sauna
gb/sˈɔnə/ us/sˈɔnə/
B1
Kiingereza
szauna, szaunázás
NOMINO
B1
1
szauna
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
in/at a sauna; use the sauna
After swimming, we warmed up in the sauna.
Úszás után a szaunában melegedtünk fel.
The gym has a sauna next to the changing rooms.
Az edzőteremben az öltözők mellett van egy szauna.
He poured water on the hot stones to make the sauna feel hotter.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
There is a sauna in this hotel.
Van szauna ebben a szállodában.
I like to sit in the sauna after exercise.
Szeretek edzés után beülni a szaunába.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners often confuse a sauna (typically dry heat) with a steam room (wet steam), and may omit the article: say “go to the sauna,” not “go to sauna.”
Maana
heated room for sweating
Miunganiko ya maneno
use the sauna
|sit in the sauna
|go in the sauna
|a public sauna
|a private sauna
|a hotel sauna
|a sauna heater
|a sauna bench
|an infrared sauna
|a wood-fired sauna
Visawe
steam room (Similar spa room, but heated mainly with moist steam rather than dry heat.)
|
steam bath (Often refers to a steamy heated room or the experience; not always the same as a sauna.)
Vinyume
ice bath (A cold immersion used as an opposite hot/cold treatment.)
Mada
health
|fitness
|leisure
|travel
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
a hot room where you sit and sweat
A small heated room, usually lined with wood, where people sit for a short time to sweat for relaxation or health.
NOMINO
B1
2
szaunázás
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
have/take a sauna; a quick/short sauna
Let’s take a sauna before dinner.
Szaunázzunk egyet vacsora előtt.
I usually have a sauna twice a week.
Általában hetente kétszer szoktam szaunázni.
After a short sauna, she took a cold shower.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I want to take a sauna today.
Ma szeretnék szaunázni.
We had a sauna after the gym.
Az edzőterem után szaunáztunk.
Kosa la kawaida:
A common error is missing the article: “take a sauna,” not “take sauna.”
Maana
a session in a sauna
Miunganiko ya maneno
take a sauna
|have a sauna
|a quick sauna
|a short sauna
|a sauna session
|after a sauna
|between saunas
|a sauna break
|a relaxing sauna
|a post-workout sauna
Visawe
sauna session (More explicit; often used in gyms and wellness contexts.)
Mada
health
|fitness
|leisure
Ufafanuzi
time you spend in a sauna
A period of time spent sitting in a sauna.
NOMINO
B2
3
szauna
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
a sauna with [features]; a men’s/women’s sauna
A new sauna opened near the station.
Új szauna nyílt az állomás közelében.
They met at a sauna that also has a small pool.
Egy olyan szaunában találkoztak, ahol egy kis medence is van.
The hotel recommended a sauna in the city center.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
There is a sauna near my home.
Van egy szauna az otthonom közelében.
We visited a sauna on the weekend.
Hétvégén elmentünk egy szaunába.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may overuse “sauna” for any spa; in English it usually means the sauna room itself unless context clearly means the facility.
Maana
place offering sauna facilities
Miunganiko ya maneno
a local sauna
|a neighborhood sauna
|a sauna and spa
|a sauna complex
|a sauna facility
|a sauna with a pool
|a sauna with a plunge pool
|a mixed sauna
|a women-only sauna
|a sauna membership
Visawe
spa (Broader: may include many treatments beyond saunas.)
|
bathhouse (Broader facility for bathing; may include saunas.)
Mada
health
|leisure
|business
|travel
Ufafanuzi
a place where you can use a sauna
A place or business that provides saunas for customers, often as part of a spa, gym, or bathhouse.
NOMINO
B2
INFORMAL
4
szauna
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
It’s a sauna in [place].
It’s a sauna in this apartment—can we open a window?
Kész szauna ez a lakás – kinyithatnánk egy ablakot?
With the heat off, the office turned into a sauna by noon.
Kikapcsolt fűtés mellett is délre szauna lett az irodából.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
It’s a sauna in here.
Kész szauna van itt.
My car feels like a sauna in summer.
Nyáron olyan az autóm, mint egy szauna.
Kosa la kawaida:
This is usually used in the pattern “It’s a sauna in here,” not as a literal statement about an actual sauna.
Maana
uncomfortably hot place (metaphor)
Miunganiko ya maneno
It’s a sauna in here
|the room is a sauna
|this place is a sauna
|turn this sauna off
|a sauna-like room
|a sauna-like office
Visawe
oven (Common metaphor for uncomfortable heat; often suggests dry heat.)
|
furnace (Stronger metaphor implying intense heat.)
Vinyume
icebox (Metaphor for a place that feels very cold.)
Mada
daily_life
|weather
|home
Ufafanuzi
a place that feels very hot
An environment that feels extremely hot, compared to the heat of a sauna.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
sauna
IPA
GB/sˈɔnə/
US/sˈɔnə/
Silabi na mkazo
sauna (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (sauna)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: sauna
- Plural: saunas
Semi
go to the sauna
1/ɡˈoʊ tə ðə sˈɔnə/
fixed phrase
visit a sauna facility
to visit a sauna
Mifano
- We went to the sauna on Sunday evening.
- Do you want to go to the sauna after work?
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Let’s go to the sauna.
- I go to the sauna every week.
sauna bath
1/sˈɔnə bˈæθ/
fixed phrase
formal
a sauna session (term)
a time when you use a sauna
Mifano
- The spa offers massage treatments and a sauna bath.
- After training, the team had a sauna bath to unwind.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The hotel offers a sauna bath.
- We had a sauna bath after swimming.
sauna suit
1/sˈɔnə sˈut/
fixed phrase
garment to increase sweating
special clothing that makes you sweat
Mifano
- He wore a sauna suit while running to cut water weight.
- Doctors warn that exercising in a sauna suit can lead to dehydration.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He is wearing a sauna suit.
- A sauna suit can make you sweat a lot.
take a sauna
1/tˈeɪk ə sˈɔnə/
fixed phrase
spend time in a sauna
to sit in a sauna for a short time
Mifano
- We took a sauna after our hike.
- She likes to take a sauna to relax at the end of the day.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I want to take a sauna.
- We took a sauna after the gym.