French Household and Daily Routine Vocabulary

IGCSE

ranger ses affaires

to tidy your things, belongings

aider

to help

à la maison

at home

allumer

to switch on

assiette

plate

attendre

to wait for

nettoyer

to clean

ordures

rubbish

passer l'aspirateur

to vacuum

placard

cupboard

promener le chien

to walk the dog

quelquefois

sometimes

ranger

to tidy up/to put away

rarement

rarely, not often

faire la cuisine

to do the cooking, to cook

sortir (la poubelle)

to take out (the rubbish bin)

faire la vaisselle

to do the washing up, to do the dishes

faire la lessive

to do the laundry/l

faire le jardinage

to do the gardening

faire le linge

to do the laundry

faire le lit

to make the bed

faire le ménage

to do the housework

faire le repassage

to do the ironing

faire les courses

to do the shopping

fermer

to switch off/to close

garder un enfant

to mind (a child)

mettre (la table)

to lay (the table)