Coffee Break Spanish CBS 1.22 | Hotels and accommodation
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May 9, 2009 Discover essential Spanish vocabulary for booking hotels and accommodations. Learn key phrases for check-ins and polite requests. Explore different room types, like 'habitación' and 'cama de matrimonio.' Gain confidence in making reservations and understanding amenities. Enhance your travel experience with practical language skills while connecting with the community for further practice.
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How To Say You Have A Reservation
- Use Tengo/Tenemos to say you have a reservation and omit una when you say you don't have one: No tengo reserva.
- Use the polite form ¿Cómo se llama usted? when giving your name at reception.
Polite Ways To Request A Room
- Order a room politely with Quisiera una habitación, por favor to sound less direct than Quiero.
- Use quiero for informal direct requests and quisiera for a more polite tone.
Ask If A Room Is Available
- Ask if a room is available with the formal question ¿Tiene usted una habitación? when speaking to reception.
- Use tienes for informal situations but prefer tiene usted in hotels.