L’appartement: The apartment La chambre: The bedroom Le salon: The living room La salle à manger: The dining room La cuisine: The kitchen La salle de bains: The bathroom Le garage: The garage Le jardin: The garden La terrasse: The terrace Verbs Relating to House and Home Habiter: To live Louer: To rent Acheter: To buy Vendre: To sell Rénover: To renovate Nettoyer: To clean Ranger: To tidy up Déménager: To move house Adjectives to Describe a House or Home Beau/ Belle: Beautiful Propre: Clean Sale: Dirty Grand/ Grande: Big Petit/ Petite: Small Moderne: Modern Ancien/ Ancienne: Old Confortable: Comfortable Inconfortable: Uncomfortable Useful phrases about House and Home J'habite dans une maison/un appartement.: I live in a house/an apartment. Ma chambre est grande/petite.: My bedroom is big/small. J'aime ma maison parce qu'elle est confortable.: I like my house because it is comfortable. Je n'aime pas ma chambre parce qu'elle est sale.: I don’t like my bedroom because it is dirty. Je voudrais déménager dans une maison plus grande.: I would like to move to a bigger house. Mentioning Problems and Solutions This section can help you express problems at home and how things can be fixed. Remember to revise the conditional tense (would) for these sentences. La salle de bains est sale, il faudrait la nettoyer.: The bathroom is dirty, it should be cleaned. Ma chambre est trop petite, je voudrais une plus grande.: My bedroom is too small, I would like a bigger one. La cuisine est ancienne, elle a besoin d'être rénovée.: The kitchen is old, it needs to be renovated.