Hotel

1. Tinc una reserva a nom de...

   tink U-na rre-ZER-ba a nom de

   I have a reservation under the name of...

   Usage

   Used at hotel check-in; follow with your name

   Grammar Note

   "Reserva" is the same form as Spanish. "Tinc" is 1st person singular of "tenir"

2. A quina hora és el check-out?

   a KI-na O-ra es el chek-AUT

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Used to confirm the check-out time at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Check-out" is borrowed from English. Tourism vocabulary in Catalan often adopts English terms

3. L'habitació no té aigua calenta

   la-bi-ta-SI-o no te AY-gua ka-LEN-ta

   The room has no hot water

   Usage

   Used to report a problem with the room to the front desk

   Grammar Note

   "Habitació" is the Catalan word for room, corresponding to Spanish "habitación"

4. Podeu portar tovalloles addicionals?

   pu-DEU pur-TAR tu-ba-LO-les a-di-si-O-nals

   Can you bring extra towels?

   Usage

   Used to request additional amenities from room service or the front desk

   Grammar Note

   "Podeu" is 2nd person plural of "poder". "Tovallola" corresponds to Spanish "toalla"

5. Hi ha aparcament a l'hotel?

   i a a-par-ka-MEN a lu-TEL

   Is there parking at the hotel?

   Usage

   Used to ask about parking availability when traveling by car

   Grammar Note

   "Hi ha" means "there is/are" in Catalan. "Aparcament" = Spanish "aparcamiento"

6. Vull fer una queixa

   vull fer U-na KE-sha

   I would like to make a complaint

   Usage

   Used when there is a problem with hotel service

   Grammar Note

   "Queixa" means complaint in Catalan, corresponding to Spanish "queja"

7. Podeu guardar el meu equipatge?

   pu-DEU guar-DAR el meu e-ki-PAT-zhe

   Can you store my luggage?

   Usage

   Used when wanting to store luggage after check-out

   Grammar Note

   "Equipatge" = Spanish "equipaje" (luggage). "Meu" is Catalan for "my" (masculine)

8. L'habitació és molt sorollosa

   la-bi-ta-SI-o es molt su-ru-LO-za

   The room is very noisy

   Usage

   Used to report a noise problem and potentially request a room change

   Grammar Note

   "Sorollosa" is the feminine form of "sorollós" (noisy), agreeing with feminine "habitació"

9. El wifi no funciona

   el WI-fi no fun-SI-o-na

   The WiFi is not working

   Usage

   Used to report internet connectivity problems to the front desk

   Grammar Note

   "Funciona" is 3rd person singular of "funcionar" (to work/function), same as Spanish

10. Podeu recomanar un restaurant proper?

    pu-DEU rre-ku-ma-NAR un rres-tau-RAN pru-PE

    Can you recommend a nearby restaurant?

    Usage

    Used to ask hotel staff about local restaurant recommendations

    Grammar Note

    "Proper" means nearby in Catalan, corresponding to Spanish "cercano"

11. una tovallola

    Towel

    Usage

    Show it when asking for an extra towel; a beach towel is "una tovallola de platja"

12. un coixí

    Pillow

    Usage

    Ask for an extra or replacement pillow

13. una manta

    Blanket

    Usage

    Ask for an extra blanket; a duvet is "l'edredó"

14. el sabó

    Soap

    Usage

    Soap; hand wash is "el sabó de mans"

15. el xampú

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Shampoo; conditioner is "el condicionador"

16. un raspall de dents

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    A toothbrush — Spanish hotels rarely provide one, so ask at reception or buy it at a pharmacy

17. el paper higiènic

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Show it at reception when the roll has run out

18. un assecador de cabells

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    A hair dryer; you can ask to borrow one where the room has none

19. un penja-robes

    Coat hanger

    Usage

    A clothes hanger; show it when asking for more

20. la neteja de l'habitació

    Room cleaning

    Usage

    Housekeeping — the starting word both for requesting cleaning and for declining it

21. una habitació tranquil·la

    A quiet room

    Usage

    Show it at check-in when asking to change rooms — it reads as a room not facing the street

    Grammar Note

    "Tranquil·la" is the feminine of "tranquil"; keep the ela geminada (l·l) with its middle dot

22. Hi ha massa soroll

    It's too noisy

    Usage

    Reports noise, whatever the source — the next room, the street, or building work

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