Hotel

1. Aghju una riservazione à nome di

   I have a reservation under the name of...

   Usage

   Confirm your hotel reservation at check-in; add your own name at the end

   Grammar Note

   Aghju (1sg of avè) + una riservazione. Put à nome di before the name. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Mi purtate asciuvamani, pè piacè?

   Could you bring me some towels?

   Usage

   Ask hotel staff for extra amenities

   Grammar Note

   A request with the 2pl purtate of purtà (to bring) and the clitic mi (to me). Asciuvamani is the plural of asciuvamanu (towel). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Vogliu stà una notte di più

   I would like to extend my stay by one night

   Usage

   Ask the front desk to extend your stay by one more night

   Grammar Note

   Vogliu (I want) + the infinitive stà + una notte di più (one more night). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. À chì ora ci vole à lascià a camara?

   What time must we check out?

   Usage

   Ask what time you need to vacate the hotel room

   Grammar Note

   Ci vole à + infinitive is an impersonal "one must"; camara is feminine. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. A climatizazione ùn funziuneghja

   The air conditioning is not working

   Usage

   Report to the front desk that the air conditioning in your room is broken

   Grammar Note

   Climatizazione is feminine. The 3sg funziuneghja of funziunà (to work) is negated with ùn; funziona also occurs. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Possu lascià i bagagli sin'à dopu meziornu?

   May I leave my luggage until the afternoon?

   Usage

   Ask to store luggage after checkout until you leave

   Grammar Note

   Possu (I can) + the infinitive lascià + sin'à (until); dopu meziornu is the afternoon. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. A mo chjave ùn funziuneghja

   My key is not working

   Usage

   Tell the front desk your room key or key card is not working

   Grammar Note

   Chjave is feminine, hence a mo (my). The verb is the 3sg of funziunà (funziona also occurs). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Un asciuvamanu

   A towel

   Usage

   Point at this to ask for a missing item

   Grammar Note

   Asciuvamanu is a masculine noun; the split spelling asciuva manu also occurs

9. Un guanciale

   A pillow

   Usage

   Point at this to ask for an extra pillow

   Grammar Note

   Guanciale is a masculine noun, a cushion on which to rest the head in bed

10. Una coltra

    A blanket

    Usage

    Ask for an extra blanket when the room is cold

    Grammar Note

    Coltra is a feminine noun; the spelling coltru also exists. Cuperta can also mean a cover or blanket

11. U sapone

    Soap

    Usage

    Point at this to ask for a refill

    Grammar Note

    Sapone is a masculine noun; the spellings savone and savonu also exist

12. U savone di capu

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Point at this to ask for a refill

    Grammar Note

    Literally "head soap"; the spelling sapone di capu also exists

13. L'asciuvacapelli

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    Ask whether the room has one

    Grammar Note

    A compound of asciuva (dries) + capelli (hair), masculine. L' is the definite article before a vowel

14. Un appiccapanni

    A coat hanger

    Usage

    Ask for extra hangers

    Grammar Note

    A compound of appiccà (to hang) + panni (clothes), masculine; the spelling impiccapanni also exists

15. A pulizia di a camara

    Room cleaning

    Usage

    Point at this to request housekeeping

    Grammar Note

    Pulizia is a feminine noun meaning cleanliness; di a camara means "of the room". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

16. Una camara tranquilla

    A quiet room

    Usage

    Show this at check-in when asking to change rooms

    Grammar Note

    Camara is feminine, so the adjective is tranquilla. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

17. Ci hè rumore

    It is noisy

    Usage

    Use this to report noise and back up a request to move rooms

    Grammar Note

    Ci hè means "there is"; rumore is masculine. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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