das Foyer
Translation
foyer, lobby, hall
Examples
Wir treffen uns vor der Vorstellung im Foyer.
We'll meet in the foyer before the show.
Das Foyer des Hotels ist sehr elegant.
The hotel's foyer is very elegant.
Grammar Patterns
to be in the foyer (im Foyer sein) We are in the cinema's foyer.
Similar Words
Lobby, Eingangshalle (entrance hall), Vorhalle (vestibule)
Etymology
Borrowed from French 'foyer', which originally meant 'hearth' or 'fireplace', a gathering place.
Memory Tips
This is an international word. If you know 'foyer' in English or French, you know it in German. Picture a theater or hotel lobby.