прачечная
prachechnaya
In Russian, laundry is прачечная (prachechnaya).
The term прачечная refers to a laundry room, a laundry service or a commercial establishment where washing is done.
Meaning: that which needs to be laundered (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is derived from a root related to the process of washing or laundering.
How do you pronounce it?
prachechnaya
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly use прачечная to refer to the clothes that need washing, whereas it actually refers to the place where washing is done.
Did you know?
- If you want to say you are 'doing the laundry', you would use the verb стирать, which also means 'to erase' or 'to rub out'.
- The root of прачечная is related to the verb прать, an archaic word for washing that is rarely used in modern speech outside of this root.
- In the Soviet era, many apartment blocks shared a communal прачечная because private washing machines were rare and expensive.
Examples in context
- Где прачечная?Where is the laundry?Tatoeba #4332813 by soniamiku, translation #29717 by CK
- У Вас есть прачечная?Do you have laundry service?Tatoeba #381003 by al_ex_an_der, translation #62865 by CK
- У нашего отеля есть отличная прачечная, она всегда вернет вам одежду чистой и аккуратно сложенной.Our hotel has an excellent laundry service, they will always return your clothes clean and neatly folded.
- В субботу я пойду стирать свою одежду в прачечную за углом.On Saturday, I will go do my laundry at the laundromat around the corner.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Dmitry and Anastasia are looking for a place to wash clothes.
- Дмитрий DmitryАнастасия, ты знаешь, где здесь прачечная?Anastasiya, ty znaesh, gde zdes prachechnaya?Anastasia, do you know where the laundry is around here?
- Анастасия AnastasiaДа, прачечная находится за углом.Da, prachechnaya nakhoditsya za uglom.Yes, the laundry is just around the corner.
- Дмитрий DmitryСпасибо, мне нужно постирать вещи.Spasibo, mne nuzhno postirat veshchi.Thanks, I need to wash some things.
- Анастасия AnastasiaЯ пойду с тобой.Ya poydu s toboy.I will go with you.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
