nhà tắm
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Definition
- Noun:
- Bathroom: A room in a house or building containing a bathtub and/or a shower, and typically a sink and a toilet, used for washing the body.
- Bathhouse: A building or facility containing rooms or areas for bathing, often a public facility.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Phòng khách sạn này có nhà tắm riêng. (This hotel room has a private bathroom.)
- Cô ấy đang ở trong nhà tắm. (She is in the bathroom.)
- Người dân trong làng thường ra nhà tắm công cộng. (The villagers often go to the public bathhouse.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "nhà tắm" can sometimes be used more broadly to refer to any dedicated space for washing, which may not always include a toilet. In such cases, the distinction between "nhà tắm" (bathing area) and "nhà vệ sinh" (toilet) is clearer.
- "nhà tắm công cộng": public bathhouse.
- Ở một số nền văn hóa, nhà tắm công cộng là nơi để thư giãn và giao tiếp xã hội. (In some cultures, the public bathhouse is a place for relaxation and social interaction.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phòng tắm (n): This is a very common synonym for "nhà tắm" when referring to a bathroom in a private home. It is often used interchangeably.
- Tôi cần sửa vòi hoa sen trong phòng tắm. (I need to fix the showerhead in the bathroom.)
- Buồng tắm (n): A less common variant, also meaning a bathroom or shower cubicle.
- Nhà vệ sinh (n): Toilet, lavatory, restroom. This specifically refers to the room containing a toilet. It can be separate from or combined with the nhà tắm.
Synonyms
- Bathroom: The most common general equivalent for a room for bathing in a home.
- Washroom: A polite term for a bathroom, common in some English-speaking regions.
- Bathhouse: The direct equivalent for a public bathing facility.
Related Phrases
- Đi nhà tắm: To go to the bathroom (to bathe).
- Anh ấy đi nhà tắm mỗi sáng. (He goes to the bathroom [to shower] every morning.)
- Vào nhà tắm: To enter the bathroom.
- Xin đợi một chút, tôi cần vào nhà tắm. (Please wait a moment, I need to go into the bathroom.)
Related Idioms
- (Trơn) như nhà tắm: (Slippery) like a bathroom floor. This idiom describes something that is very slippery.
- Sàn nhà ướt trơn như nhà tắm. (The wet floor is as slippery as a bathroom floor.)