How do you describe the room you sleep in at home?Well, there are a number of suitable words, depending - mainly - on the size of it.
Any room with a bed in is, predictably, a bedroom.
However, the largest bedroom in a house, which usually houses a double bed, is referred to in British English as the ‘master bedroom’. ‘Master’ is more often used on its own in American English, as is ‘master suite’, which describes a bedroom which is directly connected to a bathroom or shower room.
In British English, you would say the master bedroom is en suite. (French for ‘in sequence’.)
‘Master’ is an original version of something from which copies can be made. So a ‘master bedroom’ is the main sleeping space in a home.
What, then, do we call the other bedrooms in a dwelling?
Some homes have a ‘guest room’ or ‘spare room’. (Although it’s rarely ‘spare’, it’s often the most-used room and houses anything which doesn’t have a place in another area.)
A tiny bedroom, which only fits a single bed at the most, is, appropriately, called a ‘box room’.
In the case of some lucky people, a ‘box room’ can be transformed into a ‘walk-in wardrobe’. (A clothes storage room with enough space for them to stand in while they select an outfit.)
There. Now you can sleep soundly, knowing which type of room you’re going to sleep in…
How do you describe the room you sleep in at home?Well, there are a number of suitable words, depending - mainly - on the size of it.
Any room with a bed in is, predictably, a bedroom.
However, the largest bedroom in a house, which usually houses a double bed, is referred to in British English as the ‘master bedroom’. ‘Master’ is more often used on its own in American English, as is ‘master suite’, which describes a bedroom which is directly connected to a bathroom or shower room.
In British English, you would say the master bedroom is en suite. (French for ‘in sequence’.)
‘Master’ is an original version of something from which copies can be made. So a ‘master bedroom’ is the main sleeping space in a home.
What, then, do we call the other bedrooms in a dwelling?
Some homes have a ‘guest room’ or ‘spare room’. (Although it’s rarely ‘spare’, it’s often the most-used room and houses anything which doesn’t have a place in another area.)
A tiny bedroom, which only fits a single bed at the most, is, appropriately, called a ‘box room’.
In the case of some lucky people, a ‘box room’ can be transformed into a ‘walk-in wardrobe’. (A clothes storage room with enough space for them to stand in while they select an outfit.)
There. Now you can sleep soundly, knowing which type of room you’re going to sleep in…
