Guten Tag
Welcome to the Rocket German Newsletter Series! Here are some more useful words and phrases for you. Once you’ve checked in at a hotel, the receptionist will give you your key and tell you what room you’re in. By the way most hotels haven’t got a room number 13, because 13 is considered to be an unlucky number in Germany. |
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The key | Der Schlüssel |
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The key number | Die Schlüsselnummer |
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You are in room number 29. | Sie sind im Zimmer Nummer 29. |
Directions will be given with reference to floors...
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Ground floor | Erdgeschoss |
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First floor | Erster Stock |
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Second floor | Zweiter Stock |
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Third floor | Dritter Stock |
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Fourth floor | Vierter Stock |
Here are some useful questions you might want to ask.
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Where is the elevator? | Wo ist der Fahrstuhl ? |
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Where is the swimming pool? | Wo ist das Schwimmbad ? |
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Where is the restaurant? | Wo ist das Restaurant ? |
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Where do you serve breakfast? | Wo servieren Sie Frühstück ? |
You may also want to know:
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At what time do I need to check out of the room ? | Wann muss ich auschecken? |
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Do I pay now or later? | Soll ich jetzt bezahlen oder später? |
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When do you serve breakfast? | Wann servieren Sie Frühstück ? |
If your room isn’t equipped with all the facilities you’d like, here are some useful phrases…
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I need more towels. | Ich brauche mehr Handtücher. |
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I need more soap. | Ich brauche mehr Seife. |
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I need more toilet paper. | Ich brauche mehr Toilettenpapier. |
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I need an extra blanket. | Ich brauche eine extra Decke. |
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I need clean sheets. | Ich brauche einen sauberen Bettbezug. |
Here are some final words and phrases that might come in handy…
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A double bed (for two people) | Ein Doppelbett |
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The air conditioning | Die Klimaanlage |
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The heater | Die Heizung |
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The heater is broken. | Die Heizung ist kaputt. |
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dirty | dreckig |
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noisy | laut |
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clean | sauber |
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cold | kalt |
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hot | heiß |
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The water | Das Wasser |
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The light | Das Licht |
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broken | kaputt |
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unacceptable | unaktzeptabel |
I hope you enjoyed today’s lesson. Bis zum nächsten Mal!
Paul Weber
www.rocketlanguages.com/german/
P.S. Try out these exercises to see how much you have learned!
Exercise 1. Match the German word with its English translation.
| 1. | ein Doppelbett | (_________) | a. noisy |
| 2. | Erdgeschoss | (_________) | b. ground floor |
| 3. | die Klimaanlage | (_________) | c. a double bed |
| 4. | dreckig | (_________) | d. the air conditioning |
| 5. | laut | (_________) | e. dirty |
Exercise 2. Now, match the questions and statements with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the answer in the space provided.
| 1. | Wann servieren Sie Frühstück? | (_________) | a. Where is the elevator? |
| 2. | Wann muss ich auschecken? | (_________) | b. When do you serve breakfast? |
| 3. | Wo ist der Fahrstuhl? | (_________) | c. Where is the swimming pool? |
| 4. | Soll ich jetzt bezahlen oder später? | (_________) | d. At what time do I need to check out of the room? |
| 5. | Wo ist das Schwimmbad? | (_________) | e. Do I pay now or later? |
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