BraveSpeaking: Apartment Living

Noun the upper floors of a building

upstairs
My apartment is in a two-story building. I inhabit the upstairs.

Noun a person who owns a house or apartment and rents it to other people

landlord
My landlord lives on the ground floor of the building. He takes care of the building and is very nice.

Noun someone who lives in the same house with you

housemate
I live with one housemate, Otto, who is my age.

Noun a particular way of living

lifestyles
My housemate Otto and I have different lifestyles. I am a very neat person, but Otto is so messy!

Verb to cause someone to remember something

remind
I often have to remind my housemate Otto to do his share of the cleaning.

Noun money that you pay to live in a place owned by someone else

rent
We pay the rent for our apartment at the beginning of each month.

Noun a structure with a roof and walls where people live, work, or do activities

building
Our building is in the city center. There's a lot of noise but we live close to everything.

Noun a person or animal that lives in a particular place

dweller
I am a city-dweller. I love walking in the streets with lots of people all around and can't imagine living out in the quiet countryside.