🇬🇧🇨🇳 floor - 楼层 : English Lesson

Meaning of "floor" ("楼层"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A floor is one whole level of a building where people can walk around and use rooms. Buildings can have many floors stacked on top of each other like layers in a cake—the first floor is at the bottom, and higher floors are above it. You can move between floors by using stairs, an elevator, or an escalator.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The dog refused to ride the elevator, so we had to march up four floors while he judged our slow walking speed.

I tried to count all the floors in the skyscraper, but I ran out of fingers, toes, and patience.

The fire drill made us walk down every floor, and by the bottom my legs were filing a complaint letter.

On the tenth floor, my ears popped, and I decided that must be my brain saying, “Whoa, that’s high.”

The haunted house had so many creepy floors that even the ghosts got lost and asked for directions.

Anna lives in a tall house. She lives on the third floor. She hears a baby cry on the floor above. She goes up one floor and opens the door. A small boy sits on the floor and waves. Anna sits on the floor too. They smile and the baby sleeps. Anna feels happy.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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