Có khi nào bạn tự hỏi “House” và “Home” khác nhau như thế nào không? Dưới đây là giải thích khác nhau giữa “house” và “home”
1. What “house” and “home” mean
A "house" is a building.
Specifically, it's usually a single-family building. Apartment buildings aren't usually called "houses".
A "house" is still a house, whether there are people living there or it's empty.
"Home" is the place where a person lives, or where they feel that they belong. It has more emotional associations than the word "house".
"Home" can also mean the place where you grew up:
I'm going home for the holidays.
2. How we use “house” and “home”
There's one important difference in how you use the words "house" and "home":
I'm going home now.
I'm going to my house now.
"Home" acts similar to words like "here", "there", "in","out", "somewhere", etc. "House" does not. You can see the same thing in this example:
It's so nice to be home.
"Home" carries more respect than "house", so you can use it when you want to be polite to someone. For example, you can write a formal 'thank you' note to someone who let you stay at their home:
Thank you so much for inviting me to your lovely home.
When you're talking to other people about your own place, you usually use "house" instead of "home":
Want to come over to my house this afternoon?
3. Phrases that use “house” and “home”
"House" and "home" are used in different phrases. Try to guess whether each of these phrases should use "house" or "home":
Answers are at the bottom (*)
Other meaning of “house” and “home”
The word "house" has several other meanings as well:
The House debated the bill for over four hours before putting it to a vote.
That building over there houses all of our heavy machinery.
Where are we going to house everyone?
A: How much do I owe you?
B: It's on the house.
A: Really? Thanks!
There are not as many different meanings of "home", but here are some:
* Answers:
1. a single-family home
2. a dog house
3. clean the house
4. on house arrest
5. a home loan
6. a home owner
7. a house sitter
8. home improvement
9. home school your children
10. a beach house
11. my hometown
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