Accommodation

1. Jau hai ina reservaziun. Mes num è Smith.

   I have a reservation. My name is Smith.

   Usage

   Said first at check-in; replace Smith with your own surname

   Grammar Note

   avair (to have) is jau hai and esser (to be) is el è; num (name) is masculine, hence mes. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Poss jau vesair la chombra avant?

   Can I see the room first?

   Usage

   For asking to look at the room before deciding. Poss jau means may I

   Grammar Note

   The question puts the verb before the subject (poss jau). Chombra is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Èsi l'ensolver cumprais?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Checks whether breakfast is part of the room price. Ensolver means breakfast

   Grammar Note

   Èsi is è (is) followed by the impersonal si in a question. Cumprais means included. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Poss jau rumir la chombra pli tard?

   Can I have a late check-out?

   Usage

   Asks for a later check-out. Literally: may I vacate the room later

   Grammar Note

   Rumir is an infinitive. Pli (more) + tard (late) makes the comparison. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Datti in ascensur?

   Is there an elevator?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is a lift. Datti is the question form of there is

   Grammar Note

   In is the masculine indefinite article, and ascensur is masculine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Pudess jau survegnir in plimatsch dapli?

   Could I get an extra pillow?

   Usage

   For asking for an extra pillow. Pudess is the conditional of pudair, which softens the request

   Grammar Note

   Plimatsch is masculine. Dapli means more. The conditional jau pudess makes the request polite. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. La climatisaziun na funcziunescha betg.

   The air conditioning is not working.

   Usage

   Tells the staff that the air conditioning is not working

   Grammar Note

   Negation puts na before the verb and betg after it (na funcziunescha betg). Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. A tge ura stoss jau rumir la chombra?

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Asks the check-out time. Literally: at what time must I vacate the room

   Grammar Note

   Stuair (must) has the first person jau stoss; in questions the order is stoss jau. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Datti in parcadi?

   Is there parking available?

   Usage

   Asks whether there is parking, useful if you arrive by car

   Grammar Note

   Parcadi is a masculine noun meaning car park. Composed sentence; native review recommended

10. Poss jau laschar mia bagascha qua?

    Can I store my luggage here?

    Usage

    For leaving luggage before check-in or after check-out. Laschar means to leave

    Grammar Note

    Bagascha is feminine, so the possessive is mia, not mes. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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