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Jun 3, 2014

At the hotel reception. Absolute Beginner #05

from Slow German Hosted by Annik Rubens

Time for a new absolute beginner episode! This time, we're going to a hotel, ok? Let's say, you arrive at the front desk of a hotel. What do you say? First of all, you say „Guten Tag“, or simply „Hallo!“. The receptionist will ask you something along the lines of „Wie kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?“ meaning „How can I help you?“ and now it's your turn. Usually you want to check into your room, right? So you say: „Ich habe ein Zimmer reserviert“, meaning: I have a reservation for a room. You can also tell them your name: „Mein Name ist Annik“. The receptionist will look for your name on her list and then say something like: „Ein Doppelzimmer für 3 Nächte?“ meaning „A double-rooom for 3 nights?“ and you can either answer: „Ja, genau“, or „Nein, das ist falsch“. What's wrong with the room? You can tell her you want it only for 2 nights. „Ich habe nur zwei Nächte gebucht“. I only booked two nights. Or you are travelling by yourself, in which case you don't need a double. „Ich brauche nur ein Einzelzimmer“. She might give you a form to fill out and ask for your passport. „Bitte füllen Sie dieses Formular aus und dann bräuchte ich noch Ihren Pass oder Ausweis“. You can ask whether breakfast is included in the rate. „Ist das Frühstück inklusive?“ and the receptionist will either say „Nein, leider nicht“ or „Ja, natürlich!“. After all this is sorted out, the receptionist will give you directions to your room. Something like „Dort drüben ist der Aufzug. Ihr Zimmer ist im zweiten Stock auf der linken Seite“. You take the elevator to the second floor and your room is on the left. She will then wish you a nice stay „Ich wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Aufenthalt“. Of course you reply: „Danke!“. Let's say you checked into your room and notice somebody smoked in there. Then you call reception or go down and say: „Mein Zimmer ist ein Raucherzimmer.“ or „In meinem Zimmer riecht es nach Rauch“, meaning it smells of smoke. If you want another room, say „Ich möchte ein anderes Zimmer, bitte“. You can ask all sorts of things from the receptionist. Like: „Ich brauche frische Handtücher, bitte“, if you need fresh towels. Or you can ask for directions to the nearest restaurant: „Wo ist hier in der Nähe ein gutes Restaurant?“. You can ask them to call a cab for you: „Könnten Sie mir bitte ein Taxi rufen?“ or ask where the nearest public transportation is: „Gibt es hier in der Nähe eine Bushaltestelle oder eine U-Bahn-Station?“. On the day you're leaving, you can ask them to store your luggage for you. „Kann ich mein Gepäck hier lassen?“ And finally you can say goodbye and tell them you enjoyed your stay: „Vielen Dank, es hat uns hier sehr gut gefallen!“ Well, I now wish you „Gute Reise!“ which means have a good trip.

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