Booking a hotel in Chinese

Traveling to a Chinese-speaking country? Need help booking a hotel in Chinese? You’re in the right place! This free audio lesson will show you how to make a hotel reservation over the phone or speak to a Chinese receptionist in person.

After this lesson you’ll feel more confident with questions in Chinese like “how much?” and “how many?”, and the kind of basic Mandarin Chinese conversation you need to understand. Listen carefully to the Chinese pronunciation of the native speakers and then practice saying the Chinese words and phrases aloud. Don’t be shy!

Pronunciation help for booking a hotel in Chinese

As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Chinese pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Chinese words and phrases, this lesson will help you.

Using the blue Rocket Record buttons you can record the way you ask and reply to each question, and compare it with the way a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese does. That’s right, with Rocket Chinese voice mapping technology you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Chinese speaker!

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nǐ men yǒu kōng fáng jiān ma
你们有空房间吗？

Do you have a room available?

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Two useful words to know at this point are “fáng jiān (房间)”, a room, and “kōng (空)”, available or literally free. The receptionist may respond…

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yǒu wǒ men hái yǒu kōng fáng jiān
有，我们还有空房间。

Yes, we still have rooms available.

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hěn bào qiàn wǒ men méi yǒu kōng fáng jiān le
很抱歉，我们没有空房间了。

No, unfortunately we have no rooms available.

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méi yǒu fáng jiān dōu dìng mǎn le
有没，房间都订满了。

No, we are booked out.

When asking for the price the receptionist at the hotel will need to know for how many people and for how many nights you want the room.

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jǐ gè rén zhù
几个人住？

For how many people?

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zhù jǐ gè wǎn shang
住几个晚上？

For how many nights?

You might answer:

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liǎng gè rén zhù
两个人住。

For two people

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zhù yí gè wǎn shang
住一个晚上。

For one night.

The receptionist may also ask whether you want a single or a double room.

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dān rén jiān
单人间

A single room

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shuāng rén jiān
双人间

A double room

Your answer may look like this…

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dān rén jiān zhù liǎng gè wǎn shang
单人间，住两个晚上。

A single room for two nights, please

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shuāng rén jiān zhù yí gè wǎn shang
双人间，住一个晚上。

A double room for one night, please.

When asking for the price simply say “…duō shǎo qián (多少钱？)” how much is it for…, and add the type of room and number of nights you want. For example:

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dān rén jiān zhù liǎng gè wǎn shang duō shǎo qián
单人间，住两个晚上多少钱？

How much is it for a single room for two nights ?

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shuāng rén jiān zhù yí gè wǎn shang duō shǎo qián
双人间，住一个晚上多少钱？

How much is it for a double room for one night ?

Some hotels charge per room, others per person. Here are some possible answers you might get to hear…

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měi gè wǎn shang 500 yuán
每个晚上 500 元。

That costs￥500 RMB per night.

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měi gè rén 250 yuán
每个人 250 元。

That costs ￥250 RMB per person

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shuāng rén jiān měi gè rén 300 yuán
双人间每个人 300 元。

A double room costs ￥300 RMB per person.

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dān rén jiān měi gè wǎn shang 350 yuán
单人间每个晚上 350 元。

A single room costs ￥350 RMB per night

Zài jiàn (再见！)

Lin Ping
Rocket Chinese

P.S. Here is a little exercise for you to test your Chinese skills.

Exercise 1. Match the Chinese word with its English translation.

1. fáng jiān	房间	( ____ )	a. a double room
2. dān rén jiān	单人间	( ____ )	b. a room
3. měi gè wǎn shang	每个晚上	( ____ )	c. a single room
4. shuāng rén jiān	双人间	( ____ )	d. per person
5. měi gè rén	每个人	( ____ )	e. per night

Exercise 2. Now, match the questions and statements with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the answer in the space provided.

1. duō shǎo qián	…多少钱？	( ____ )	a. How much is it for a single room for one night?
2. jǐ gè rén zhù	几个人住？	( ____ )	b. Do you have a room available?
3. nǐ men yǒu kōng fáng jiān ma	你们有空房间吗？	( ____ )	c. For how many nights?
4. zhù jǐ gè wǎn shang	住几个晚上？	( ____ )	d. How much is it for…?
5. dān rén jiān zhù yí gè wǎn shang duō shǎo qián	单人间住一个晚上多少钱？	( ____ )	e. For how many people?

Booking a hotel in Chinese

Pronunciation help for booking a hotel in Chinese

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