Hotel

1. Ai una reservacion al nom de…

   I have a reservation under the name of…

   Usage

   At check-in; say your name in place of the dots

   Grammar Note

   al is a + lo; reservacion is spelled -cion, unlike French réservation. Composed

2. A quina ora es lo dejunar?

   What time is breakfast?

   Usage

   Asked at check-in or in the morning about breakfast time

   Grammar Note

   dejunar is the masculine noun for breakfast; lunch is the separate word dinnar. Composed

3. Podètz m'aportar de servietas?

   Could you bring me some towels?

   Usage

   For asking the front desk or housekeeping for more

   Grammar Note

   m' is the elided me placed before aportar; de marks an indefinite plural. Composed

4. Lo Wi-Fi es gratuit?

   Is the Wi-Fi free?

   Usage

   Checks whether a hotel or café offers free Wi-Fi

   Grammar Note

   Noun + es + adjective, turned into a question by intonation. Composed

5. Vòli perlongar mon sejorn d'una nuèch

   I would like to extend my stay by one night

   Usage

   Asked at the front desk to extend a stay

   Grammar Note

   vòli + infinitive; d'una nuèch is de + una nuèch, meaning by one night. Composed

6. Podètz me desrevelhar a sèt oras?

   Could you wake me up at seven o'clock?

   Usage

   For a wake-up call; replace sèt with another hour

   Grammar Note

   The object me goes before the infinitive desrevelhar; times are a + number + oras (feminine plural). Composed

7. I a un problèma amb la climatizacion

   There is a problem with the air conditioning

   Usage

   Reports a faulty room facility to the front desk

   Grammar Note

   problèma ends in -a but is masculine; climatizacion is feminine. Composed

8. Avètz una cambra amb vista sus la mar?

   Do you have a room with a sea view?

   Usage

   Asked when booking, to request a view

   Grammar Note

   sus means on or overlooking; mar is feminine. Composed

9. Lo servici de cambra es disponible?

   Is room service available?

   Usage

   Asks whether meals can be brought to the room

   Grammar Note

   servici is masculine; disponible has one form for both genders. Composed

10. la servieta de banh

    Bath towel

    Usage

    The noun to use when asking for a bath towel

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; banh means bath, and nh is the palatal /ɲ/. Composed

11. lo coissin

    Pillow

    Usage

    When asking the hotel for another pillow

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; it can also mean cushion

12. la cobèrta

    Blanket

    Usage

    For asking for a blanket when it is cold

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; the accent falls on -èr-

13. lo sabon

    Soap

    Usage

    A bathroom-supply noun

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; spelled with b, unlike French savon

14. lo shampó

    Shampoo

    Usage

    A bathroom-supply noun

    Grammar Note

    A loanword, masculine; the final ó takes an accent

15. lo fretadents

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    The noun for asking for a toothbrush

    Grammar Note

    A compound of fretar (to rub) + dents (teeth), masculine; it keeps the final s even in the singular

16. lo papièr igienic

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    The noun for asking for toilet paper

    Grammar Note

    papièr is masculine; igienic means hygienic and is spelled differently from French hygiénique. Composed

17. lo penjador

    Coat hanger

    Usage

    The noun for asking for a hanger

    Grammar Note

    A masculine tool noun formed from penjar (to hang)

18. lo recapte

    Room cleaning

    Usage

    The word for asking for or declining cleaning

    Grammar Note

    recapte is the masculine noun for housework and cleaning; room cleaning is lo recapte de la cambra

19. una cambra calma

    A quiet room

    Usage

    For requesting a quiet room when booking

    Grammar Note

    calma is the feminine of calme (quiet), agreeing with feminine cambra. Composed

20. Es tròp brusent

    It's too noisy

    Usage

    Reports noise as a complaint to the front desk

    Grammar Note

    tròp + adjective means too …; brusent is the same for both genders. Composed

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