cafeteria
/ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/noun
उच्चारण कैफ़टिअरिअ
कैफ़ेटेरिया
Basic word
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a restaurant where you choose and pay for your meal at a counter and carry it to a table
कैफ़ेटेरिया
- the college cafeteria
- Students queue at the cafeteria during the lunch break.
- The office cafeteria serves cheap and healthy meals.
+ 1 more example
- I left my bag on a chair in the cafeteria.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in / at the cafeteria
Use 'in' for being inside and 'at' for the place as a venue.
भीतर होने के लिए 'in' और स्थान के रूप में 'at' आता है।
- Students gather in the cafeteria at lunch time.
- We met at the cafeteria after the lecture.
cafeteria + noun
Common combinations: cafeteria food, cafeteria staff, cafeteria menu, cafeteria counter.
सामान्य संयोजन: cafeteria food, cafeteria staff, cafeteria menu।
- The cafeteria staff serve breakfast from seven.
self-service meaning
In a cafeteria you choose food at a counter and pay before you sit; it is different from a restaurant where a waiter serves you.
Cafeteria में आप काउंटर से भोजन चुनते हैं और बैठने से पहले भुगतान करते हैं; restaurant में वेटर परोसता है।
- In the cafeteria, you take a tray and pick your dishes.
cafeteria approach (figurative)
A 'cafeteria plan' or 'cafeteria approach' lets you choose from a range of options.
'Cafeteria plan' या 'cafeteria approach' में कई विकल्पों में से चुनने की छूट होती है।
- The company offers a cafeteria plan for employee benefits.
cafeteria vs canteen
In India, 'canteen' is widely used for the school or office eating place, while 'cafeteria' suggests a larger, self-service hall in a college, hospital or company.
भारत में स्कूल या दफ़्तर के भोजन-स्थान के लिए 'canteen' अधिक चलता है, जबकि 'cafeteria' कॉलेज, अस्पताल या कंपनी के बड़े self-service हॉल का संकेत देता है।
- Our school has a canteen, but the university has a cafeteria.
- The cafeteria is self-service.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cafeteria
schoolcollegeofficehospitalcrowdedself-service
- The college cafeteria is crowded during the break.
verb + cafeteria
runeat inqueue incleanopen
- Students queue in the cafeteria for hot idlis.
cafeteria + noun
foodtraycountermanagertokenmenu
- Show your token at the cafeteria counter.
meal in the cafeteria
breakfastlunchteasnacksdinner
- We have lunch in the cafeteria every day.
cafeteria + service
traycounterqueuetokentable
- Pick up a tray and join the queue at the counter.
“More examples 6
- The school cafeteria sells fruit and sandwiches instead of fried snacks.
स्कूल का cafeteria तले हुए नाश्ते की जगह फल और sandwiches बेचता है।
- Radhika finished her assignment in the cafeteria before the next lecture.
राधिका ने अगली कक्षा से पहले cafeteria में अपना assignment पूरा कर लिया।
- The cafeteria of the hospital remains open all night.
अस्पताल का cafeteria पूरी रात खुला रहता है।
- Prices in the college cafeteria are lower than those outside.
कॉलेज के cafeteria की कीमतें बाहर की दुकानों से कम हैं।
- The cafeteria was noisy because of the sports day winners celebrating.
खेल दिवस के विजेताओं के जश्न के कारण cafeteria में बहुत शोर था।
- The staff cafeteria offers a fixed-price lunch.
कर्मचारियों का cafeteria निश्चित दाम का दोपहर का भोजन देता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The cafeteria are closed on Sundays.
✓ The cafeteria is closed on Sundays.
'Cafeteria' is singular and needs a singular verb.
'Cafeteria' singular है, इसलिए singular verb आती है।
✗ We had our lunch at cafeteria.
✓ We had our lunch at the cafeteria.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular गणनीय noun से पहले article आवश्यक है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage (Indian English): canteen is common for a cafeteria in offices and colleges.
प्रयोग (भारतीय English) में दफ़्तरों और कॉलेजों में cafeteria के लिए canteen आम है।