reception room
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- 1 reception room、living room
This is the room in a home where visitors are received and seated. Depending on the home, it may also be the main living room used by the family.
reception room、living room
A room where guests are welcomed and entertained, often also serving as the family’s living room.
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เชิญนั่งที่ห้องรับแขกครับ chəən nâŋ thîi hɔ̂ɔŋ ráp khɛ̀ɛk khráp Please have a seat in the reception room. เชิญนั่งที่ห้องรับแขกครับ details
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เราดูทีวีในห้องรับแขก raw duu thiiwii nay hɔ̂ɔŋ ráp khɛ̀ɛk We watch TV in the living room. เราดูทีวีในห้องรับแขก details
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เธอกำลังทำความสะอาดห้องรับแขก thəə kamlaŋ tham khwaam saàat hɔ̂ɔŋ ráp khɛ̀ɛk She is cleaning the living room. เธอกำลังทำความสะอาดห้องรับแขก details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word is formed from ห้อง “room,” รับ “receive or welcome,” and แขก “guest,” so its literal image is “a room for receiving guests.” It refers to the area where visitors are seated and entertained. In homes without a separate formal reception room, it can naturally refer to the family’s living room as well. The classifier for counting these rooms is ห้อง, as in ห้องรับแขกหนึ่งห้อง, “one reception room.”
Usage
It is commonly used when describing a home’s layout, showing a visitor where to sit, or talking about spending time, arranging furniture, or cleaning in the main reception or living area.
Caution
This is not a room intended for sleeping. A hotel guest room is normally ห้องพัก, while a bedroom for overnight visitors may be called ห้องนอนแขก.
Differences from similar words
1 reception room synonyms
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ห้องนั่งเล่น primarily means a living room used for relaxing. ห้องรับแขก emphasizes receiving visitors, although the two terms may refer to the same room in many homes.