Shared living
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Vocabulário
- une colocationa shared apartment
- un(e) colocatairea roommate
- les tâches ménagèreshousehold chores
- le ménagethe cleaning
- faire la vaisselleto do the dishes
- passer l'aspirateurto vacuum
- un planninga schedule
- se répartirto split / share out
- les coursesthe grocery shopping
- les parties communesthe shared areas
This lesson covers shared living vocabulary and practices expressing obligation and suggestion.
Exprimer l'obligation: Several structures work:
- Il faut + infinitif: Il faut faire la vaisselle (The dishes need to be done)
- On doit + infinitif: On doit respecter le planning (We must follow the schedule)
- Chacun doit…: Chacun doit ranger ses affaires (Everyone must tidy their things)
Suggesting with the conditional: On pourrait faire un planning (We could make a schedule), Ce serait bien de se répartir les tâches (It would be nice to share out the chores).
Expressing frequency: chaque semaine (every week), à tour de rôle (taking turns), une fois par semaine (once a week), tous les jours (every day).
Pronoun "chacun" is useful for rules: Chacun fait sa part (Everyone does their part). It always takes singular agreement.
La coloc' in France is very popular among students and young professionals. Websites like lacartedescolocs.fr help find roommates. Clear rules about chores, noise, and guests make shared living easier.
Expressões
- C'est à qui de faire la vaisselle ?Whose turn is it to do the dishes?
- On fait les courses ensemble ?Shall we do the shopping together?
- Chacun son tourEveryone takes turns
- Il faudrait qu'on en parleWe should talk about it
- Je préfère qu'on se mette d'accordI prefer we agree on it
- Tu pourrais ranger tes affaires ?Could you tidy your things?
- On se partage les fraisWe split the costs
Erros frequentes
Chacun doivent faire leur part.Chacun doit faire sa part.Chacun is singular, so use doit (not doivent) and sa (not leur).
On doit de respecter le planning.On doit respecter le planning.Devoir is followed directly by the infinitive, without de.
C'est à qui de faire les vaisselles ?C'est à qui de faire la vaisselle ?La vaisselle is always singular in this expression (like doing the dishes).
Je passe l'aspirateur chaque les jours.Je passe l'aspirateur tous les jours.Use tous les jours (every day), not chaque les jours. Chaque takes a singular noun: chaque jour.
On peut faire un planning pour répartir les tâches.On pourrait faire un planning pour se répartir les tâches.Use the conditional (pourrait) for a polite suggestion, and se répartir (reflexive) for sharing among yourselves.
Quiz rápido
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