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Houses / Homes

Where do people in Italy live?

	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. il centro storico [historic downtown] l’appartamento [apartment] ristrutturato [renovated]
	They live in single-family homes and in row homes in residential areas. la villetta, la casa familiare [single- family home] le villette a schiera [row homes] la zona residenziale [the closest thing to an American suburb]
	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. i palazzi popolari [housing projects] la periferia [the outskits of a city or big town]
	They live in country homes and in old farm houses sometimes beautifully renovated. la casa di campagna [country house] il casolare, la cascina [farm house]

Homes may have:

Le stanze [rooms]:

	LA CUCINA il frigorifero, il frigo [refrigerator, fridge] il forno [oven] i fornelli [stove] il lavandino [sink] la lavastoviglie [dishwasher] il tavolo con le sedie [table with chairs] In bigger homes or apartments: la sala da pranzo [dining room]
	IL BAGNO il water [toilet] il bidet la doccia [shower] la vasca [bathtub] In many bathrooms: la lavatrice [washer]
	IL SALONE / IL SOGGIORNO il divano [couch] la poltrona [armchair] il tavolino [coffee table] il quadro [painting] la lampada [lamp] gli scaffali [shelves]
	LA CAMERA DA LETTO il letto matrimoniale [double bed] il letto singolo [single bed] il comodino [bedside table] l’armadio [closet] There may also be: la scrivania [desk]

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

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