Rooms in a House in English

Table of contents

• Entryway
• Living room
• Kitchen
• Dining room
• Bedroom
• Bathroom
• Hallway
• Laundry room
• Nursery
• Attic
• Basement
• Pantry
• Rooftop
• Porch
• Balcony
• Garage

Entryway

/ˈɛn.tɹi.weɪ/

• Leave your shoes in the entryway before coming inside.
• The entryway has a bench where we sit to put on our boots.
• I hung a mirror in the entryway to check myself before leaving.
• The entryway is the first thing people see when they walk in.
• We have a small table in the entryway for keys and mail.
• The entryway opens directly into the living room.
• I need to sweep the entryway; there are leaves all over the floor.
• The entryway light turns on with a motion sensor.
• We put a welcome mat in the entryway.
• The entryway is narrow, so we keep it clear of clutter.
• We have an entryway bench with storage underneath for shoes.
• We added hooks in the entryway for backpacks and coats.
• The entryway leads to the hallway and then the kitchen.

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Living Room

/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ˌɹuːm/

• This living room is quite cozy.
• Let’s sit in the living room and talk.
• I’m in the living room.
• The kids are watching cartoons in the living room.
• We just bought a new couch for the living room.
• Please don’t eat your dinner in the living room.
• I fell asleep in the living room again. What time is it?
• Why is there popcorn all over the living room?
• Their living room gets great natural light in the afternoon.
• He’s in the living room, rearranging the furniture.
• We need to vacuum the living room before the guests arrive.
• They have a painting above the living room fireplace.

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Kitchen

/ˈkɪtʃɪn/

• Who left this mess in the kitchen? I just cleaned it.
• I need to clean the kitchen before dinner.
• She’s in the kitchen making pasta from scratch.
• We just remodeled our kitchen with new granite countertops.
• He left his keys on the kitchen counter again.
• The whole family gathered in the kitchen for breakfast.
• Their kitchen has a large island with bar stools.
• I spilled tea all over the kitchen floor.
• We should replace the kitchen faucet; it’s leaking.
• She spends most of her weekends testing recipes in the kitchen.

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Dining room

/ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ ˌɹuːm/

• We only use the dining room for special occasions.
• The dining room is right off the kitchen for easy serving.
• He hung a chandelier above the dining room table.
• Please clear your things out of the dining room before dinner.
• They have a large wooden table in their dining room.
• We need to paint the dining room a warmer color.
• She placed fresh flowers in the center of the dining room table.
• The dining room has a view of the backyard.
• He was working on his laptop at the dining room table again!

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Bedroom

/ˈbɛd.ɹuːm/

• I went to my bedroom to change clothes.
• She has a walk-in closet in her bedroom.
• Please make sure your bedroom is clean before guests arrive.
• He keeps a small desk in the corner of his bedroom.
• They painted the bedroom a calming shade of blue.
• The master bedroom has its own bathroom.
• I left my phone charging in the bedroom.
• She hung blackout curtains in the bedroom for better sleep.
• He was reading in bed when I walked into the bedroom.

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bathroom

/ˈbæθ.ɹuːm/

• Wait! I need to use the bathroom before we leave.
• She spent an hour getting ready in the bathroom.
• Can you grab me a fresh towel from the bathroom?
• They just renovated their bathroom.
• He left his toothbrush on the bathroom sink.
• Please don’t leave wet clothes on the bathroom floor.
• She hung a new shower curtain in the bathroom.
• We need to replace the bathroom mirror; it’s cracked.
• He was brushing his teeth in the bathroom when the phone rang.

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Hallway

/ˈhɑːl.weɪ/

• Walk down the hallway to the last door on the left.
• The kids were running in the hallway and I told them to stop.
• Our hallway connects the living room to the bedrooms.
• I put a long rug in the hallway to make it feel warmer.
• We hung family photos along the hallway wall.
• The bathroom is at the end of the hallway.
• I bumped into my brother in the hallway.
• The hallway leads to all three bedrooms and the bathroom.
• He stood in the hallway waiting for the bathroom to open up.
• I heard footsteps in the hallway late at night.
• The hallway is the main path between the bedrooms and the living room.
• She walked down the hallway from her bedroom to the bathroom.

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Laundry room

/ˈlɑndri ˌɹum/

• Can you grab the clothes from the laundry room?
• The laundry room is a mess right now.
• Someone’s using the laundry room, so I’ll wait.
• He left his wet clothes in the washer for three days, and now the laundry room smells like a swamp.
• I do laundry every Sunday in the laundry room.
• The washing machine in the laundry room is broken.
• We just renovated the laundry room.
• There’s not much space in the laundry room.
• The laundry room is right next to the kitchen.
• We use the laundry room for storage too.
• Our apartment building has a shared laundry room.
• You need coins to use the machines in the laundry room.
• The laundry room is on the first floor.
• It gets busy in the laundry room at night.
• Someone left their clothes in the laundry room again.
• I bumped into my neighbor in the laundry room.

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Nursery

/ˈnɝː.sɚ.i/

• The baby is sleeping in the nursery.
• We just finished decorating the nursery.
• Can you grab the diapers from the nursery?
• I heard the baby crying in the nursery.
• The nursery is right next to our bedroom.
• The monitor is on—check the nursery.
• The nursery still needs curtains.
• We painted the nursery light blue.
• She’s setting up the nursery before the baby arrives.

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Attic

/ˈæt̬.ɪk/

• I think it’s in the attic.
• I left those boxes up in the attic.
• Have you ever been in the attic?
• The attic is really dusty.
• I heard a noise coming from the attic.
• We keep all our holiday decorations in the attic.
• The attic is full of old stuff.
• Let’s clean out the attic this weekend.
• I found some old photos in the attic.
• We use the attic for storage.
• There might be a leak in the attic.
• The electrician had to go into the attic.
• We’re thinking of turning the attic into a bedroom.
• Something smells weird in the attic.
• The cat somehow got into the attic.
• That house has a creepy attic.

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Basement

/ˈbeɪs.mənt/

• The basement flooded after that storm.
• The basement is full of old cobwebs.
• There’s a tornado warning—everyone get to the basement!
• We rode out the storm in the basement.
• The basement is the best place to take shelter.
• I need to check the circuit breaker in the basement.
• The basement smells musty.

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Pantry

/ˈpæn.tɹi/

• I need to go through the pantry and see what we need.
• We stocked up the pantry for the winter.
• The pantry is fully stocked.
• Can you grab a can of tomatoes from the pantry?
• We have canned goods in the pantry that never expire.
• I cleaned out the pantry and found stuff from last year.
• We need to organize the pantry—it’s a disaster.
• Everything is pantry-friendly.
• We keep bulk items in the pantry.
• The pantry door won’t close because it’s too full.

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Rooftop

/ˈɹuːf.tɑːp/

• We have a shared rooftop in our building.
• My apartment has rooftop access.
• Let’s go up to the rooftop and watch the sunset.
• We live on the top floor, so we have a private rooftop deck.
• They’re having a rooftop party tonight.
• We had dinner on the rooftop.
• It’s a great spot to hang out on the rooftop.
• You can see the whole skyline from the rooftop.
• We watched the fireworks from the rooftop.
• It’s peaceful up on the rooftop at night.
• There’s a leak in the rooftop.
• We need to get the rooftop repaired before winter.
• The landlord finally fixed the rooftop drainage.
• The rooftop door is locked for liability reasons.
• Make sure you have permission to use the rooftop.

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Porch

/pɔːɹtʃ/

• Come on out. I’m on the porch.
• I love sitting on the screened porch when it rains.
• The porch swing is my happy place.
• We wrapped the porch with Christmas lights.
• The porch light burned out again.
• That porch step is loose. Someone’s gonna trip.
• I need to sweep the porch. It’s covered in leaves.
• I’ll meet you out front—I’m on the porch.
• The neighbors waved from their porch.
• We just sat on the porch and talked for like two hours.
• Pull up a chair. I’m on the porch.

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Balcony

/ˈbæl.kə.ni/

• I’m gonna go sit on the balcony for a bit.
• It’s so nice out. Let’s hang out on the balcony.
• I just go out on the balcony and breathe for a minute.
• We picked this apartment mostly for the balcony.
• My building doesn’t have a balcony.
• I love sitting on the balcony when it rains.
• It’s finally cool enough to use the balcony again.
• We sat on the balcony and watched the sunset.
• You can hear the city from the balcony. I love it.
• The guy next door smokes on his balcony and it drifts right into mine.
• The landlord said no grills on the balcony.

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Garage

/ɡəˈɹɑːʒ/

• We have a two-car garage, so we don’t have to park on the street.
• Don’t forget to close the garage door; it’s supposed to rain tonight.
• I’m looking for a house with an attached garage so I don’t have to walk outside in the winter.
• I need to change the oil in the garage this weekend.
• He spends every Sunday tinkering in the garage, fixing his motorcycle.
• The Christmas decorations are in a box in the garage.
• We need to clean out the garage; there’s no room to park the car anymore.
• I keep the lawnmower and gardening tools in the garage.
• My dad turned the garage into a woodworking shop.
• The band practices in the garage every Thursday.
• I’m going to the garage to grab a hammer.
• We’re having a garage sale this Friday to sell our old furniture.
• He turned half the garage into a man cave with a TV and a couch.
• We have a basketball hoop mounted above the garage door.

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