French Beginner: House and Location

📚 Essential Vocabulary

Explore how to talk about where you live in French! This vocabulary table introduces common words and phrases for describing homes and locations — from cozy bedrooms to countryside villages. Practice with the table, read the sample sentences, and finish with a quick quiz to test your knowledge. Perfect for beginners.

FrenchEnglish
une chambrea bedroom
j'habiteI live
une maison individuellea detached house
une maison jumeléea semi-detached house
une maison de plain-pieda bungalow
en banlieuein the suburbs
à la campagnein the countryside
à la montagnein the mountains
dans un villagein a village
en villein town

📘 Sample Sentences

  • J’habite en ville. – I live in town.
  • Ma maison est à la campagne. – My house is in the countryside.
  • Il habite dans un village. – He lives in a village.
  • Nous avons une chambre confortable. – We have a comfortable bedroom.
  • Elle habite dans une maison jumelée. – She lives in a semi-detached house.
  • Tu habites en banlieue ? – Do you live in the suburbs?

🎯 Action for Further Learning

  • Write 3 sentences about where you live using words from the table.
  • Ask a friend or classmate: “Tu habites où ?” and reply in French.
  • Draw or label your ideal home and describe it in French.

🧪 Mini Quiz: Test your French Location Vocabulary!

1. j'habite dans un village.

2. Elle habite dans une maison individuelle.

3. J'ai une maison à la campagne.

4. Il a une maison de plain-pied à la montagne.

5. Tu habites en ville?

Culture Spark: What's on a French breakfast table?

Tiny quiz. Big curiosity.

French breakgfast

☕ Ever wondered what the French eat with their morning coffee or hot chocolate? This one-question quiz explores a classic breakfast habit—quick, curious, and delicious!


Usually, a simple French breakfast includes hot chocolate or coffee and...?

Select one correct answer:

🎉 Très bien! a tartine is the correct answer! 🇫🇷
Reveal the correct answer

Answer: tartines (slices of baguette with butter and jam) is a French breakfast staple. If you thought of croissants, you are not far off. Croissants are also very popular.

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Each quiz is bite-sized and learner-friendly. Pick your next dish!

Spanish Beginner: Days and Months

📅 Días de la semana y meses del año

🔍 Did you know that Monday to Friday were named after visible celestial bodies such as the moon and planets visible to the naked eye? When learning, see if you can guess which ones!

Días de la semanaDays of the week
lunesMonday
martesTuesday
miércolesWednesday
juevesThursday
viernesFriday
sábadoSaturday
domingoSunday
Meses del añoMonths of the year
eneroJanuary
febreroFebruary
marzoMarch
abrilApril
mayoMay
junioJune
julioJuly
agostoAugust
septiembreSeptember
octubreOctober
noviembreNovember
diciembreDecember

🧪 Quiz: Ready to test your Spanish calendar vocab?

Click below to match the Spanish days and months with their English meanings. Can you get full marks without peeking?

French Beginner: Opinions and reasons

💬 French Opinions Vocabulary

Who doesn't love giving their opinion about anything and everything? Most of us, sure. The French are no exception. The ones below are the most common ones.

FrenchEnglish
J’aime ça.I like it. / I like that.
J’adore ça.I love it. / I love that.
Ça va.It’s OK.
Je n’aime pas ça.I don’t like it. / I don’t like that.
Je déteste ça.I hate it. / I hate that.
C’est créatif.It’s creative.
C’est ennuyeux.It’s boring.
C’est inutile.It’s useless. / It’s pointless.
C’est nul.It’s rubbish.
C’est passionnant.It’s exciting.
📌 Top Tip: Repetition is important. Repeat the quiz until you get full marks without having to rely on the vocabulary given. It does not have to be now. You can always come back and try another time.

Spanish Beginner: Shops and Stores

🛍️ Spanish Vocabulary: Shops & Stores

If you cannot remember how to name most shops in Spanish, here's a quick refresher before you dive into the quiz!

🧠 Fun fact: Most of these shop names are feminine nouns in Spanish.

Spanish shops vocabulary illustration
Spanish English
carniceríabutcher’s
chocolateríachocolate shop
joyeríajewellery shop
panaderíabaker’s
papeleríastationery shop
perfumeríaperfume shop
pescaderíafishmonger’s
tienda de disfracesfancy dress shop
tienda de ropaclothes shop
zapateríashoe shop

🧪 Quiz: Test your Spanish shops Vocabulary

Click below to match the Spanish shops and/or stores names with their English meanings. ¡Buena suerte!

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