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Houses / Homes
Where do people in Italy live?
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They live in apartments in the historic downtown or recently built apartment buildings in newer parts of the town. Apartments usually have at least a balcony and the old ones are sometimes beautifully renovated. More than 53% of the people living in Italy live in an apartment.
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They live in single-family homes and in row homes in residential areas.
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They live in apartments in housing projects in the outskirts of a city or big town. These buildings have been constructed in the last sixty years to accommodate a growing urban population.
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They live in country homes and in old farm houses sometimes beautifully renovated.
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Homes may have:
- un balcone [balcony]
- una terrazza / un terrazzo [terrace]
- un giardino [flower garden]
- un orto [vegetable garden]
- un garage
Le stanze [rooms]:
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LA CUCINA
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IL BAGNO
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IL SALONE / IL SOGGIORNO
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LA CAMERA DA LETTO
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Some adjectives to describe houses and rooms, and a few more useful terms:
moderno | |
contemporaneo | |
tradizionale | |
rustico | |
elegante | |
(s)comodo | (un)comfortable |
pratico | |
spazioso | |
luminoso | bright |
accogliente | welcoming; cozy |
il pian terreno | ground floor; first floor |
il primo piano, il secondo piano… | the second floor, the third floor… |
il pavimento | floor (surface you walk on) |
il portone | main door of a building |
la porta | door |
l’ingresso | entryway |
la finestra | window |
affittare / l’affitto | to rent / rent |