House and furniture

House vocabulary

‎ Describing what is in your bedroom

To ask someone what is in their bedroom, use the following question:‎

• Qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ta chambre? - What is in your bedroom?‎

To reply and describe your bedroom, use either il y a (there is/there are) or j’ai (I have), ‎followed by the item. To say what you don’t have use il n’y a pas de (there isn’t a/ there ‎aren’t any) or je n’ai pas de (I don’t have a).‎

• Dans ma chambre, il y a un lit - In my bedroom, there is a bed.‎
• J’ai une armoire et une commode - I have a wardrobe and a chest of drawers.‎

Here are some useful words to describe what you might have in your bedroom:‎

• un lit - bed
• des lits superposés - bunk beds
• un coussin - cushion
• un bureau - desk
• un ordinateur - computer
• un livre - book

• un placard - cupboard
• une moquette - carpet
• un mur - wall
• une bibliothèque - bookcase
• une armoire - wardrobe
• une commode - chest of drawers

• une table de nuit - bedside table
• une chaise - chair
• une lampe - lamp
• des rideaux - curtains
• un tapis - rug

Using adjectives to describe your room - colours

You can add more information about your bedroom furniture by including colours. ‎

The colour must go after the furniture items, as colours are adjectives. The ‎colours must also agree with the nouns, and many change when they are feminine or ‎plural. The exceptions are: marron (brown) and orange (orange) which do NOT change. ‎

• J’ai un lit bleu - I have a blue bed.‎
• Dans ma chambre, il y a une armoire blanche - In my bedroom, there is a white ‎wardrobe.‎
• Les rideaux sont verts - The curtains are green.‎

Here are some colours you could use to describe your bedroom:‎

Other adjectives to describe your room

You can use a variety of adjectives to describe your bedroom. As chambre (bedroom) is a ‎feminine word, the adjectives must agree with the noun, even when they are not right ‎next to the noun:‎

• Ma chambre est assez petite et confortable - My bedroom is quite small and ‎comfortable.‎

To use the word ‘it’ to talk about your bedroom, say elle, because chambre is a feminine ‎word:‎

• J’aime ma chambre parce qu’elle est grande - I like my room because it is big.‎
• Je n’aime pas ranger ma chambre. Elle est toujours en désordre - I don’t like ‎tidying my room. It is always messy.‎

Here are some useful words and phrases you could use to describe your bedroom:‎

• grande - big
• petite - small
• confortable - comfortable
• douillette - cosy

• bien rangée - tidy
• en désordre - messy
• calme - quiet
• bruyante - noisy

• j’ai ma propre chambre - I have my own bedroom
• je partage ma chambre - I share my room
• je range ma chambre - I tidy my room

Using prepositions to describe where things are in your room

A preposition of place describes where something is in relation to something else.‎ Here are some useful prepositions of place you can use to describe where things are in ‎your room: ‎

Prepositions with de often need to be followed with a definite article:

• With masculine singular nouns, de + le becomes du.

• With plural nouns, de + les becomes des.

• Before a vowel or silent h, de becomes d’.

For example:

La table est à côté du lit – The table is next to the bed

L’armoire est à droite de la lampe – The wardrobe is to the right of the lamp

Quiz

Watch the video and find out how much you know about describing your room in French with this short quiz.