you drop the preposition and treat the city name like a direct object instead.

Vocabulary

French	Pronunciation	English
la maison	lah may-ZOHN	the house
l'appartement	lah-par-tuh-MAHN	the apartment
la cuisine	lah kwee-ZEEN	the kitchen
la chambre	lah SHAHM-bruh	the bedroom
la salle de bain	lah sal duh bahn	the bathroom
le salon	luh sah-LOHN	the living room
le jardin	luh zhar-DAHN	the garden
habiter	ah-bee-TAY	to live, reside
le loyer	luh lwah-YAY	the rent
déménager	day-may-nah-ZHAY	to move (house)
les meubles	lay MUH-bluh	the furniture
la clé	lah klay	the key

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