在英文中，南面和北面分别用英文单词 south 和 north 来表示。这两个单词的来源都可以追溯到拉丁语，south 来自拉丁语单词 "sud"，意思是 "南方"，north 则来自拉丁语单词 "nord"，意思是 "北方"。

以下是几个例句：

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so the south side of the house gets more sunpght. (太阳从东方升起，西方落下，所以房子的南面会有更多的阳光。)

My bedroom window faces the north, so it doesn't get very warm in the winter. (我的卧室的窗户朝向北面，所以冬天里不会很暖和。)

The wind was coming from the south, bringing warm air from the tropics. (风是从南面吹来的，带来了热带地区的温暖空气。)

The north side of the mountain is covered in snow all year round. (山的北面一年到头都是雪覆盖的。)