Rooms in Vietnamese
Room or rooms in Vietnamese is called “phòng“. In this lesson, we will learn how to say different phòng in Vietnamese.
As mentioned in some of the previous posts, in Vietnamese, you usually identify what it is first then describe it. In this case, you first identify that it is a room, then to say which room it is or what type of room it is, you just need to add certain word.
Let’s take a look.
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Phòng khách
“Phòng” means room. “Khách” means guest or guests. Together, “phòng khách” means a room to see your guests or in other words, living room.
Phòng ăn
“Phòng” means room. “Ăn” means eat. “Phòng ăn” refers to a room where you eat or in other words, dining room..
Phòng ngủ
“Phòng” means room. “Ngủ” means sleep. “Phòng ngủ” refers to a room where you sleep or in other words bedroom.
Also see Vocabulary By The Room: Bedroom.
Phòng tắm
“Phòng” means room. “Tắm” means shower or bathe. “Phòng tắm” refers to a room where you shower or bathe or, in other words, bathroom.
To learn vocabulary of items in the bathroom, you can visit post Vocabulary by the room: Bathroom.
Phòng học
“Phòng” means room. “Học” means study. “Phòng học” refers to a room where you study, or in other words, study room.
Review
Below is the vocabulary learned in this lesson.
| phòng | room |
| khách | guest |
| ăn | eat |
| ngủ | sleep |
| tắm | shower/bathe |
| học | study |
| phòng khách | living room |
| phòng ăn | dining room |
| phòng ngủ | bedroom |
| phòng tắm | bathroom |
| phòng học | study room |
Practice
Can you list all of the rooms in your house in Vietnamese?
Quiz
Are you ready for a quick quiz?
