Definition

1. 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.)

noun

1. bathroom