Module 2 of the free French course (CEFR A1, completed), lesson 26 of 30: The rooms of a house: la cuisine and la chambre you know, add le salon (living room). On this page: 7 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 26.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| le salon | the living room | luh sah-LOH(n) |
| la salle de bains | the bathroom | lah sahl duh BA(n) |
| la salle à manger | the dining room | lah sahl ah mah(n)-ZHAY |
| l'escaliermasculine — the article elides to l' | the stairs | less-kah-LYAY |
| le garage | the garage | luh gah-RAHZH |
| la pièce | the room | lah PYEHS |
| l'étagemasculine — the article elides to l' | the floor of a building | lay-TAHZH |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
The rooms of a house: la cuisine and la chambre you know; add le salon (living room), la salle de bains (bathroom), la salle à manger (dining room).
Dans ma maison, il y a… — describe your real home, room by room.
la salle de bains keeps the s of bains even for one bathroom, and la salle à manger takes à, not de.
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