Hotel

1. Jau hai ina reservaziun sin il num da …

   I have a reservation under the name of…

   Usage

   Used at check-in. Put your own name in place of the dots

   Grammar Note

   The first person of avair is hai. Reservaziun is feminine. Sin il num da means in the name of. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Cura èsi l'ensolver?

   What time is breakfast?

   Usage

   Asks the breakfast time at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   Ensolver is masculine and takes l' before a vowel. The inverted form èsi (è + si) makes the question. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Pudais Vus purtar sientamauns, per plaschair?

   Could you bring me some towels, please?

   Usage

   A polite request to the front desk or housekeeping

   Grammar Note

   Sientamauns has the same form in singular and plural. Pudais Vus + infinitive makes a polite request. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Datti ina WLAN gratuita en la chombra?

   Is there free Wi-Fi in the room?

   Usage

   WLAN is the term for wireless LAN, as in German

   Grammar Note

   Datti is dat (from dar) + ti, an inverted form meaning "is there". Gratuit takes the feminine gratuita for WLAN. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Jau vuless prolungar mes segiurn per ina notg.

   I would like to extend my stay by one night

   Usage

   Tells the front desk you want to stay one more night

   Grammar Note

   Jau vuless, the conditional of vulair, gives a polite wish. Segiurn is masculine (stay). Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Fin cura stoss jau rumir la chombra?

   What time must I check out?

   Usage

   Asks when you have to check out

   Grammar Note

   Fin (until) + cura (when) gives "until when". The first person of stuair is stoss. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. La climatisaziun na funcziunescha betg.

   The air conditioning is not working

   Usage

   The basic form for reporting a fault; swap in other equipment

   Grammar Note

   Negation is na + verb + betg. Climatisaziun is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Poss jau laschar mia bagascha fin suentermezdi?

   May I leave my luggage until the afternoon?

   Usage

   Used to ask to leave luggage after check-out

   Grammar Note

   Bagascha is feminine and means luggage. Fin (until) + a time of day. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Tge è il pled-clav dal WLAN?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asks for the connection details in a hotel or café

   Grammar Note

   Pled-clav is masculine and written with a hyphen (literally "key word"). Dal is da + il contracted

10. Mia clav na funcziunescha betg.

    My key is not working

    Usage

    Used when the key or key card does not open the door

    Grammar Note

    Clav is feminine, so the possessive is mia. Composed sentence; native review recommended

11. in sientamauns

    A towel

    Usage

    A single word is enough to ask for an extra towel

    Grammar Note

    Sientamauns is masculine and has the same singular and plural form

12. in plimatsch

    A pillow

    Usage

    For asking for an extra pillow. Cussin also means pillow

    Grammar Note

    Plimatsch is masculine. The plural is plimatschs

13. ina cuverta

    A blanket

    Usage

    For asking for an extra blanket on a cold night

    Grammar Note

    Cuverta is feminine, so ina. The plural is cuvertas

14. il savun

    Soap

    Usage

    For saying what is missing in the bathroom

    Grammar Note

    Savun is masculine

15. il schampo

    Shampoo

    Usage

    For asking for more shampoo. It is also spelled schampun

    Grammar Note

    Schampo is masculine, a loanword spelled in a Romansh way

16. in barschun da dents

    A toothbrush

    Usage

    For asking for a toothbrush you forgot

    Grammar Note

    Barschun is masculine. Da dents means for teeth

17. palpiri da tualetta

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    For asking for toilet paper

    Grammar Note

    Palpiri is masculine. As a mass noun it can be used without an article

18. in favugn

    A hair dryer

    Usage

    For borrowing a hair dryer. Favugn originally means the foehn, a wind from the mountains

    Grammar Note

    Favugn is masculine, the counterpart of German Föhn

19. in spatlain

    A coat hanger

    Usage

    For asking for a hanger in the room

    Grammar Note

    Spatlain is masculine

20. il nettegiament da la chombra

    Room cleaning

    Usage

    A noun phrase for talking about cleaning times or requests

    Grammar Note

    Nettegiament is masculine, a noun from the verb nettegiar. Chombra is feminine

21. ina chombra quieta

    A quiet room

    Usage

    For asking for a quiet room when booking or changing rooms

    Grammar Note

    The adjective follows the noun in the feminine form quieta: quiet / quieta / quiets / quietas

22. Igl è canerus.

    It is noisy

    Usage

    A short sentence for noise complaints. Canera means noise

    Grammar Note

    Canerus is an adjective built on canera (noise): canerus / canerusa / canerus / canerusas. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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