For this lesson, we will talk about

Types of French

houses

Ask and tell where
we live.

Tell the types of

houses that we live

in

Compare French

and Jamaican

houses

​1. Chateau: A manor house or country house of nobility or gentry.

2. Bastide: a farmhouse or country house in the south of France.

3. Chalet: a wooden house with overhanging eaves, typical of Alpine Europe.

4. Maison de maître: A mansion.

5. Longère.

6. Haussmann

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Types of French houses.

Le château (Manor/Country house)

Bastide - Country or farm house

Chalet - Wooden house

Maison de maître (Mansion)

Longère

Pavilion

Haussmann

Ville d’architecte

Jamaican

.

Houses

​How do we share the types of houses that we live in?

​"J'habite à" is used when you live in a town, city or community that you live in.

Par exemple, I live in Highgate means J'habite à Highgate.

​'J'habite au' is used when you live in a masculine country.

Par exemple: J'habite au Bresil means I live in Brazil

​'J'habite dans' is used to express the type of accommodation that you live in.
Par exemple: J'habite dans une maison means I live in a house.

​'J'habite aux' is used when you live in plural countries.
Par exemple, I live in the United States means J'habite aux États-Unis.

​J'habite en is used when you live in a feminine country.
Par exemple: J'habite en la Chine means I live in China.