Definition
An auditorium is a large room or hall where people gather to watch performances, listen to speeches, or attend events.
Etymology
It comes from Latin *auditorium*, meaning 'a place for hearing', from *auditor* 'listener' and *audire* 'to hear'. The word keeps the focus on listening rather than looking.
Kelly Says
Even in a visual age, the auditorium is named for ears, not eyes—sound is what truly binds a crowd into a single experience. A whisper onstage can hold a thousand people silent, which shows how powerful shared listening can be.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አውደትሪየም
awdeTriyem
ARالعربية
قاعة المحاضرات
qaa'at al-muhadaraat
BNবাংলা
অডিটরিয়াম
oDiToriyam
CACatalà
auditori
ow-dee-TOH-ree
CSČeština
auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
DADansk
auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
DEDeutsch
Auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιθέατρο
am-fi-THEH-ah-troh
ESEspañol
auditorio
ow-dee-TOH-ree-oh
FISuomi
auditorio
ow-dee-TOH-ree-oh
FRFrançais
auditorium
oh-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
GUGU
ઓડિટોરિયમ
oDiToriyam
HEעברית
אודיטוריום
oh-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
HIहिन्दी
अधिवेशन कक्ष
adhiveshan kaksh
HUMagyar
előadóterem
eh-LOH-ah-doh-teh-rehm
IDBahasa Indonesia
aula
OW-lah
IGIG
ụlọ nzukọ
oo-loh n-zoo-koh
ITItaliano
auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
JA日本語
オーディトリアム
ōdi toriamu
KKKK
аудитория
ow-dee-TOH-ree-yah
KMKM
សាលទូលសម្តែង
saal tooh sahm-tehng
KO한국어
오디토리움
oh-dee-toh-ree-uhm
MRMR
अधिवेशन कक्ष
adhiveshan kaksh
MSBahasa Melayu
dewan
DEH-wahn
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးသား ခန်းမ
a-myoe-thar khan
NLNederlands
auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
NONorsk
auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
PAPA
ਆਡੀਟੋਰੀਅਮ
aadiToriyam
PLPolski
audytorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
PTPortuguês
auditório
ow-dee-TOH-ree-oo
RORomână
auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
RUРусский
аудитория
ow-dee-TOH-ree-yah
SVSvenska
auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
SWKiswahili
ukumbi
oo-KOOM-bee
TEతెలుగు
ఆడిటోరియం
aadiToriyam
THไทย
ห้องประชุม
hong prachum
TLTL
auditorium
ow-dee-TOH-ree-uhm
TRTürkçe
konferans salonu
kohn-feh-rans sah-LOH-noo
UKУкраїнська
аудиторія
ow-dee-TOH-ree-yah
URاردو
آڈیٹوریئم
aadiToriyam
VITiếng Việt
đại sảnh
dai sanh
YOYO
ile eyiti
ee-leh eh-YEE-tee
ZUZU
indawo yokuhlanganyela
in-dah-woh yoh-khlahng-ah-neh-lah