Home and Accommodation
đ Home & Accommodation Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Accommodation
Meaning: A place where someone lives or stays
Bangla: āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž / āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence: Good accommodation is important for students studying abroad.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
2. Residence
Meaning: A home or place where someone lives
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence: The university provides residence for international students.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
3. Dwelling
Meaning: A house, apartment, or other place to live
Bangla: āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ / āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻā§āĻš
Sentence: Traditional dwellings are still common in rural areas.
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻā§āĻš āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Apartment
Meaning: A set of rooms in a building for living
Bangla: āĻĢā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻ / āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ
Sentence: She lives in a small apartment in the city.
Bangla: āϏ⧠āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻĢā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
5. Housewarming
Meaning: A party when someone moves into a new house
Bangla: āύāϤā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻ āĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: We attended a housewarming party last weekend.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāϤ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
6. Landlord
Meaning: A person who rents property to others
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻž
Sentence: The landlord increased the rent this year.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. Tenant
Meaning: A person who rents a house or flat
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: The tenant must pay rent on time.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
8. Mortgage
Meaning: A loan to buy a house
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŖ
Sentence: They took a mortgage to buy their first home.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
9. Renovation
Meaning: The process of improving a building
Bangla: āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ / āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ
Sentence: The house needs renovation before moving in.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻ āĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
10. Furnished
Meaning: Provided with furniture
Bangla: āĻāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāϤā§āϰāϏāĻš
Sentence: The apartment is fully furnished.
Bangla: āĻĢā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāϤā§āϰāϏāĻšāĨ¤
11. Spacious
Meaning: Large and with plenty of space
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ
Sentence: The living room is very spacious.
Bangla: āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤāĨ¤
12. Cozy
Meaning: Warm, comfortable, and pleasant
Bangla: āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ / āĻāώā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
Sentence: I like my cozy bedroom.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻļāϝāĻŧāύāĻāĻā§āώ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
13. Suburb
Meaning: A residential area outside the city
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻŖā§āĻ
Sentence: They live in the suburbs of Dhaka.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻŖā§āĻ ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
14. Eviction
Meaning: Forcing someone to leave a property
Bangla: āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ
Sentence: The tenant faced eviction due to unpaid rent.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
15. Utility bills
Meaning: Payments for water, electricity, gas
Bangla: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§-āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ-āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ
Sentence: Utility bills are quite high in winter.
Bangla: āĻļā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
16. Housing shortage
Meaning: Lack of enough homes for people
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Big cities often face housing shortage.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
17. Homeless
Meaning: Without a home
Bangla: āĻā§āĻšāĻšā§āύ
Sentence: Many homeless people live on the streets.
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻšā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
18. Residential area
Meaning: A place where people live
Bangla: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: It is a quiet residential area.
Bangla: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
19. Maintenance
Meaning: Keeping something in good condition
Bangla: āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Regular maintenance is necessary for buildings.
Bangla: āĻāĻŦāύā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
20. Affordable housing
Meaning: Cheap housing for low-income people
Bangla: āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence: The government is building affordable housing.
Bangla: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
21. Property
Meaning: Land or buildings owned by someone
Bangla: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ / āĻāĻŽāĻŋ-āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Sentence: Property prices are increasing rapidly in cities.
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤
22. Real estate
Meaning: The business of buying and selling houses or land
Bangla: āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāϏā§āĻā§āĻ / āĻāĻŽāĻŋ-āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž
Sentence: He works in real estate in Dhaka.
Bangla: āϏ⧠āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āϞ āĻāϏā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
23. Lease
Meaning: A legal agreement to rent property
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: They signed a one-year lease for the apartment.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĢā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
24. Deposit
Meaning: Money paid in advance as security
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ / āĻĄāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
Sentence: You must pay a deposit before renting the house.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
25. Utilities
Meaning: Services like water, gas, electricity
Bangla: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻž
Sentence: Utilities are included in the rent.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĨ¤
26. Neighbourhood
Meaning: The area around your home
Bangla: āĻāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: It is a safe neighbourhood.
Bangla: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻļā§āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
27. Infrastructure
Meaning: Basic facilities like roads, water, electricity
Bangla: āĻ
āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§
Sentence: Good infrastructure improves living standards.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻŦāύāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
28. Overcrowded
Meaning: Too many people in one place
Bangla: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϝā§āĻā§āϤ
Sentence: The city is becoming overcrowded.
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
29. Squatter settlement
Meaning: Illegal housing area
Bangla: āĻ
āĻŦā§āϧ āĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Many poor people live in squatter settlements.
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŦ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻ
āĻŦā§āϧ āĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
30. High-rise building
Meaning: Very tall building
Bangla: āĻŦāĻšā§āϤāϞ āĻāĻŦāύ
Sentence: High-rise buildings are common in cities.
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻšā§āϤāϞ āĻāĻŦāύ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
31. Detached house
Meaning: A house not connected to other houses
Bangla: āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Sentence: They live in a detached house.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
32. Semi-detached house
Meaning: A house joined to another on one side
Bangla: āĻāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Sentence: Semi-detached houses are cheaper than detached ones.
Bangla: āĻāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧠āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āϏāϏā§āϤāĻžāĨ¤
33. Housing market
Meaning: Buying and selling homes
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ
Sentence: The housing market is very competitive.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĨ¤
34. Urbanisation
Meaning: Movement of people to cities
Bangla: āύāĻāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ
Sentence: Urbanisation increases demand for housing.
Bangla: āύāĻāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
35. Rural area
Meaning: Countryside
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: Life is peaceful in rural areas.
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
36. Tenancy
Meaning: The state of renting a property
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Sentence: Tenancy agreements protect both landlord and tenant.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻž āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
37. Evict
Meaning: To force someone to leave a property
Bangla: āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: The landlord may evict tenants for not paying rent.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤
38. Relocation
Meaning: Moving to a new place
Bangla: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ
Sentence: His job required relocation to another city.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
39. Maintenance cost
Meaning: Money needed to keep a house in good condition
Bangla: āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻ
Sentence: Maintenance costs are high for old buildings.
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŦāύā§āϰ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤
40. Housing crisis
Meaning: Serious shortage of homes
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻāĻ
Sentence: Many countries face a housing crisis.
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
41. Habitat
Meaning: Natural home of animals or humans
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence: Urban expansion destroys animal habitats.
Bangla: āύāĻāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
42. Ownership
Meaning: The legal right to own something
Bangla: āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻž
Sentence: Home ownership is a major goal for many people.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝāĨ¤
43. Property tax
Meaning: Tax paid on property ownership
Bangla: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰ
Sentence: Property tax varies from city to city.
Bangla: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
44. Rent control
Meaning: Government regulation of rent prices
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ
Sentence: Rent control helps low-income families.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
45. Renovate
Meaning: To improve or repair a building
Bangla: āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: They plan to renovate their old house.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
46. Interior design
Meaning: Decoration of inside a building
Bangla: āĻ
āĻā§āϝāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻŖ āύāĻāĻļāĻž
Sentence: She studied interior design in university.
Bangla: āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻŖ āύāĻāĻļāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
47. Exterior
Meaning: Outside part of a building
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Sentence: The exterior of the house looks modern.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
48. Housing development
Meaning: Building new homes in an area
Bangla: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ
Sentence: New housing developments are being built.
Bangla: āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
49. Urban sprawl
Meaning: Uncontrolled expansion of cities
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻ
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ
Sentence: Urban sprawl causes environmental problems.
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻ
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
50. Slum
Meaning: Poor and crowded living area
Bangla: āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Many people live in slums in big cities.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
51. Sustainable housing
Meaning: Environment-friendly housing
Bangla: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Sentence: Sustainable housing reduces pollution.
Bangla: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
52. Eco-friendly home
Meaning: House that does not harm the environment
Bangla: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Sentence: Eco-friendly homes use solar energy.
Bangla: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϏā§āϰāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
53. Gated community
Meaning: Residential area with security gate
Bangla: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: They live in a gated community.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
54. Rental agreement
Meaning: Contract between landlord and tenant
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒāϤā§āϰ
Sentence: Read the rental agreement carefully.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āύāĨ¤
55. House hunting
Meaning: Searching for a house
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž
Sentence: We spent weeks house hunting in the city.
Bangla: āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
56. Compact living
Meaning: Living in a small space efficiently
Bangla: āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ
Sentence: Compact living is common in big cities.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
57. Comfortable living
Meaning: Living with ease and satisfaction
Bangla: āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύ
Sentence: Good income ensures comfortable living.
Bangla: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
58. Urban housing
Meaning: Housing in cities
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ
Sentence: Urban housing is expensive.
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĨ¤
59. Rural housing
Meaning: Housing in villages
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ
Sentence: Rural housing is usually simple.
Bangla: āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
60. Housing policy
Meaning: Government rules about housing
Bangla: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āύā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: The government changed its housing policy.
Bangla: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đ Examiner Collocations (Home & Accommodation)
1. Housing & Living Situation
- affordable housing options
đ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ
Governments should provide more affordable housing options. - shortage of accommodation
đ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻŋ
Cities are suffering from a shortage of accommodation. - high-density housing
đ āĻāύāĻŦāϏāϤāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ
High-density housing is common in urban areas. - urban housing crisis
đ āĻļāĻšāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āϏāĻāĻāĻ
Many cities face an urban housing crisis. - rapid urban expansion
đ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻšāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ
Rapid urban expansion increases demand for housing.
2. Renting & Ownership
- monthly rental payments
đ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Tenants struggle with high monthly rental payments. - long-term tenancy agreement
đ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
A long-term tenancy agreement provides stability. - home ownership rate
đ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ
The home ownership rate is declining in cities. - secure housing tenure
đ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ
People need secure housing tenure for stability. - rising property prices
đ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ
Rising property prices make housing unaffordable.
3. Housing Quality & Environment
- adequate living conditions
đ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ
Everyone deserves adequate living conditions. - poor housing quality
đ āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Poor housing quality affects health. - overcrowded living spaces
đ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
Overcrowded living spaces are common in slums. - modern residential facilities
đ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
Modern residential facilities improve quality of life. - well-planned neighbourhoods
đ āϏā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Well-planned neighbourhoods reduce congestion.
4. Government & Development
- housing development projects
đ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ
The government launched housing development projects. - urban planning policies
đ āύāĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āύā§āϤāĻŋ
Urban planning policies control city growth. - sustainable housing solutions
đ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Sustainable housing solutions reduce pollution. - public housing schemes
đ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ
Public housing schemes help low-income families. - regulatory housing measures
đ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Regulatory housing measures stabilize the market.
5. Social & Lifestyle
- improve quality of life
đ āĻā§āĻŦāύāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Good housing improves quality of life. - meet housing demand
đ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Construction must meet housing demand. - displaced communities
đ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āĻā§āϝā§āϤ āĻāύāĻā§āώā§āĻ ā§
Displaced communities need urgent support. - rural-to-urban migration
đ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ
Rural-to-urban migration increases city population. - socio-economic inequality in housing
đ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ-āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āώāĻŽā§āϝ
There is socio-economic inequality in housing access.
đ Band 9 Idioms (Home & Accommodation)
1. đĄ A roof over your head
Meaning: A place to live
Bangla: āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĻ (āĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž)
Sentence: Everyone deserves a roof over their head.
Bangla: āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
2. đ Home sweet home
Meaning: A happy feeling about returning home
Bangla: āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ
Sentence: After a long trip, itâs always home sweet home.
Bangla: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
3. đ° Break the bank
Meaning: To be too expensive
Bangla: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Buying a house in the city can break the bank.
Bangla: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
4. đ On the housing ladder
Meaning: First step to buying a home
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϧāĻžāĻĒ
Sentence: Young people struggle to get on the housing ladder.
Bangla: āϤāϰā§āĻŖāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϧāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ āϤ⧠āĻāώā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
5. đĸ Live out of a suitcase
Meaning: To move frequently / not have a permanent home
Bangla: āĻ
āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: He lives out of a suitcase because of his job.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻ
āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
6. đī¸ Four walls and a roof
Meaning: Basic shelter only
Bangla: āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž
Sentence: Some people only need four walls and a roof to survive.
Bangla: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
7. đ Make a house a home
Meaning: Turn a house into a comfortable place
Bangla: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύā§
Sentence: Family photos make a house a home.
Bangla: āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
8. đī¸ Settle down
Meaning: Start living permanently in one place
Bangla: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: They want to settle down in a quiet town.
Bangla: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. đī¸ A concrete jungle
Meaning: A city full of buildings
Bangla: āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ
Sentence: Dhaka has become a concrete jungle.
Bangla: āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
10. đī¸ In need of repair
Meaning: Something damaged or old
Bangla: āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ
Sentence: The old house is in need of repair.
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤
11. đ Get on the property ladder
Meaning: Buy first house
Bangla: āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: It is hard for young people to get on the property ladder.
Bangla: āϤāϰā§āĻŖāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāύāĨ¤
12. đĸ Live in cramped conditions
Meaning: Live in very small space
Bangla: āϏāĻāĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Many families live in cramped conditions in cities.
Bangla: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
13. đĄ A dream home
Meaning: Perfect house
Bangla: āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Sentence: Everyone wants to buy their dream home.
Bangla: āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
14. đ¸ Sky-high rent
Meaning: Very expensive rent
Bangla: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Sky-high rent is a problem in big cities.
Bangla: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
15. đī¸ A tight-knit community
Meaning: Close and friendly neighbourhood
Bangla: āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: Small towns often have tight-knit communities.
Bangla: āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
