(しょくどう)

しょくどう
noun
cafeteria, dining hall
1. cafeteria, dining hall, canteen
A place serving simple, affordable meals, often found in schools, offices, or as small eateries.
I eat lunch at the school cafeteria.
This eatery is cheap and delicious.
The employee cafeteria opens at 12.
The university cafeteria is always crowded with students.
I ate lunch at a casual eatery.
The cafeteria menu changes daily.
2. dining room
A room in a house or building used for eating meals.
The dining room is an important place where the family gathers.
食堂(しょくどう)テーブル()いた
I put a table in the dining room.
I have breakfast in the dining room.
I changed the dining room lighting.
The dining room in our new house is spacious, and you can see the garden from the window.

食堂(しょくどう) can mean a cafeteria (学生食堂(がくせいしょくどう) student cafeteria, 社員食堂(しゃいんしょくどう) company cafeteria) or a small, casual restaurant serving home-style food. 大衆食堂(たいしゅうしょくどう) are traditional working-class eateries. The word combines (しょく) (eat) and (どう) (hall).