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Appart or appartement: explore a French flat
Appart is the familiar short form of appartement. Explore a flat, compare a friendly message with a neutral description and check the key housing words.
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In short
Un appart is a familiar way to say un appartement: a flat. Both are masculine and can describe the same home. Use appart in a relaxed chat and appartement for a neutral description.
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The same home, two descriptions
| Audience | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| A friend | Mon appart a une chambre et un petit balcon. | My flat has one bedroom and a small balcony. |
| A housing enquiry | L’appartement a une chambre et un petit balcon. | The flat has one bedroom and a small balcony. |
| A friend | J’aime cet appart : le salon est lumineux. | I like this flat: the living room is bright. |
| A neutral description | Cet appartement a un salon lumineux. | This flat has a bright living room. |
The short form changes the tone. The details come from the rest of the sentence: une chambre, un petit balcon, un salon lumineux. A spacious flat can be an appart, too: Leur appart est immense !
Short word, full agreement
Un appart lumineux ; des apparts lumineux.
A bright flat; bright flats.
Un appartement lumineux ; des appartements lumineux.
A bright flat; bright flats.
Keep the final t in appart and add s in the plural. With an article, you get l’appart and l’appartement. In cet appart, cet is the masculine form used before a vowel sound.
- Nora
J’ai visité un appart ce matin. Le salon est lumineux.
I viewed a flat this morning. The living room is bright.
- Lina
Il y a combien de chambres ?
How many bedrooms are there?
- Nora
Une seule, mais il y a un balcon.
Just one, but there’s a balcony.