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Rooms in a House by Bruce Sallee and David Hebert

In this vocabulary list, you'll learn words for parts of the house and various rooms.

Table 20-5

Rooms

French	English
le balcon	balcony
la buanderie	laundry room
le bureau	study
la cave	cellar
la chambre	bedroom
le couloir	hall
la cuisine	kitchen
un étage	floor, story
les escaliers (m)	stairs
le garage	garage
le grenier	attic
le jardin	garden
la marche	step
la porte	door
le sous-sol	basement
la salle à manger	dining room
la salle de séjour	living room
le salon	living room
le toit	roof
dedans	inside
dehors	outside
en haut	upstairs
en bas	downstairs

Want an easy and fun way to practice the French words for rooms of the house? Why not play the Parker Brothers game Clue in French? Not too many people have conservatories or ballrooms in the house, or even a library or study, for that matter, but it's still good practice. Simply use the rooms from the vocabulary list in Table 20-5 and rename the rooms to whatever you like. Following is a list of translations for the weapons and some rooms, should you decide to play.

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