ホール

ほーる
noun
hall, auditorium, lobby
building
1. hall, auditorium, concert hall
A large room or building used for concerts, lectures, ceremonies, and other public events.
コンサートホール演奏(えんそう)する
Perform at a concert hall.
This hall has wonderful acoustics.
A lecture will be held at the civic hall.
2. lobby, entrance hall, front-of-house area
The main public area of a hotel, restaurant, or building. In restaurants, the dining area as opposed to the kitchen.
We're hiring front-of-house staff.
I checked in at the hotel lobby.
In a restaurant, work is divided between the front-of-house and the kitchen.

Usage

In restaurant job listings, ホール refers to the dining area and ホールスタッフ means front-of-house staff (waiters, hosts). This is a very common distinction in Japanese job ads: ホール vs. キッチン.

Common collocations

  • コンサートホール: concert hall
  • 市民(しみん)ホール: civic hall, community center
  • ホールスタッフ: front-of-house staff (restaurant)
  • 多目的(たもくてき)ホール: multipurpose hall
  • (おお)ホール/(しょう)ホール: large hall / small hall