Housing

🏠 Housing Topic Vocabulary (IELTS)

1. Accommodation

  • Meaning: A place where someone lives or stays
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ / āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻž
  • Sentence: Finding affordable accommodation in big cities is difficult.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦ⧜ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāĨ¤

2. Residential area

  • Meaning: A place where people live, not for business
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž
  • Sentence: The residential area is very quiet and safe.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤

3. Tenant

  • Meaning: A person who rents a house or room
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻžāϟāĻŋ⧟āĻž
  • Sentence: The tenant pays rent every month on time.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻžāϟāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§ŸāĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻž āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤

4. Landlord

  • Meaning: A person who owns and rents out property
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•
  • Sentence: The landlord increased the rent this year.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻāχ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤

5. Mortgage

  • Meaning: A loan to buy a house
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻ‹āĻŖ
  • Sentence: He took a mortgage to buy his first house.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋ āϕ⧇āύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻ‹āĻŖ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤

6. Suburb

  • Meaning: Area outside the city center
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰāϤāϞāĻŋ
  • Sentence: Many families prefer living in the suburbs.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰāϤāϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

7. Apartment

  • Meaning: A set of rooms in a building
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟ / āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ
  • Sentence: She lives in a small apartment in the city.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŸā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

8. Eviction

  • Meaning: Forcing someone to leave a house
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āωāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ
  • Sentence: The family faced eviction due to unpaid rent.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻž āύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻĒā§œā§‡āĨ¤

9. Homeless

  • Meaning: Without a home
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻšā§€āύ
  • Sentence: Many homeless people sleep on the streets.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšāĻšā§€āύ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžā§Ÿ āϘ⧁āĻŽāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤

10. Infrastructure

  • Meaning: Basic facilities like roads, water, electricity
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹
  • Sentence: Good infrastructure improves living standards.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāĻŽāĻžāύ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

11. Overcrowded

  • Meaning: Too many people in one place
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻŋ⧜āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
  • Sentence: The city is overcrowded with migrants.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻŋ⧜āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤

12. Affordable housing

  • Meaning: Houses that are not expensive
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻļā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
  • Sentence: Governments should provide affordable housing.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāĨ¤

13. Squatter

  • Meaning: Someone living in an empty building illegally
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻŦ⧈āϧ āĻĻāĻ–āϞāĻĻāĻžāϰ
  • Sentence: Squatters often live in abandoned houses.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻŦ⧈āϧ āĻĻāĻ–āϞāĻĻāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

14. Renovation

  • Meaning: Repairing and improving a building
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ
  • Sentence: The house needs renovation before selling.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāĨ¤

15. Real estate

  • Meaning: Property, land, and buildings business
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž
  • Sentence: Real estate prices are rising quickly.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦāĻžā§œāϛ⧇āĨ¤

16. Housing shortage

  • Meaning: Lack of enough homes for people
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϘāĻžāϟāϤāĻŋ
  • Sentence: Many cities face a serious housing shortage.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āϤāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϘāĻžāϟāϤāĻŋ āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤

17. Property price

  • Meaning: The cost of buying a house or land
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ
  • Sentence: Property prices have increased dramatically.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŦā§‡ā§œā§‡ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

18. Rental market

  • Meaning: System of renting houses and apartments
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ
  • Sentence: The rental market is very competitive in big cities.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦ⧜ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ•āĨ¤

19. Housing crisis

  • Meaning: Serious problem of lack of housing
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āϟ
  • Sentence: The country is facing a growing housing crisis.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋāĨ¤

20. Urbanization

  • Meaning: Movement of people to cities
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻ—āϰāĻžā§Ÿāύ
  • Sentence: Urbanization increases demand for housing.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻ—āϰāĻžā§Ÿāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤

21. Slum

  • Meaning: Very poor area with bad housing
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž
  • Sentence: Many people live in slums without basic facilities.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻ›āĻžā§œāĻž āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

22. Gated community

  • Meaning: Residential area with controlled entry
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϤ āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž
  • Sentence: Gated communities offer better security.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤

23. Homeownership

  • Meaning: Owning a house instead of renting
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž
  • Sentence: Homeownership gives people financial stability.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤

24. Property developer

  • Meaning: A company/person building houses for sale
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀
  • Sentence: Property developers are building new apartments.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤

25. Lease

  • Meaning: Legal agreement to rent property
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
  • Sentence: He signed a one-year lease for the apartment.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

26. Maintenance cost

  • Meaning: Money needed to repair and maintain a house
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ–āϰāϚ
  • Sentence: Older houses have high maintenance costs.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤

27. Renovated property

  • Meaning: A house that has been improved
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ
  • Sentence: The renovated property is more attractive to buyers.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€ā§ŸāĨ¤

28. High-rise building

  • Meaning: Tall building with many floors
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻšā§āϤāϞ āĻ­āĻŦāύ
  • Sentence: Many people live in high-rise buildings in cities.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻŦāĻšā§āϤāϞ āĻ­āĻŦāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

29. Urban sprawl

  • Meaning: Expansion of city into surrounding areas
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ
  • Sentence: Urban sprawl reduces agricultural land.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋāϜāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤

30. Living standard

  • Meaning: Quality of life of people
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāĻŽāĻžāύ
  • Sentence: Better housing improves living standards.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāĻŽāĻžāύ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

🏠 IELTS Housing Collocations

1. Affordable housing

  • Meaning: Low-cost homes for people
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻļā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
  • Sentence: Governments should invest in affordable housing.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§€ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤

2. Housing development

  • Meaning: Building new homes
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύ
  • Sentence: The city has several housing development projects.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤

3. Residential property

  • Meaning: Property used for living
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ
  • Sentence: Residential property prices are rising.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžā§œāϛ⧇āĨ¤

4. Housing demand

  • Meaning: Need for homes
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž
  • Sentence: Urbanization increases housing demand.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻ—āϰāĻžā§Ÿāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤

5. Property market

  • Meaning: Buying and selling houses system
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ
  • Sentence: The property market is very competitive.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ•āĨ¤

6. Urban housing

  • Meaning: Housing in cities
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
  • Sentence: Urban housing is becoming expensive.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝ⧟āĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤

7. Housing crisis

  • Meaning: Serious shortage of homes
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āϟ
  • Sentence: The country is facing a housing crisis.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋāĨ¤

8. Rental accommodation

  • Meaning: Homes for rent
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
  • Sentence: Students often choose rental accommodation.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ­āĻžā§œāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤

9. Modern facilities

  • Meaning: Latest services like electricity, internet
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
  • Sentence: New apartments offer modern facilities.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŸā§‡ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

10. Living space

  • Meaning: Area inside a home
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻž
  • Sentence: Small flats have limited living space.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŸā§‡ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻž āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

🏠 IELTS Housing Idioms (Advanced)

1. Roof over one’s head

  • Meaning: A place to live
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻ (āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ)
  • Sentence: Everyone deserves a roof over their head.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇āϕ⧇āϰāχ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤

2. Home sweet home

  • Meaning: Home is the most comfortable place
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāχ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϜāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻž
  • Sentence: After travelling, it feels like home sweet home.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāχ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤

3. Put down roots

  • Meaning: Settle permanently in a place
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž
  • Sentence: They decided to put down roots in the city.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāĨ¤

4. Four walls

  • Meaning: A house or home
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϘāϰāĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋ
  • Sentence: He spends most of his time within four walls.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āϭ⧇āϤāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤

5. Live hand to mouth

  • Meaning: Live with only enough money for basic needs
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
  • Sentence: Many families live hand to mouth in slums.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

6. Build castles in the air

  • Meaning: Dream unrealistic things
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž
  • Sentence: People should not build castles in the air about luxury houses.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āύ⧟āĨ¤

7. Settle down

  • Meaning: Start living a stable life
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿā§€ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž
  • Sentence: He wants to settle down after getting a job.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ÿā§€āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϏāĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžā§ŸāĨ¤

8. Home is where the heart is

  • Meaning: Home is the most loved place
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž, āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋ
  • Sentence: Even small houses feel good because home is where the heart is.
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻžāχ āφāϏāϞ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻŋāĨ¤

 

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