آشپزخانه
âshpazkhâneh
The Persian word for "kitchen" is آشپزخانه (âshpazkhâneh).
آشپزخانه refers to the room.
Meaning: room (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word آشپزخانه is a compound of آشپز (cook) and خانه (house/room).
How do you pronounce it?
âshpazkhâneh
Did you know?
- The word آش in آشپزخانه refers to a specific type of thick, hearty Persian soup. This means the word for 'kitchen' literally translates to the 'soup-cooker's house'.
- In traditional Persian architecture, the آشپزخانه was often located in a separate building or a distant wing to keep the heat and smells of cooking away from the main living quarters.
- While آشپزخانه is the standard term, the Arabic loanword مطبخ is sometimes used to give a more formal or technical tone to the space.
Examples in context
- تام در آشپزخانه را محکم به هم زد.Tom shut the kitchen door.This sentence shows how to use آشپزخانه when referring to a door.Tatoeba #4714600 by mahdiye, translation #2544539 by CK
- چقدر زمان سپری میکنی در آشپزخانه؟How much time do you spend in the kitchen?This sentence demonstrates using آشپزخانه to describe spending time in a room.Tatoeba #13774232 by aram_ahmadi_1998, translation #13766751 by frpzzd
- از زمانی که او در آشپزخانه افتاد، عقل سالم نداشته است.Ever since she fell in the kitchen, she hasn't been all there.This sentence uses آشپزخانه to describe a location where an event occurred.Tatoeba #644142 by mahdiye, translation #275400 by CK
- لطفاً می‌توانید این کتابخانه را در کنار آشپزخانه قرار دهید؟Could you please place this bookcase near the kitchen?
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Example conversation
Maryam and Amir are discussing where to meet in the house.
- مریم Maryamمن الان در آشپزخانه هستم.Man alan dar āshpazkhāne hastam.I am in the kitchen right now.
- امیر Amirمنتظرت هستم، سریع بیا.Montazaret hastam, sariC biyā.I'm waiting for you, come quickly.
- مریم Maryamفقط یک لحظه صبر کن در آشپزخانه.Faghat yek lahze sabr kon dar āshpazkhāne.Just wait a moment in the kitchen.
- امیر Amirباشه مریم، من منتظرم.Bāshe Maryam, man montazaram.Okay Maryam, I'm waiting.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
