“Do you have a room for two people from June third to the sixth?”
A2 · Elementary9 minPhrases
When you need this
You call a small hotel in Kyoto, or you walk up to the desk of one in Toronto with no booking. The clerk needs four facts before anything else: the dates, how many nights, how many people, and what kind of bed. Give them in that order and the call is over in a minute.
American hotels talk about beds, not room names. A "king" or "queen" is one big bed. "Two queens" or "two doubles" means two beds in one room. If you ask for a "twin room," which is common in British and Asian hotels, an American clerk may pause, so say "a room with two beds."
Phrases
the first question; "available" means free to book
how long you'll stay
the dates in and out; say the check-out date, not the last night
the number of guests; add children and their ages if you have them
one large bed
two beds in one room; hotels say two queens or two doubles
a room for one person
asks the price for one night
checks if the price is the final price
asks for a lower price without sounding rude
what the clerk says when there are no rooms
says yes to the room and the price
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Practice · 3 min
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Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.