Lesson 20: In My House
Let’s take a tour of a home. You’ll learn the rooms and furniture, and practise saying what’s in each room.
A little tour
זֶה הַבַּיִת שֶׁלִּי.
ze habayit sheli.
This is my house.
בַּסָּלוֹן יֵשׁ סַפָּה וְטֶלֶוִיזְיָה.
basalon yesh sapa veteleviziya.
In the living room there’s a sofa and a TV.
בַּמִּטְבָּח יֵשׁ שֻׁלְחָן וְאַרְבָּעָה כִּסְאוֹת.
bamitbach yesh shulchan ve’arba’a kis’ot.
In the kitchen there’s a table and four chairs.
בַּחֶדֶר שֶׁלִּי יֵשׁ מִטָּה וְאָרוֹן גָּדוֹל.
bacheder sheli yesh mita ve’aron gadol.
In my room there’s a bed and a big closet.
אֲנִי מְאוֹד אוֹהֵב אֶת הַבַּיִת שֶׁלִּי.
ani me’od ohev et habayit sheli.
I really love my house.
Grammar: “in the…” and “there is”
To say something is in a room, attach בְּ־ (be-, “in”) — which merges with “the” to become בַּ־ (ba-):
- מִטְבָּח mitbach (kitchen) → בַּמִּטְבָּח bamitbach (in the kitchen)
- סָלוֹן salon (living room) → בַּסָּלוֹן basalon (in the living room)
Then use יֵשׁ (yesh, “there is/are”) to list what’s inside. To point something out, start with זֶה / זֹאת (ze / zot, “this is”, m. / f.).
Tip: “My” is still שֶׁלִּי (sheli), placed after the noun: הַחֶדֶר שֶׁלִּי — “my room”.
Vocabulary
Rooms
| בַּיִת | bayit | house, home |
| סָלוֹן | salon | living room |
| מִטְבָּח | mitbach | kitchen |
| חֲדַר שֵׁינָה | chadar sheina | bedroom |
Furniture
| שֻׁלְחָן | shulchan | table |
| כִּסֵּא | kise | chair |
| מִטָּה | mita | bed |
| אָרוֹן | aron | closet, cupboard |
| סַפָּה | sapa | sofa |
Useful words
| זֶה / זֹאת | ze / zot | this is (m. / f.) |