diner
/ˈdaɪnə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डाइनर
भोजन करने वाला; ढाबा
Basic word
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a person eating a meal, especially in a restaurant; (AmE) a small cheap restaurant
भोजन करने वाला; ढाबा
- a roadside diner
- The diner asked the waiter for the bill.
- Several diners complained about the cold soup.
+ 1 more example
- We stopped at a small diner off the highway for breakfast.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
diner (person)
A diner is a person eating a meal, especially in a restaurant. It is countable and usually used for customers in a restaurant.
Diner वह व्यक्ति है जो भोजन कर रहा हो, विशेषकर रेस्टोरेंट में। यह countable है और प्रायः ग्राहकों के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
- Every diner at the table ordered the thali.
- The waiter asked the diners if they wanted more water.
- Every diner received a paper napkin.
diner (place, American English)
In American English a diner is a small, cheap restaurant, often open all day. In India people usually say dhaba or small restaurant.
अमेरिकी English में diner छोटा, सस्ता रेस्टोरेंट होता है जो प्रायः दिन भर खुला रहता है। भारत में लोग प्रायः dhaba या छोटा रेस्टोरेंट कहते हैं।
- The truck drivers stopped at a roadside diner for breakfast.
- The film is set in a small-town diner.
diner (railway)
A diner or dining car is the carriage in a train where meals are served.
Diner या dining car ट्रेन का वह डिब्बा है जहाँ भोजन परोसा जाता है।
- Passengers went to the diner for lunch.
fellow diner / other diners
Fellow diner means another person eating at the same place or table.
Fellow diner का अर्थ उसी स्थान या मेज़ पर भोजन करने वाला दूसरा व्यक्ति है।
- She smiled at a fellow diner who recognised her.
+Collocations 4
adjective + diner
fellowregularhungrylate-nightsolitary
- A regular diner at the canteen, Aman knew every waiter.
diner + verb
orderchoosepaycomplainwait
- The diners complained when the soup arrived cold.
diner + noun
diner ownerdiner menudiner counterdiner booth
- The diner menu offered tea, omelettes and toast.
place + diner
roadside diner24-hour dinerhighway dinerlocal diner
- The highway diner stays open all night.
“More examples 6
- A hundred diners were served at the wedding reception in one hour.
शादी के स्वागत समारोह में एक घंटे में सौ अतिथियों को भोजन परोसा गया।
- The restaurant reserves its corner table for important diners.
रेस्टोरेंट अपना कोने वाला मेज़ महत्त्वपूर्ण ग्राहकों के लिए रखता है।
- Radhika watched the diners from the kitchen window.
राधिका ने रसोई की खिड़की से भोजन करते लोगों को देखा।
- Tourists on a long journey often eat at highway diners.
लंबी यात्रा पर पर्यटक प्रायः राजमार्ग के diner में खाते हैं।
- The hotel gave each diner a printed menu and a glass of water.
होटल ने हर ग्राहक को छपा हुआ मेन्यू और एक गिलास पानी दिया।
- The diner next to the school serves hot tea and snacks.
स्कूल के बगल वाला diner गर्म चाय और नाश्ता परोसता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am a regular diner of this restaurant.
✓ I am a regular diner at this restaurant.
Use at, not of, for the place where someone dines.
भोजन करने की जगह के लिए at आता है, of नहीं।
✗ The diners was waiting for the waiter.
✓ The diners were waiting for the waiter.
Diners is plural, so the verb must be were.
Diners बहुवचन है, इसलिए क्रिया 'were' आनी चाहिए।
?Which word?
Keep apart diner (person eating; small restaurant) and dinner (evening meal).
Diner (खाने वाला; छोटा रेस्तराँ) और dinner (रात का भोजन) को अलग रखिए।