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At home

The rooms, the furniture and the words you need when you rent a flat in Russia.

Quick answer

дом is a house or a block of flats, кварти́ра is the flat inside it. Where something is takes в + prepositional: в ко́мнате.

Rooms

домdomhouse, block of flats
кварти́раkvartíraflat, apartment
ко́мнатаkómnataroom
ку́хняkúkhnyakitchen
ва́ннаяvánnayabathroom
туале́тtualéttoilet
балко́нbalkónbalcony

Furniture and things

столstoltable
стулstulchair
крова́тьkrovátbed (f.)
дверьdverdoor (f.)
окно́oknówindow
ключklyuchkey
светsvetlight

In the building

эта́жetázhfloor, storey
лифтliftlift
подъе́здpodyézdentrance, stairwell
сосе́дsosédneighbour

In use

Я живу́ в кварти́ре на пя́том этаже́.I live in a flat on the fifth floor.
Где ключ?Where is the key?
Лифт не рабо́тает.The lift is out of order.

подъе́зд has no English word

A Russian block of flats is divided into подъе́зды — separate stairwells, each with its own door code. Addresses are given as “подъе́зд 3, flat 47”, so it is worth knowing before your first visit.

Typical mistakes

Я живу́ в дом.

Я живу́ в до́ме.

Where you live is the prepositional case.

Э́то мой кварти́ра.

Э́то моя́ кварти́ра.

кварти́ра ends in -а and is feminine.

Check yourself

Я живу́ в ___. — I live in a flat.

Location takes the prepositional: в кварти́ре.

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