bathroom
/ˈbɑːθruːm/noun
उच्चारण बाथ्रूम
स्नानघर, बाथरूम
Basic word
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a room in which there is a bath or shower, a basin and sometimes a toilet; (AmE) a room in which there is a toilet
स्नानघर, बाथरूम
- The bathroom is upstairs.
- There is a mirror and a small cupboard in the bathroom.
- The bathroom needs to be cleaned every day.
+ 1 more example
- Can I use your bathroom, please?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
go to the bathroom / in the bathroom
Use the definite article: go to the bathroom, in the bathroom. Without the, the phrase is not natural English.
Definite article का प्रयोग करें: 'go to the bathroom', 'in the bathroom'। 'The' के बिना वाक्यांश अंग्रेज़ी में स्वाभाविक नहीं लगता।
- Radhika went to the bathroom to wash her face.
- The towels are in the bathroom.
need / use the bathroom (AmE)
In American English, to use the bathroom or go to the bathroom is a polite way of speaking about the toilet; British English prefers the toilet or the loo.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'use the bathroom' या 'go to the bathroom' शौचालय के लिए शिष्ट कथन है; ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'the toilet' या 'the loo' पसंद किया जाता है।
- Excuse me, may I use the bathroom?
bathroom + noun
Bathroom acts as a modifier: bathroom tiles, bathroom fittings, bathroom mirror, bathroom door.
'Bathroom' modifier की तरह आता है: bathroom tiles, bathroom fittings, bathroom mirror, bathroom door।
- The plumber is fixing the bathroom taps.
attached / common bathroom
Indian English uses attached bathroom for one connected to a bedroom, and common bathroom for one shared.
भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में शयनकक्ष से जुड़े स्नानघर के लिए 'attached bathroom' और साझा स्नानघर के लिए 'common bathroom' कहा जाता है।
- The hostel room has an attached bathroom.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bathroom
attachedcommoncleantiledspacious
- Every room in the hotel has an attached bathroom.
verb + bathroom
cleanusego tosharerenovate
- Four tenants share a single bathroom.
bathroom + noun
tilesmirrortapdoorfloor
- The bathroom floor was slippery.
bathroom + preposition
in the bathroomout of the bathroomdown the hall
- The bathroom is down the hall to the left.
“More examples 5
- The flat has two bedrooms and one bathroom.
फ़्लैट में दो शयनकक्ष और एक स्नानघर है।
- He was singing in the bathroom.
वह स्नानघर में गा रहा था।
- We need to repair the leaking pipe in the bathroom.
हमें स्नानघर के रिसते पाइप की मरम्मत करवानी है।
- Please keep the school bathrooms clean.
कृपया विद्यालय के शौचालयों को साफ़ रखिए।
- The new house has a bathroom with a geyser.
नए घर के स्नानघर में गीज़र लगा है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I want to go to bathroom.
✓ I want to go to the bathroom.
The definite article the is needed before bathroom.
'Bathroom' से पहले definite article 'the' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name rooms for washing, but they differ by region and use.
ये शब्द धोने या नहाने के कमरों के नाम हैं, पर क्षेत्र और प्रयोग में अंतर है।
A room with a bath or shower and a basin, sometimes with a toilet.
ऐसा कमरा जिसमें bath या shower और basin होता है, कभी-कभी toilet भी।
- The bathroom is next to the bedroom.
The fixture, or in British English the room, used for relieving oneself.
शौच के लिए प्रयुक्त उपकरण, या ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में वह कमरा।
- The toilets at the station were clean.
A public or office room with toilets and basins; common in Indian and Canadian English.
सार्वजनिक या कार्यालय का कमरा जिसमें toilets और basins होते हैं; भारतीय और कनाडाई अंग्रेज़ी में आम।
- The washroom is on the second floor.
AaSpelling
bath·room
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: bathroom (a room for bathing; in American English also a polite word for toilet), toilet or loo (British informal), restroom or washroom (American, in a public building).
British और American English में bathroom (स्नान का कमरा; American English में शौचालय के लिए विनम्र शब्द भी), toilet या loo (British अनौपचारिक), restroom या washroom (American, सार्वजनिक भवन में)।
Keep the polite toilet words: washroom, restroom, lavatory, ladies' and gents', powder room.
शौचालय के विनम्र शब्द याद रखिए: washroom, restroom, lavatory, ladies' और gents', powder room।