ロビー
ろびー
noun
lobby
1.
lobby; entrance hall; foyer
A large open area inside the entrance of a hotel, theater, office building, or other public building where people wait or gather.
ホテルのロビーで待ち合わせしよう。
Let's meet in the hotel lobby.
劇場のロビーには大きなポスターが飾られていた。
Large posters were displayed in the theater lobby.
チェックインまで時間があったので、ロビーのソファーで本を読んで過ごした。
Since I had time until check-in, I spent it reading a book on the lobby sofa.
From English "lobby." Used almost exclusively for the physical space (entrance hall), not for political lobbying, which is expressed as ロビー活動 or ロビイング.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ホテルのロビー: hotel lobby
- ロビーで待つ: to wait in the lobby
- ロビー活動: lobbying (political)
- 一階ロビー: first-floor lobby
- ロビーラウンジ: lobby lounge
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 玄関: entrance; entryway — the entrance area of a Japanese house, not a large public space
- エントランス: entrance — the entrance area of a building, often overlaps with ロビー
- 待合室: waiting room — a smaller, designated room for waiting, unlike a large open lobby