Talking about your room in French

‎ 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.‎
• Il n’y a pas de bureau - There isn’t a desk.‎
• Je n’ai pas de table de nuit - I don’t have a bedside table.‎

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

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

• un placard - a cupboard
• un tapis - a rug
• un mur - a wall
• une bibliothèque - a bookcase
• une armoire - a wardrobe
• une commode - a chest of drawers

• une table de nuit - a bedside table
• une chaise - a chair
• une lampe - a lamp
• des rideaux - curtains

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: ‎

For example:‎

• Le lit est à côté de la table de nuit - The bed is next to the bedside table.‎
• Il y a un bureau sous la fenêtre et il y a une lampe sur le bureau - There is a desk ‎under the window and there is a lamp on the desk.‎
• J’ai beaucoup de livres dans ma bibliothèque - I have lots of books in my ‎bookcase.‎
• La commode est entre l’armoire et la porte - The chest of drawers is between the ‎wardrobe and the door.‎
• Je n’ai pas de posters sur les murs - I don’t have any posters on the walls.‎

Quiz

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