Home & living

a space of your own

a private place for yourself

A space of your own is a private place where you can be alone and keep your things.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you get much privacy at home?

Not much, so I really want a space of my own.

Play the conversation

I share a flat, but I have a small space of my own in the living room.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Everyone needs a space for their own.

Say: Everyone needs a space of their own.

Use “of their own” to describe a private space belonging to each person.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

have a space of your own; need a space of your own

Your turn: say it out loud

I share a flat, but I have a small space of my own in the living room.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

a space of your own

a private place for yourself

“I share a flat, but I have a small space of my own in the living room.”

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