lunchroom
/ˈlʌntʃruːm/noun
उच्चारण लन्च्रूम
भोजन-कक्ष, लंच-रूम
Basic word
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[C] especially North American
a large room in a school or office where people eat lunch
भोजन-कक्ष, लंच-रूम
- The students ate their tiffin in the lunchroom.
- The lunchroom gets crowded at one o'clock.
- Teachers left their notebooks in the lunchroom.
+ 1 more example
- A cleaner mops the lunchroom after the break.
Synonyms canteen cafeteria dining room
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in the lunchroom
Use 'in the lunchroom' for the place where people eat; the room is a closed space, so the preposition is in.
लोग जहाँ भोजन करते हैं उस स्थान के लिए 'in the lunchroom' आता है; कमरा बंद स्थान है, इसलिए preposition 'in' है।
- The students waited in the lunchroom for the bell.
- Radhika met her friends in the lunchroom.
lunchroom + noun
It combines with nouns such as table, staff, supervisor and menu.
यह table, staff, supervisor और menu जैसे noun के साथ जुड़ता है।
- The lunchroom staff serve hot meals.
countable noun
A lunchroom is a countable room; the plural is lunchrooms.
'Lunchroom' गिना जा सकने वाला कक्ष है; बहुवचन lunchrooms है।
- Both lunchrooms of the college are crowded at noon.
regional note
Lunchroom is mainly American; British and Indian schools more often say canteen, dining hall or mess.
'Lunchroom' मुख्यतः American शब्द है; British और भारतीय विद्यालयों में प्रायः canteen, dining hall या mess कहते हैं।
- Our college has a canteen instead of a lunchroom.
+Collocations 4
adjective + lunchroom
crowdednoisycleanspaciousschoolstaff
- The noisy lunchroom fell silent when the principal entered.
lunchroom + noun
tablestaffsupervisormenurulescounter
- The lunchroom supervisor checks every table.
verb + in the lunchroom
eatsitgatherwaitmeet
- Teachers gather in the lunchroom at the break.
lunchroom + activity
lunchroom dutylunchroom queuelunchroom rush
- Teachers take turns at lunchroom duty.
“More examples 5
- The school lunchroom serves rice, dal and vegetables.
विद्यालय का lunchroom चावल, दाल और सब्जी परोसता है।
- There was a long queue in the lunchroom after the morning classes.
सुबह की कक्षाओं के बाद lunchroom में लंबी कतार थी।
- The company opened a new lunchroom for its employees.
कंपनी ने अपने कर्मचारियों के लिए नया lunchroom खोला।
- Radhika studied in the empty lunchroom during the break.
राधिका ने अवकाश में खाली lunchroom में पढ़ाई की।
- The lunchroom was decorated for the annual day.
वार्षिक दिवस के लिए lunchroom सजाया गया था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Lunchroom is very crowded today.
✓ The lunchroom is very crowded today.
A countable singular noun needs the article.
गिने जा सकने वाले singular noun के साथ article आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name places where people eat, with small differences.
ये शब्द भोजन करने के स्थानों के नाम हैं, छोटे अंतर के साथ।
A room in a school or office for eating lunch; mainly American.
विद्यालय या कार्यालय में lunch करने का कक्ष; मुख्यतः American।
- Eat in the lunchroom.
A place in a college or factory that sells food and drink.
कॉलेज या कारखाने में भोजन और पेय बेचने का स्थान।
- Meet me at the canteen.
A self-service eating place.
स्वयं-सेवा वाला भोजन स्थान।
- The cafeteria is on the ground floor.