โรงละคร
theater (for live performances)
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- 1 theater (for live performances)、playhouse
A building with a stage and audience seating where plays, musicals, and other theatrical performances are presented.
theater (for live performances)、playhouse
A building designed for audiences to watch live theatrical performances on a stage.
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เวทีโรงละครนี้หมุนได้ weethii rooŋ lakhɔɔn níi mǔn dâay The stage in this theater can rotate. เวทีโรงละครนี้หมุนได้ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines โรง, which refers to a building or facility used for a particular activity, with ละคร, meaning a play or drama. Its literal image is therefore “a facility for theatrical performances.” It is a common, neutral term used in everyday conversation as well as in venue information and writing about arts and culture. The classifiers โรง and แห่ง can both be used. โรง counts the building itself, while แห่ง commonly counts it as a place or institution.
Usage
Used when discussing plans to attend a play or musical, identifying the venue for a performance, or describing a theater’s stage, facilities, location, or history.
Caution
This normally refers to a venue for live stage performances, not a movie theater. A cinema is โรงภาพยนตร์, or โรงหนัง in casual speech. Also, ละคร by itself refers to a play, drama, or dramatic production; โรงละคร refers to the building.
Differences from similar words
1 theater (for live performances) synonyms
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โรงมหรสพ is a somewhat formal term for an entertainment venue that may host various kinds of shows. โรงละคร is the usual word specifically for a theater used for live stage productions.