hostel
/ˈhɒstl/noun
उच्चारण हॉस्टल
छात्रावास, हॉस्टल
Basic wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a building where students, nurses or workers live, usually with meals provided
छात्रावास, हॉस्टल
- Radhika lives in the college hostel during term time.
- a working women's hostel near the station
- Boys and girls live in separate blocks of the hostel.
+ 3 more examples
- The hostel gates close at ten o'clock every night.
- He shares a room with two other students in the hostel.
- The mess in our hostel serves rice and dal for lunch.
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[C]
a building that provides cheap accommodation and meals for travellers or for people with no home
सस्ता यात्री-निवास; आश्रय-गृह
- a youth hostel for backpackers
- a night hostel for the homeless
- We spent a night at a youth hostel in the hills.
+ 2 more examples
- The charity runs a hostel for homeless boys.
- Hostels are a cheap place to stay for travelling students.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
live / stay in a hostel (article)
'Hostel' is a countable noun, so it needs 'a' or 'the': live in a hostel, stay at the hostel.
'Hostel' countable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a' या 'the' आता है: live in a hostel, stay at the hostel।
- Radhika lives in a girls' hostel.
- We stayed at the youth hostel for two nights.
hostel + noun
Hostel can modify a noun: hostel warden, hostel mess, hostel fees, hostel room.
Hostel किसी noun को modify कर सकता है: hostel warden, hostel mess, hostel fees, hostel room।
- The hostel warden checks attendance at 9 p.m.
- Hostel fees must be paid before the session begins.
hostel vs. hotel
A hostel is cheap shared accommodation, usually for students or travellers; a hotel is a commercial place for paying guests with more services.
Hostel सस्ता साझा आवास है, प्रायः विद्यार्थियों या यात्रियों के लिए; hotel भुगतान करने वाले अतिथियों के लिए अधिक सेवाओं वाला व्यावसायिक स्थान है।
- Students prefer a hostel; tourists book a hotel.
hostel + life / food / rules
We talk about hostel life, hostel food and hostel rules as common topics in student writing.
छात्र लेखन में hostel life, hostel food और hostel rules सामान्य विषय हैं।
- Hostel life taught me to wash my own clothes.
+Collocations 4
type of hostel
boys'girls'youthcollegeuniversityworking women's
- She found a place in the working women's hostel.
verb + hostel
live instay atshift tobookjoin
- He shifted to the hostel after getting admission.
hostel + noun
wardenmessfeesroomgateleave
- The hostel mess serves dal and rice for lunch.
adjective + hostel
crowdedcheapcleannoisysafewell-managed
- The hostel is clean and safe, so parents feel relaxed.
“More examples 5
- The hostel gates close at ten o'clock every night.
छात्रावास के गेट हर रात दस बजे बंद हो जाते हैं।
- My cousin is preparing for the civil services while living in a hostel in Delhi.
मेरा चचेरा भाई दिल्ली में छात्रावास में रहकर सिविल सेवा की तैयारी कर रहा है।
- Tourists on a budget often choose a hostel instead of a hotel.
कम बजट वाले पर्यटक प्रायः होटल के स्थान पर hostel चुनते हैं।
- The new hostel has rooms for two hundred students.
नए छात्रावास में दो सौ विद्यार्थियों के लिए कमरे हैं।
- The hostel warden called her parents when she fell ill.
जब वह बीमार पड़ी तो छात्रावास की वार्डन ने उसके माता-पिता को फ़ोन किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My sister lives in hostel.
✓ My sister lives in a hostel.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के साथ article आवश्यक है।
✗ I stay in my college hotel.
✓ I stay in my college hostel.
A hotel is for paying guests; students live in a hostel.
Hotel भुगतान करने वाले अतिथियों के लिए होता है; विद्यार्थी hostel में रहते हैं।
✗ My brother is staying in a hostel from 2020.
✓ My brother has been staying in a hostel since 2020.
'Since' with a point in time needs the present perfect continuous.
समय-बिंदु के साथ 'since' आने पर present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है।
AaSpelling
hos·tel
§Grammar and usage
Keep the dwellings together: hostel (students), dormitory (a large sleeping room), barracks (soldiers), convent (nuns), monastery (monks), orphanage (orphans), asylum (refuge).
निवास-स्थान साथ याद रखिए: hostel (छात्र), dormitory (बड़ा सोने का कमरा), barracks (सैनिक), convent (नन), monastery (भिक्षु), orphanage (अनाथ), asylum (शरण)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place where students or workers live.
'जहाँ छात्र या कर्मचारी रहते हैं' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।