kitchen
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This is the everyday word for a room or area where food is prepared and cooked. It can refer to a home kitchen or a commercial kitchen.
kitchen
A room or designated area used for preparing and cooking food.
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ห้องครัวอยู่ข้างห้องนั่งเล่น hɔ̂ŋ khrua yùu khâaŋ hɔ̂ŋ nâŋ lên The kitchen is next to the living room. ห้องครัวอยู่ข้างห้องนั่งเล่น details
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ห้องครัวมีกลิ่นอับ hɔ̂ŋ khrua mii klìn àp The kitchen smells musty. ห้องครัวมีกลิ่นอับ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines ห้อง, “room,” with ครัว, “kitchen” or “cooking area,” so its basic image is a room used for preparing food. It can describe either a separate room or a kitchen area connected to another living space. In a restaurant or hotel, it may refer to the commercial kitchen. Common patterns include ในห้องครัว, “in the kitchen,” and ห้องครัวอยู่…, “the kitchen is located….” Its classifier, when counted as a room, is ห้อง.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing cooking, washing dishes, cleaning, or the layout of a home. It also appears in property and hotel descriptions and when referring to the food-preparation area of a restaurant.
Caution
Do not confuse ห้องครัว with ห้องอาหาร, which is a dining room or dining hall. Also, ครอบครัว means “family” and is a separate word despite its partly similar spelling.