How Do You Say House in French?
House is French is âla maisonâ. Itâs a feminine French word.
La maison est grande â the house is big.
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How Do You Translate Home in French?
The notion of home in French is a bit more difficult to translate. You can use âla maisonâ :
On est Ă la maison â weâre home !
A common way to translate the notion of home in French is â(mon) chez moiâ.
Ici, câest (mon) chez moi â here, itâs my home.
Youâll modify the stress pronoun (the âmoiâ) to match the subject :
- for je: chez moi,
- for tu : chez toi,
- for il: chez lui,
- for elle: chez elle,
- for on: chez soi,
- for nous: chez nous,
- for vous: chez vous,
- for ils: chez eux,
- for elles: chez ellesâŠ
- or use a name : chez Pierre, chez AnneâŠ
What Are the French Names of The Various Rooms in a House?
- lâentrĂ©e â entrance, foyer
- la salle de sĂ©jour â family room
- le salon â (fancy) living room
- le bureau â office
- la chambre â bedroom
- la salle Ă manger â dining room
- la cuisine â kitchen
- le garage â garage
- lâatelier â workshop
- la buanderie â linen / laundry room
- le sous-sol â basement
- le grenier â attic
- la cave â cellar
Kitchen in French = La Cuisine
- la cuisine â kitchen
- le frigo â refrigerator
- le congĂ©lateur â freezer
- lâĂ©vier (m) â sink
- la cuisiniĂšre Ă gaz â gas stove
- la cuisiniĂšre Ă©lectrique â electric stove
- le four â oven
- le micro-ondes â microwaves
- les provisions (f) â food
Learn the French house vocabulary as a longer list and then illustrated within the context of the real-life like story translated into English and recorded in French at different levels of enunciation (traditional and modern) in my French learning method.
A new approach to learning both traditional and modern French logically structured for English speakers.
Living-room in French = Le salon
- le salon â living room
- le divan â couch
- le fauteuil â armchair
- les bibelots (m) â knick-knacks
- lâĂ©tagĂšre (f) â shelf
- le bureau â desk
- le lustre â chandelier (more French light vocabulary)
- le tĂ©lĂ©viseur â TV set
- la stĂ©rĂ©o â stereo
- le tableau â painting in a frame (art)
Bedroom in French = la chambre
- la piĂšce = room (any room)
- la chambre = bedroom (not any room)
- la chambre Ă coucher = bedroom (very specific)
- le lit â bed
- le matelas â mattress
- le drap-housse â fitted sheet
- le drap normal â flat sheet
- la couverture (en laine) â (wool) blanket
- le dessus-de-lit â bedspread
- lâoreiller (m) â pillow
- la table de chevet â night stand
- la lampe de chevet â bedside lamp
- le rĂ©veil (Ă©lectronique) â (electronic) alarm clock
- la penderie â wardrobe
- la commode â dresser
- le tiroir â drawer
- le linge â laundry
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Bathroom in French = La Salle de Bains
More about how to ask where the bathroom is in French + French bathroom vocabulary.
- la salle de bains â bathroom
- la baignoire â bathtub
- la douche â shower
- le carrelage â tiles
- le lavabo â sink
- les toilettes (f) â the toilet
Various French House Terms
- lâallĂ©e (f) â driveway, pathway
- le jardin â garden
- la cour â courtyard
- la porte â door
- la porte dâentrĂ©e â front door
- le couloir â corridor
- le mur â a wall
- le tapis â carpet
- la moquette â wall to wall carpeting
- la cheminĂ©e â fireplace
- la fenĂȘtre â window
- le rideau â curtain
- le porte manteau â coat rack
- le papier peint â wallpaper
- lâĂ©tage (m) â floor
- lâascenseur â elevator
- les escaliers (m) â staircase
- le plafond â ceiling
- le sol â the ground / the floor (as opposite to the ceiling)
- le plancher â hardwood floor
- le carrelage â tile floor
If youâd like to help me make a better list, please suggest more French house terms in French with English translation in the comment below and Iâll add your suggestions to the list. Thank you!
How To Count Floors in French?
The French word for floor is âlâĂ©tageâ.
In French, we count the floors from one floor up from the ground/street level. So the street level floor is âle rez-de-chaussĂ©eâ. Then you have âle premier Ă©tageâ, âle deuxiĂšme Ă©tageâ, âle troisiĂšme Ă©tageâ and so onâŠ
So watch out! The floor your rental apartment is on may be one floor up than what you expected!
Since buildings are often quite old in France, they donât always have an elevator. And if they do, chances are it will be very small⊠You may actually have to put your bags in the elevator, then climb the stairs and call the loaded elevator to your floor!
How to say Porch in French?
Many houses in the US feature a porch. It can be a closed or an open porch. Itâs not something very common in France. Just like the wooden deck, some 19th century âbeachâ houses â like in Arcachon â would have an open porch, but itâs not a typical French feature.
So how would you translate porch in French? Itâs a bit tricky. The dictionary would tell you that the translation for porch is âun porcheâ.
OK. However a French person may never have seen a typical American house porch⊠In which case youâd have to describe the idea to them.
How to say an open porch in French?
To translation the notion of an open porch, I would say âune galerie en boisâ.
Devant ma maison, il y a un galerie en bois avec une jolie barriĂšre et des fauteuil en osier pour sâasseoir et boire un thĂ© glacĂ©.
In front of my house, thereâs a wooden porch with a pretty fence and wicker armchairs to sit down and enjoy an iced-tea.
How to say a closed porch in French?
To translate the notion of a closed porch in French, we would say âune vĂ©randaâ, or âune salle-Ă -manger dâĂ©tĂ©â (a summer dinning-room !!).
Quand jâhabitais Ă Boston, sur le cĂŽtĂ© de ma maison il y avait une salle-Ă -manger dâĂ©tĂ© : une piĂšce avec des fenĂȘtres partout et des moustiquaires, un peu comme une vĂ©randa fermĂ©e.
When I lived in Boston, on the side to my house, there was a closed porch: a room full of windows with mosquito screens, a bit like a closed verandah.
How to say balcony in French?
Who hasnât seen pictures of typical Paris apartments featuring beautiful balconies with wrought iron?
A balcony in French is called âun balconâ. It can be very narrow and extend just in front of a window, or be like an outdoor path sticking out of the building wall. Sometimes a balcony leads to a patio.
In any case, having even a small balcony in a city apartment can be a real luxury!
How do you say a deck, a patio in French? This will be part of my French garden vocabulary lesson. You may also enjoy my lesson about French home repair words.
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Houses in France video
Finally, would you like to know how French houses look like? Here is a fun, unscripted âliveâ practice video I shot in my home town of Paimpol, Brittany, France.
Although there are many beautiful older houses in France, and the look and architecture of the French houses vary tremendously throughout the various regions of France, youâll see that not every French house is an old traditional stone houseâŠ
This video comes with French subtitles I personally checked and a YouTube auto-generated English translation.
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