ロビー
robī[ɾo̞bʲiː]
The English word "robbie" refers to the entrance area or lounge of a hotel or public building in Japanese as ロビー (robī).
ロビー is used to describe the lobby of a building, such as a hotel or a public facility. You can specify a location by adding the particle に to the word to say "in the lobby" or "at the lobby" (ロビーに).
How do you pronounce it?
robī
Did you know?
- In Japanese political contexts, the word ロビー is used to describe 'lobbying' or political pressure, which is referred to as ロビー活動 'lobby katsudō'.
- In Japanese, ロビー is almost exclusively used for public spaces. To describe the entrance hall of a private home, Japanese speakers use 玄関 'genkan' instead.
- In many Japanese hotels, you might hear the term フロント (front) used more frequently than ロビー to refer to the specific area where you check in.
Examples in context
- ロビーさん、お元気ですか？How are you, Robbie?
- ロビー様、ご挨拶申し上げます。Greetings, Robbie.
- ロビーくん、遊びに行こうよ！Robbie, let's go play!
- ロビーちゃん、どうしたの？元気ないみたい。Robbie, what's wrong? You don't seem well.
- ホテルのロビーで待ち合わせましょう。Hoteru no robii de machiawasemashou.Let's meet in the hotel lobby.
- 広いロビーに座っています。Hiroi robii ni suwatte imasu.I am sitting in the spacious lobby.
- ロビーのソファはとても快適です。Robii no sofa wa totemo kaiteki desu.The lobby sofa is very comfortable.
Example conversation
Kenta and Misaki are meeting at a large hotel.
- 健太 Kenta美咲さん、ロビーにいますか？Misaki-san, robii ni imasu ka?Misaki, are you in the lobby?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、ロビーの入り口の近くにいます。Hai, robii no iriguchi no chikaku ni imasu.Yes, I am near the lobby entrance.
- 健太 Kentaわかりました。すぐに行きますね。Wakarimashita. Sugu ni ikimasu ne.Understood. I will go there right away.
- 美咲 Misaki待っていますね。Matte imasu ne.I'll be waiting.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ロビー, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
