kitchen
gb/kˈɪt͡ʃən/ us/kˈɪt͡ʃən/
A1
English
~ 1200
konyha, konyhai személyzet
NOUN
A1
1
konyha
A1
Usage pattern:
[someone] is in the kitchen
She spent the afternoon baking in the kitchen.
A délutánt a konyhában töltötte sütéssel.
The kitchen is next to the dining room.
A konyha az étkező mellett van.
We renovated our kitchen last summer.
Please wash your hands before entering the kitchen.
Learner examples
I am in the kitchen.
A konyhában vagyok.
The kitchen is clean.
A konyha tiszta.
My mother cooks in the kitchen.
We eat in the kitchen.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'kitchen' with 'restaurant' when talking about where food is made.
Meaning
Room for cooking food
Collocations
modern kitchen
|small kitchen
|kitchen table
|kitchen sink
|kitchen counter
Synonyms
cookhouse (Less common; mainly used for a separate building or camp kitchen.)
Antonyms
living room (A common contrasting room used for relaxing, not cooking.)
Themes
daily life
|home
|housing
|food_drink
Definition
A room in a home or building where you make and cook food.
A room in a house, apartment, or building where food is prepared and cooked.
NOUN
B1
2
konyha
B2
Usage pattern:
the kitchen [verb] [something]
The kitchen is short-staffed tonight.
Ma este kevés az ember a konyhán.
He works in the kitchen at a local café.
Egy helyi kávézóban dolgozik a konyhán.
The head chef leads the kitchen efficiently.
Learner examples
I work in the kitchen.
A konyhán dolgozom.
The kitchen makes good food.
A konyha jó ételeket készít.
Many people work in the kitchen.
Common mistake:
Some learners think 'kitchen' here means only the room, not the people working there.
Meaning
Staff who prepare food
Collocations
busy kitchen
|professional kitchen
|kitchen staff
Synonyms
culinary team (More formal; often used in professional contexts.)
Antonyms
front of house (Refers to the customer-facing staff, opposite of the kitchen staff.)
Themes
food
|work
|food_drink
Definition
The cooks and helpers who make food in a restaurant or other place that serves meals.
The group of people in a restaurant, hotel, or institution who prepare and cook the food.
Grammar
Dictionary form
kitchen
IPA
GB/kˈɪt͡ʃən/
US/kˈɪt͡ʃən/
Syllables & stress
kit - chen (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (kit)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: kitchen
- Plural: kitchens
Word family
Forms
kitchens
noun
Related words
kitchenette
noun
kitchenware
noun
Expressions
back of house kitchen
1/bˈæk əv hˈaʊs kˈɪt͡ʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
Restaurant’s non-public cooking area
The part of a restaurant where the cooking happens and customers usually cannot go.
Examples
- I prefer working in the back of house kitchen rather than serving tables.
- The back of house kitchen was busy preparing orders.
too many cooks in the kitchen
1/tˈu mˈɛni kˈʊks ˈɪn ðə kˈɪt͡ʃən/
idiom
informal
Too many people on one task
When too many people try to work on the same thing, it can cause problems instead of helping.
Examples
- There were too many cooks in the kitchen during the meeting, and nothing got decided.
- Let’s not have too many cooks in the kitchen on this project.
everything but the kitchen sink
1/ˈɛvɹiθˌɪŋ bˈʌt ðə kˈɪt͡ʃən sˈɪŋk/
idiom
informal
Including nearly every possible thing
Including almost every possible item or thing, often more than necessary.
Examples
- They packed everything but the kitchen sink for their holiday.
- She packed everything but the kitchen sink for the weekend trip.
- She packed everything but the kitchen sink for her trip.
- The proposal had everything but the kitchen sink.
- The report included everything but the kitchen sink.
- They threw everything but the kitchen sink into their marketing campaign.