Intercom Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɪntɝˌkɑm/

IN-tur-kom

UK

/ˌɪntəkˈɒm/

in-tuh-KOM

परिभाषा

A device that allows people in different rooms or areas of a building to speak to each other by voice, usually through speakers or phones.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Common in offices, apartments, and schools. Usually refers to installed systems (not handheld radios). Collocations: 'buzz the intercom', 'speak over the intercom', 'answer the intercom'. 'Intercom' is mainly a noun; it is rarely used as a verb.

• Spanish: intercomunicador
• Portuguese (BR): interfone - intercomunicador
• Portuguese (PT): intercomunicador
• Chinese (Simplified): 对讲机
• Chinese (Traditional): 對講機
• Hindi: इंटरकॉम
• Arabic: إنتركوم
• Bengali: ইন্টারকম
• Russian: домофон - переговорное устройство
• Japanese: インターホン
• Vietnamese: máy liên lạc nội bộ
• Korean: 인터폰
• Turkish: interkom - dahili iletişim cihazı
• Urdu: انٹرکام
• Indonesian: interkom

उदाहरण वाक्य

Please use the intercom to call the reception.

basic

I heard your voice on the intercom.

basic

The school installed a new intercom system.

basic

Just buzz me on the intercom when you arrive.

natural

Someone keeps making announcements over the intercom.

natural

He answered the door after I called through the intercom.

natural