toa ăn

Tàu hỏa có một toa ăn phục vụ hành khách.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Dining car: A specialized railway carriage equipped as a restaurant where passengers can purchase and consume meals and drinks during a train journey.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi sẽ ăn tối trong toa ăn. (We will have dinner in the dining car.)
  • Toa ăn thường nằm ở giữa đoàn tàu. (The dining car is usually located in the middle of the train.)
  • Anh ấy gọi một ly cà phê ở toa ăn. (He ordered a coffee in the dining car.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specific to rail transport and implies a service provided on long-distance or intercity trains. It is not used for stationary restaurants.

Variants and Related Words

• Toa tàu (n): railway carriage, railroad car.

  • Hành khách ngồi trong toa tàu. (Passengers sit in the railway carriage.)

• Nhà hàng (n): restaurant (a general term for any restaurant, not on a train).

  • Nhà hàng này phục vụ món ăn Việt Nam. (This restaurant serves Vietnamese food.)

Synonyms

• Dining car: The direct and most common equivalent.
• Restaurant car: An alternative term with the same meaning.

Related Terms

• Phục vụ ăn uống (n): catering service (can refer to the service provided in a dining car).
  • Tàu này có phục vụ ăn uống. (This train has a catering service.)