Housing & Living

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Starts with a vowel, so the masculine article becomes l'.

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Can refer to a male or female owner, though the article is masculine in general terms.

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Common noun used when discussing monthly housing expenses.

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Refers to the person renting the property.

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Irregular plural: 'le bail' becomes 'les baux'.

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Used almost exclusively in the plural form in this context.

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Often used when describing the surrounding area of a home.

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Refers collectively to the people living nearby.

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Derived from the verb 'déménager'.

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Often shortened colloquially to 'la coloc'.

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Can be masculine or feminine depending on the roommate.

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A one-room apartment with a combined living and sleeping area.

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Starts with a mute h, requiring l'.

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Invariable in the plural: 'les rez-de-chaussée'.

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Use 'au [number] étage' for floor locations.

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Essential noun for anyone living on upper floors.

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Takes masculine article 'le'.

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Feminine noun for subterranean storage spaces.

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Often used for top-floor storage beneath the roof.

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Crucial term when discussing housing comfort and utilities.

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Often paired with verbs like 'faire' or 'entreprendre'.

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Intransitive verb; uses the preposition 'dans' before the new home.

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Can mean moving out or the entire moving process.

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Used both by tenants (renting) and landlords (letting out).

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Past participle used as an adjective; feminine form is 'meublée'.