🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)
noun
The place where you live or feel you belong. 'Home' is more emotional than 'house' — it suggests comfort, family, and belonging.
Noun and adverb. As a noun: 'my home'. As an adverb (no 'to' needed): 'I went home' (not 'I went to home'). Common collocations: home town, home-made, at home, feel at home, homesick.
'Home is where the heart is' is a famous English saying meaning that home is wherever the people you love are. 'An Englishman's home is his castle' means a person's home is a private space where they can do as they wish.
Example Sentences
"They were excited to move into their new home."
🇿🇦 "Hulle was opgewonde om in hul nuwe huis in te trek."
"The old man welcomed them into his home."
🇿🇦 "Die ou man het hulle in sy huis verwelkom."
Practice Quiz
1. Which sentence is correct?
2. 'Homesick' means: