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Hello everyone, bonjour à tous. 𧥠Welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast, this is episode number 123, numÊro 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 youâre 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'hĂ´tel (hotel)Nous avons pris le petit dĂŠjeuner Ă l'hĂ´tel ce matin. (We had breakfast at the hotel this morning.)
La maison (house)Mes grands-parents ont une maison Ă 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 gĂŽte (cottage)Ils passeront le week-end dans un gĂŽte Ă la montagne.(They will spend the weekend in a cottage in the mountains.)
L'auberge (hostel) / auberge de jeunesse (youth hostel)Ils prĂŠfèrent rester Ă l'auberge pour ĂŠconomiser de lâargent. (They prefer to stay at the hostel to save money.)
La chambre d'hôte (bed and breakfast)Notre chambre d'hôte est situÊe près d'un vignoble.(Our bed and breakfast is located near a vineyard.)
Le camping (camping site)Nous allons chaque ÊtÊ au camping près du lac. (We go to the camping site near the lake every summer.)
 Alright, letâs do a quick recap!
L'hĂ´tel (hotel)La maison (house) đ L'appartement (apartment)Le gĂŽte (cottage)L'auberge (hostel) / auberge de jeunesse (youth hostel)La chambre d'hĂ´te (bed and breakfast)Le camping (camping site) âşEt voilĂ , now you know 7 types of accommodation in French. And thatâs the end of todayâs 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.
Ă bientĂ´t!