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La chambre est en haut.

La chambre est en haut.
The bedroom is upstairs.
From Lesson 93:The preposition at someone's place (chez)·French

Breakdown of La chambre est en haut.

la chambre
the bedroom
en haut
upstairs, at the top

Questions & Answers about La chambre est en haut.

How does en haut translate to "upstairs"?
Haut means "high" or "top". The phrase en haut literally means "at the top" or "up high". In the context of a house, this is the standard French way to say "upstairs".
Should I make a liaison and connect the "n" from en with haut?
No, you shouldn't. The h in haut is what we call an "aspirated h". Even though the letter itself is silent, it acts like a wall that blocks liaisons from the previous word. You say en and haut with a tiny break between them, not "en-naut".
How do I say the opposite, "downstairs"?
You use en bas. Just as haut means "high", bas means "low". So en bas literally means "at the bottom" or "downstairs".
Can la chambre refer to any room in the house?
No, la chambre specifically means "the bedroom". If you want to talk about a room in general (like counting how many rooms are in a house), you use the word la pièce.
How can I use the preposition chez with this sentence?
You can easily combine them to describe someone's home! For example, Chez moi, la chambre est en haut means "At my house, the bedroom is upstairs."

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