La Maison — the home in French | Vocabulary
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The rooms of the house in French — la cuisine, la chambre, la salle de bain — each with audio. The home, room by room. This French home room by room vocabulary list gives you 16 essential words — from la cuisine (the kitchen) to le frigo (the fridge) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about home room by room, then test yourself with the games below.
La Maison
The home, room by room
Les pièces · the rooms
Dans la maison
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📘 Home words in action
- la pièce = a room (any) · la chambre = the BEDroom only — un appartement de trois pièces.
- chez + person = at someone’s home: chez moi (at my place), on va chez Paul.
- I live in: j’habite à Paris, dans un appartement, en banlieue.
- la salle de bains vs les toilettes — in France they’re often separate rooms; ask for les toilettes.
- Chores: faire le ménage (clean), faire la vaisselle (dishes), ranger sa chambre (tidy up).
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bedroom = la ___ (not « pièce ») (specific room)
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chambre
at Paul’s place = ___ Paul (preposition)
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chez
to do the dishes = faire la ___ (chore)
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vaisselle
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How do you say « the kitchen »? (recall)
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la cuisine
What does « la chambre » mean? (recall)
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the bedroom
How do you say « the toilet »? (recall)
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les toilettes
What does « le jardin » mean? (recall)
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the garden
How do you say « the door »? (recall)
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la porte
What does « l’escalier » mean? (recall)
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the stairs
How do you say « the table »? (recall)
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la table
What does « le canapé » mean? (recall)
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the sofa
Go further: this chart is one small piece — get the full picture in our guide French for absolute beginners — your first 40 words.
Rooms of the house in French — FAQ
How do you say common home room by room words in French?
For example: the kitchen is « la cuisine », the living room is « le salon », the bedroom is « la chambre ». The full list above has 16 French home room by room words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
What are the most useful French home room by room words to learn first?
Start with the basics: la cuisine (the kitchen), le salon (the living room), la chambre (the bedroom), la salle de bains (the bathroom), les toilettes (the toilet), le bureau (the office/study). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
How can I memorise French home room by room vocabulary?
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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