The English words for rooms, furniture, household jobs and renting a place, each with its CEFR level.
For anyone who wants to describe their home, rent a flat or talk about everyday chores.
Home vocabulary is mostly A1 and A2, which makes it one of the fastest topics to finish. The higher words (mortgage, tenant, landlord) are the ones you need the moment you rent or buy a place.
Beginners building everyday vocabulary, and anyone about to rent a flat or share a house in an English-speaking country.
Go room by room: name everything in the kitchen, then the bathroom, then the bedroom. Label things around your own home for a week if you can. The rental words are worth learning together, because they always come up together.
Is the apartment expensive?
This armchair is comfortable.
The balcony is small.
Go to the basement.
I will take a hot bath before bed.
I need a bathroom.
The bed is comfortable.
Is that the bedroom?
The bin is full.
Here is a blanket.
I made a bookcase.
The pressure kept building.
This carpet is beautiful.
The ceiling fell through.
My cellar is flooded.
Pick up the chair.
The shirt is clean.
My new cooker is much faster than my old one.
The cupboard is full.
They lowered the curtain.
She hugged a cushion.
Who helped you decorate?
The desk looks tidy.
Please load the dirty dishes into the dishwasher.
We opened the door.
Then he runs downstairs.
This is a drawer.
Dust off your jacket.
I sleep with a duvet.
I hopped the fence.
They sat by the fireplace.
The battery is flat.
The floor is dry.
Do you have a freezer?
The fridge is empty!
Wooden furniture is heavy.
Our garage is messy.
Go to the garden.
I spent time gardening.
The gate was locked.
The hall was dark.
Heating costs a lot.
We love our home.
This house is beautiful.
We share the housework.
Iron helps us play.
Bring me the kettle.
Give us the key.
The kitchen faces south.
Give me a lamp.
Are you a landlord?
Hang out the laundry!
The lawn looks nice.
Lift your legs up.
The lock was changed.
Clean up the mess.
Open the microwave door.
I see a mirror.
He had a mortgage.
You should move here.
I am your neighbour.
I know this neighbourhood.
The oven is on.
A different pillow, please.
Plug in the microphone.
The radiator is broken.
He pays rent regularly.
Get off my roof.
Is your room big?
Pick up your rubbish.
I ruined the rug.
I need another sheet.
He reached that shelf.
Go and shower first.
The sink is pink.
Hide behind the sofa.
He sat down on the last stair to wait for his friend.
Go sweep the floor!
Switch on the light.
Any table will do.
Turn the tap off.
The previous tenant took care of the apartment.
The desk looks tidy.
Use the other toilet.
I forgot my towel.
Take your brother upstairs.
Who built this wall?
There was a wardrobe.
My washing machine broke.
Roll the window down.
She has a yard.
Some example sentences come from the Tatoeba Project (tatoeba.org), CC BY 2.0 FR. The rest were written for MindDory. Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
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