bakehouse
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bakehouse
A small, often communally used building with a large oven, used specifically for baking bread and other baked goods.
Früher traf sich das ganze Dorf einmal pro Woche am Backhaus.
In the past, the whole village would meet once a week at the bakehouse.
The word is very simply structured: It consists of the stem of the verb 'backen' (to bake) and the noun 'Haus' (house). So it is literally a house where baking is done.
Das Brot aus dem Backhaus schmeckt besonders gut.
The bread from the bakehouse tastes especially good.
A 'Backhaus' (bakehouse) was traditionally a communal facility in a village. Since not everyone had their own large oven, the residents shared a central building for baking bread.
In unserem Dorf wird das alte Backhaus einmal im Jahr für ein Fest genutzt.
In our village, the old bakehouse is used once a year for a festival.
Since this is a place, the prepositions 'in' and 'zu' are important. You bake 'im Backhaus' (in the bakehouse; dative, location), and you go 'zum Backhaus' (to the bakehouse; dative, direction).
Die Frauen trafen sich früher regelmäßig im Backhaus.
The women used to meet regularly in the bakehouse.
bakery
'Bäckerei' and 'Backhaus' both have to do with baking bread and other baked goods. In everyday speech, 'Bäckerei' is usually used for a shop where you buy bread, rolls, or cake. It can also mean the business that makes these goods. 'Backhaus' more often means a separate building with a large oven, often in a village or for a community. It sounds more specific and less like a normal shop. The words can be confused because baking happens in both places. If you are going shopping, 'Bäckerei' is almost always the right word. If it is about a building for communal or traditional baking, 'Backhaus' fits better.
Am Samstag heizt mein Vater das Backhaus für das Dorffest an.
On Saturday, my father heats up the bakehouse for the village festival.
Vor der Arbeit kauft Herr Schneider in der Bäckerei frische Brötchen.
Before work, Mr. Schneider buys fresh rolls at the bakery.