What is a “kitchen booth” in American English?

Apartment Tour With Lillian At The Lily Pad

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kitchen booth
American kitchen furniture word
A built-in upholstered bench at a kitchen table, borrowed from American diner design

A kitchen booth is a built-in bench seat at a kitchen or dining table, almost always padded and shaped like an L. The design is borrowed from American diners, which used booths to fit more customers in tight spaces. In American homes, a kitchen booth saves floor space and gives kids a cozy spot to do homework or eat snacks. Tiny houses, small apartments, and 1950s-style retro kitchens often have them. English learners may know “booth” only from cafés or sports stadiums, where the word means something different.

In this clip, Lillian gives an apartment tour and points to “my eating area with my beautiful booth and table.” The booth is the L-shaped padded bench wrapping around her kitchen corner.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A2 English listening practice video?

89.3%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common English words
Most of the words in this video are common English words.

How common in written English

85.7%
Top 1,000
89.3%
Top 2,000
96.4%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken English

89.7%
Top 1,000
96.3%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in English.

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

★Where you hear this
  • ▸In American home-tour YouTube and HGTV shows (Property Brothers, Love It or List It)
  • ▸In American 1950s-themed retro kitchen design content
  • ▸In American diner-style restaurants (Denny’s, IHOP, Waffle House)
  • ▸In American family-housing and tiny-home design ads
  • ▸In American mid-century modern furniture catalogs

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