123 - 7 Types of Accommodations in French
Planning a trip to France and unsure about the types of accommodations? 🏡 In this episode, I'll walk you through the different types of accommodations in French, like ‘un hôtel’ (a hotel) and ‘un appartement’ (an apartment).
After the lesson, head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to practice!
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Transcript
Intro: Welcome to the French Made Easy podcast, where I give you all the basics you need to speak French clearly and confidently. I'm your host, Mathilde, and I'm a French teacher, mumpreneur, and bread and cheese lover. Join me as I dive into all things French for beginners, and deliver to you bite-sized and easy-to-follow lessons every Tuesday. Let's get started, "on commence"!
Hello everyone, bonjour à tous. 🧡 Welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast, this is episode number 123, numéro 123!
Today, we're learning some new vocabulary, all about the different types of accommodations in French, so for example a hotel, an apartment, a house, etc. Can be quite useful if you’re travelling!
Before we start, as always, if you're new to the podcast, please make sure you have your lesson's cheat sheet ready, so you can see the spelling of the words while you listen. When you finish this episode, you can visit the French Made Easy Exercise Library to download the lesson's exercises and practice what you've learned today. You'll find all the download links in the episode notes.
Let's get started. :
L'hôtel (hotel)
Nous avons pris le petit déjeuner à l'hôtel ce matin. (We had breakfast at the hotel this morning.)
La maison (house)
Mes grands-parents ont une maison à la campagne. (My grandparents have a house in the countryside.)
L'appartement (apartment)
Elle vit dans un appartement spacieux. (She lives in a spacious apartment.)
Le gîte (cottage)
Ils passeront le week-end dans un gîte à la montagne.(They will spend the weekend in a cottage in the mountains.)
L'auberge (hostel) / auberge de jeunesse (youth hostel)
Ils préfèrent rester à l'auberge pour économiser de l’argent. (They prefer to stay at the hostel to save money.)
La chambre d'hôte (bed and breakfast)
Notre chambre d'hôte est située près d'un vignoble.(Our bed and breakfast is located near a vineyard.)
Le camping (camping site)
Nous allons chaque été au camping près du lac. (We go to the camping site near the lake every summer.)
Alright, let’s do a quick recap!
L'hôtel (hotel)
La maison (house) 🏠
L'appartement (apartment)
Le gîte (cottage)
L'auberge (hostel) / auberge de jeunesse (youth hostel)
La chambre d'hôte (bed and breakfast)
Le camping (camping site) ⛺
Et voilà, now you know 7 types of accommodation in French. And that’s the end of today’s lesson, I hope you enjoyed it! If you want to practice, head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to download your exercises! All the links are on your podcast platforms.
À bientôt!