British English American English

hostel dormitory
flat apartment
tap faucet
rubbish garbage / trash
dustbin trashcan
bathroom (men's / ladies')
toilet (gents / ladies)
washroom (Canadian)
wardrobe closet
ground floor first floor
lift elevator
block of flats apartment building
terraced houses row houses
sitting room living room
caretaker, porter janitor
dustman rubbish collector
aerial antenna
bath bathtub
rubber eraser
paraffin kerosene
sell tape scotch tape
garden yard
drive driveway
fence picket fence
curtains drapes
torch flashlight
spanner wrench
 гуртожиток
квартира
змішувач/кран
сміття
смітник
туалет

шафа
перший поверх
лифт
багатоквартирний дім
будинки з терасою
вітальня
прибиральник
прибиральник сміття
антена
ванна
резинка
керосин
скотч
сад
під’їзд
забор
штори
ліхтар
гайковий ключ
 General Verbs & Expressions
rip out installations to remove a piece of equipment that has been fitted in its place
take smth out to destroy something
put smth up to build something such as a wall, fence, building etc
equip with smth to provide a place with the things that are needed for
a particular kind of activity or work
paper/stucco to decorate the walls of a room by covering them
the walls with special paper
(re-)decorate to paint the inside of a room, put special paper on the walls etc
the interior
carry out structural to do some small structural changes that make sth
alterations slightly different
knock out the wall to destroy the wall
fit the to put a glass on a window or door in (2, 3) separate sheets
(double, triple) with a space between them
glazing

Phrasal Verbs
to look through to search for something particular in the section of
the ads advertisments in a newspaper
to come across to find or discover something by chance
sth
to put up with to accept an unpleasant situation without complaining
sb/sth
to move out to leave the house where you are living now
(of somewhere) in order to go and live somewhere else
to brighten sth up to make something lighter or brighter or more attractive
to look out onto sth used to say that a room, door, or window faces towards sth
=to face sth
to drop in (on sb) to visit someone for a short time,
especially when they are not expecting you
to eat sb out of to eat a lot of someone's supply of food, so that
house and home they have to buy more - used humorously
to get on like to quickly have a very friendly relationship
a house on fire
until the cows for a very long time, or for ever
come home
if drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay
to be on the house for them because they are provided free
by the owner of the bar, restaurant etc
to bring the to make a lot of people laugh,
house down especially when you are acting in a theatre
to bring home to provide enough money to support your family
the bacon
to be home and dry to have succeeded in doing something
to bring home to take sb/sth to or at the place where you live
 від’єднати
ліквідувати
збудувати
обладнати

поклеїти
шпалери
оздоблювати

провести
зміни
розбити стіну
поставити
склопакет

продивлятися
рекламу
натрапити на

змиритися з

переїхати

прикрасити
"дивитися на"

зайти

об’їдати

подружитися

надовго

бути наданими

насмішити

заробляти

мати успіх
привести додому
 Tools
broom a large brush with a long handle, used for sweeping floors
mop a thing used for washing floors, consisting of a long stick with
threads of thick string or a piece of sponge fastened to one end
floorcloth a cloth used for washing floors
duster a cloth for removing dust from furniture
ladder a piece of equipment used for climbing up to or down
spade a tool for digging that has a long handle and a broad metal blade
that you push into the ground
rake a gardening tool with a row of metal teeth at the end of long handle
pliers a small tool made of two crossed pieces of metal,
used to hold small things or to bend and cut wire
screwdriver a tool with a narrow blade at one end you use for turning screws
screw a thin pointed piece of metal that you push and turn
in order to fasten pieces of metal or wood together
nut a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle
which is screwed onto a bolt to fasten things together
bolt a screw with a flat head and no point, for fastening things together
nail a thin pointed piece of metal with a flat top,
which you hit into a surface with a hammer
hammer a tool with a heavy metal part on a long handle,
used for hitting nails into wood
spanner a metal tool that fits over a nut, used for turning the nut
to make it tight or to undo it
 мітла
швабра

полова тряпка
тряпка для пилу
драбина
лопата

граблі
плоскогубці

викрутка
шуруп/гвинт

гайка

болт
гвіздок

молоток

гайковий
ключ
 Kitchen
dishwasher a machine that washes dishes
sink unit a large open container that you fill with water and
use for washing yourself, washing dishes etc
dishcloth a cloth used for washing dishes
food processor a piece of electrical equipment used to prepare food
by cutting and mixing it
fridge a large piece of electrical kitchen equipment,
used for keeping food and drinks cool
freezer a large piece of electrical kitchen equipment in which
food can be stored at very low temperatures for a long time
bin a container for putting waste in
microwave oven a type of oven that cooks food very quickly using
very short electric waves instead of heat
tin opener a tool for opening tins of food
corkscrew a tool made of twisted metal that you use to pull
a cork out of a bottle
chopping board a large piece of wood or plastic that you cut meat or
vegetables on when you are cooking
breadboard a wooden board on which you cut bread
casserole dish deep covered dish used for cooking food in an oven
saucepan a deep round metal container with a handle
that is used for cooking
frying pan a round flat pan with a long handle, used for frying food
grater a tool used for grating food
carving knife a large knife used for cutting large pieces of meat
meat/coffee a machine that cuts meat into very small pieces by forcing it
grinder through small holes/a small machine that crushes coffee beans
peeler a special type of knife for removing the skin from
fruit or vegetables
food mixer a piece of equipment used to mix food
kettle a container with a lid, a handle, and a spout,
used for boiling and pouring water
garlic crusher a tool used to crush garlic
stool a seat that has three or four legs, but no back or arms
 посудомийка
раковина

хустинка
комбайн

холодильник

морозильна
камера
смітник
микрохвильова
пічка
консервний ніж
штопор

нарізна
дошка
дошка для хліба
форма
каструля

сковорода
терка
ніж
м’ясорубка
кофемолка
ніж для чистки
овочів і фруктів
міксер
чайник

часникочавилка
табурет
 Furniture
upholstery material used to cover chairs
divan bed a bed with a thick base
bunk bed a narrow bed that is attached to the wall
(built-in) a (built-in) piece of furniture like a large cupboard
wardrobe that you hang clothes in
drinks cabinet a piece of furniture used to keep drinks in
chest of drawers a piece of furniture with drawers, used for storing clothes
coffee table a low table on which you put cups, newspapers etc
bedside table a piece of furniture near your bed with a flat top and legs
a piece of furniture like a table with a mirror on top,
dressing table sometimes with drawers, that you use when you are
doing your hair, putting on make-up etc
magazine a piece of furniture used for storing sth
 оббивка
диван
ліжко
шафа
(вбудована)
бар
комод
кофейний стіл
журнальний стіл

туалетний стіл

сховище
 Gadgetry/Labour-Saving Gadgets
iron washing a machine for washing clothes
machine
vacuum cleaner a machine that cleans floors by sucking up dirt
mobile/cell a telephone that you can carry with you and use in any place
phone
CD player a piece of equipment used to play compact discs
Hi-Fi system a piece of high quality electronic equipment for playing music
walkman a small cassette player with headphones, that you carry with you
so that you can listen to music
fan a machine with turning blades that is used to cool the air
in a room by moving it around
personal/home a computer that is used by one person at a time at home
computer
word processor computer software or a small computer that you use for
writing letters and other documents
video recorder a machine used to record television programmes or show videos
cassette a piece of electrical equipment used for recording sound or
recorder for playing cassettes on
electric razor a tool with a sharp blade, used to remove hair
from your skin (needing electricity to work)
 пральна
машина
пилосос
мобільний
телефон
CD-програвач
стереосистема
плеєр

вентилятор

персональний
комп’ютер
текстовий
редактор
відеомагнітофон
програвач

електробритва
 Parts of the House and Things Around the House
site an area of ground where something is being built or will be built
entrance a door, gate etc that you go through to enter a place
front/back the main entrance door to a house, at the front
door a door at the back or side of a building
doorway the space where a door opens into a room or building
rail a bar that you use to hang things on
porch a structure built onto the front or back entrance of a house,
with a floor and a roof but no walls
a set of steps (step=a flat narrow piece of wood or stone,
steps/stairs especially one in a series, that you put your foot on
when you are going up or down) in a building
staircase a set of stairs inside a building with its supports and
the side parts that you hold on to
patio yard a flat hard area near a house, where people sit outside
basin a round container attached to the wall in a bathroom,
where you wash your hands and face
terrace a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof,
where you can sit outside to eat, relax etc
gate the part of a fence or outside wall that you can open and close
so that you can enter or leave a place
drive the hard area or road between your house and the street
parking spaces in which you can leave a car or other vehicle
kennel a small building made for a dog to sleep in
letter box a narrow hole in a door, or a special box outside a house
where letters, packages etc are delivered
slated roof roof covered with dark grey rock material
that can easily be split into flat thin pieces
a pair of wooden or metal covers on the outside of a window
shutters that can be closed to keep light out or
prevent thieves from coming in
balcony a structure that you can stand on, that is attached
to the outside wall of a building, above ground level
bay/bow a window that sticks out from the wall of a house,
window usually with glass on three sides
windowpane a single whole piece of glass in a window
sill the narrow shelf at the base of a window frame
curtain a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across
to cover a window, divide a room etc
blind a covering, especially one made of cloth, that can be rolled
up and down to cover a window inside a building
stained glass windows with glass of different colours used for
French making pictures and patterns in windows,
windows especially in a church
storey/floor a level of a building
ceiling the inner surface of the top part of a room
attic/loft a room or space under the roof of a building,
usually used for storing things in
basement/ a room under a house or other building,
/cellar often used for storing things
 pantry a very small room in a house where food is kept
utility room a room in a house where washing machines, freezers are kept
hall a passage in a house that leads to many of the rooms
rack frame or shelf that has bars or hooks on which you put things
lavatory a toilet or the room a toilet is in
bath a large long container that you fill with water and
sit or lie in to wash yourself
bidet a small low bath that you sit on to wash your bottom
mixed tap a tap which both hot and cold water come through together
towel rail a bar or frame on which towels can be hung (in a bathroom)
bedroom a room for sleeping in
lounge the main room in a house where people relax, watch television
drawing room/ the main room in a house where people relax, watch television,
/living room/ entertain guests etc
/sitting room
(flowery- paper that you stick onto the walls of a room
patterned) in order to decorate it (flowery-patterned)
wall paper
lino a floor covering made from strong shiny material
doormat a piece of material inside or outside a door for you
to clean your shoes on - doormat
mat/rug/carpet a piece of thick cloth or wool that covers part of a floor
chimney a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a
building up into the air, or the part of this pipe above the roof
boiler a container for boiling water that is part of a steam engine,
or is used to provide heating in a house
radiator chute a thin metal container that is fastened to a wall and
through which hot water passes to provide heat for a room
aerial/antenna a piece of equipment for receiving or sending radio or
television signals, usually consisting of a piece of metal or wire
socket/outlet/ a place on a wall where you can connect electrical equipment
/power point to the supply of electricity
switch a piece of equipment that starts or stops the flow of electricity
to light when you push it
bedclothes the sheets, covers etc that you put on a bed
pillow a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put your head on
when you are sleeping
pillow case/slip a cloth cover for a pillow
sheet a large piece of cloth that you put on a bed to lie on or lie under
blanket a cover for a bed, usually made of wool
bedspread an attractive cover for a bed that goes on top of other covers
tablecloth a cloth used for covering a table
napkin a square piece of cloth or paper used for protecting your
clothes and for cleaning your hands and lips during a meal
tea towel a small cloth that you use for drying cups, plates etc
after you have washed them
se
ділянка для буд-ва
вхід
головний вхід
задні двері
дверний отвір
вішалка
ганок

східці

сходи

подвір’я
ванна

тераса

ворота

під’їзд
стоянка
будка
поштова
скринька
шиферний дах

жалюзі

балкон

еркер

віконне скло
підвіконня
занавіс
штора
штора

вітражі

поверх
стеля
горище

підвал
 кладова
підсобка
коридор
вішалка/підставка
туалет
ванна

біде
змішувач
вішалка рушників
спальня
вітальня

вітальня

шпалери

лінолеум
килимок

килим
труба

паровий котел

батарея
опалення
антена

розетка

перемикач

білизна
подушка

наволочка
простирадло
ковдра
покривало
скатертина
серветка

хустинка
 House for Sale/ to Let
real estate someone whose job is to sell houses or land for other people
agent
want ad a section in newspaper where you put small advertisements
section in order to sell or buy sth
bulletin board a board on the wall that you put information or pictures on
apartment someone who is trying to find accomodation
seeker/hunter
intermediary a person or organization that tries to help
two other people or groups to agree with each other
a rent of the money ($50) that someone pays regularly to use a room,
$ 50 a month house etc that belongs to someone else
reasonable fair and sensible or
rent fairly good, but not especially good rent
lo rise/lower to make the rent increase/decrease
rent
annuity a fixed amount of money that is paid each year to someone
registration the act of recording names and details on an official list
tenant
dweller someone who lives in a house, room etc and pays rent to the owner
resident
landlord(lady) a man (woman) who rents a room or a house to someone
lodger someone who pays rent for a room in someone's house
roommate someone who you share a room/house/apartment with
share a room to live in a room with other people
with sb
self-contained a self-contained flat/apartment has its own kitchen and bathroom
flat/apartment
stay in private to live in a house without any other people
house
to settle to go to live in a new place, and stay there for a long time
to dwell to live in a particular place
to rent to regularly pay money to live in a house or room
that belongs to someone else
to let to charge someone an amount of money for the use of
a room or building (=lease)
to evict to tell someone legally that they must leave the house
they are living in
to inhabit if people inhabit an area or place, they live there
to squat to live in a building or on a piece of land without permission
and without paying rent
to occupy to live or stay in a place
to reside to live in a particular place
to move to start living in a new home / to leave the house where you are
in/out living now in order to go and live somewhere else
spacious a spacious house, room etc is large and has plenty of space
 to move around in
pre-war period period before a war
well-proportioned correct, attractive, suitable etc in its size or shape
convenient close and easy to reach
charming very pleasing or attractive
purpose-built designed and made for a particular purpose
secluded very private and quiet
prime of the very best quality or kind
open-plan an open-plan office, school etc does not have walls
dividing it into separate rooms
handy for smth near and easy to reach
superb extremely good
abandoned an abandoned house has been left by the people who owned or
used it
 агент з
нерухомості
секція
оголошень
дошка оголош.
шукач
помешкання
посередник

платня у
50 $ на місяць
справедлива
платня
підвищити/
знизити платню
щорічний дохід
регістрація

мешканець

власник
квартирант
товариш по кімн.
співмешкати
з кимось
квартира з
кухнею і ванною
жити самому
у будинку
поселитися
мешкати
орендувати
житло
здавати

виселити

населяти
жити
нелегально
займати
мешкати
вселитися
виселитися
великий
передвоєнний
пропорційний
зручний
красивий
цільовий
відокремлений
найкращий
з відкритим
плануванням
зручний
розкішний
покинутий
 Types of Accomodation
(semi-)detached a detached house or garage is not joined to another building
house a semi-detached house is joined to another house on one side
terraced house a house which is part of a row of houses joined together
shed a small building, often made of wood,
used especially for storing things
condominium one apartment in a building with several apartments,
each of which is owned by the people living in it
tent a shelter consisting of a sheet of cloth supported by
poles and ropes, used especially for camping
tepee a round tent with a pointed top
igloo a house made from blocks of hard snow or ice
bungalow a house which is all on ground level
quarters the rooms that are given to someone to live in
as part of their job, especially servants or soldiers
palace a large, beautifully decorated house
skyscraper a very tall modern city building
mansion a very large house
penthouse a very expensive and comfortable apartment or set of rooms
on the top floor of a building
block of flats a large building divided into separate parts
hut a small simple building with only one or two rooms
barracks a building or group of buildings in which soldiers live
convent a building or set of buildings where nuns live
cottage a small house in the country
a house that you use or rent while you are on holiday
villa a big house in the country with a large garden
a house in a town
the practice of owning a holiday home that you buy with
timeshare other people so that you can each spend a period of time
there every year, or when you arrange to do this
farmhouse the main house on a farm, where the farmer lives
ranch a very large farm in the western US and Canada
where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred
hovel a small dirty place where someone lives,
especially a very poor person
caravan a vehicle that a car can pull and in which people can live and
sleep when they are on holiday
monastery a place where monks live
chalet a house with a steep sloping roof, common in places
with high mountains and snow
castle a very large strong building, built in the past as a safe place
that could be easily defended against attack
dwelling a house, apartment etc where people live
living space the area of a house you live in
 premises the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company uses
manor (house) a big old house with a large area of land around it
old people's a place where old people live and are cared for
home when they are too old to live by themselves
dormitory/hostel a large building at a college or university where students live
boarding house a private house where you pay to sleep and eat
guesthouse a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals
maisonette an apartment, usually on two floors,
that is part of a larger house
 особняк

дім з терасою
клуня

співвласн.
кондомініум
намет

вігвам
іглу
одноповерх. дім
казарми

палац
хмарочос
великий дім
пентхаус

багатоквартирний дім
хатина
бараки
жіночий монастир
дача

вілла

спільна власність

хата
ранчо

халупа

фургон

монастир
шале

замок

помешкання
жила площа
господ. нерухомість
маєток
будинок для
старих
гуртожиток
пансіонат
пансіонат
двоповерхова
квартира
 Living in the city/country
capital an important city where the main government of a country, state is
home town the place where you were born and spent your childhood
fast-paced a quick, busy and active lifestyle which is typical for big cities
urban lifestyle
metropolis a very large city that is the most important city in a country or area
posh restaurants, a posh restaurant, hotel, car etc is expensive and looks as if it is
hotels, etc used or owned by rich people
downtown the centre or main business area of a town or city
an area of a city that is away from the centre,
uptown especially one where the streets have larger numbers in their
names and where people have more money
industrial estate a piece of land, often on the edge of a town, where there are
factories and businesses
residential a residential part of a town consists of private houses,
area/district with no offices or factories
shantytown a very poor area in or near a town where people live in small
houses made from thin sheets of wood, tin etc
homeless beggars people without homes who live by asking people for food and money
live in a slum to live in a house or in an area of a city that is in very bad condition
in the suburbs
in the parts of a town or city that are far from the centre
on the outskirts
suburban related to a suburb, or in a suburb (an area where people live
which is away from the centre of a town or city)
shopping precinct an area in a town where there are a lot of shops and
where cars are not allowed
mall quarter a large area where there are a lot of shops,
usually a covered area where cars are not allowed
a part of a city where people of a particular race or class, especially
ghetto people who are poor, live separately from the rest of the people
in the city
ward one of the small areas that a city has been divided into for
the purpose of local elections
be laid with be laid with a black sticky substance that becomes hard
asphalt when it dries (used for making the surface of roads)
be lined (up) used to say when the trees form rows along the sides of a street
with trees
rural relating to the countryside, not the city
rustic simple, old-fashioned, and not spoiled by modern developments,
in a way that is typical of the countryside
remote village a village that is far from towns or other places where people live
hamlet a very small village
in the/this in the land that is outside towns and cities
country
 столиця
батьківщина
швидкий міський
стиль життя
центр
вишуканий

діловий район

верхнє місто

промислова
зона
жилий район

нетрі

бомжі
жити у нетрях
в околицях

приміський

торговий
центр
торговий
пасаж

гето

адміністрат.
район
вкритий
асфальтом
висаджений
деревами
сільський
простий

віддалене село
хутір
поза містом