食堂

食堂

しょくどう

Cafeteria, dining hall

N5noun·shokudou

How to remember it

食 (eat) + 堂 (hall) — "eating hall" where meals are served.

Example sentences

  • 学校の食堂で昼ごはんを食べます。

    がっこうのしょくどうでひるごはんをたべます。

    I eat lunch in the school cafeteria.

  • 駅の前に小さい食堂があります。

    えきのまえにちいさいしょくどうがあります。

    There's a small diner in front of the station.

Usage

Also means a casual small restaurant; commonly used with で (at).

Related words

レストラン食事食べるごはん

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