How do you say 'lobby' in French?

You say le hall, but with an aspirated h: you say le hall, not l'hall.

What does honte mean?

Honte means the painful feeling you get after doing something wrong or ridiculous, like shame.

You say Le petit déjeuner est servi à partir de quelle heure ?

You arrive at the hotel on a winter evening, the lobby is full of people, and you wait for your key at the desk.

Cet hôtel est toujours plein en hiver.

This hotel is always full in winter.

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hôtel/otɛl/
hotelnoun
A building where you pay for a room to sleep in during a trip.
hall/ol/
lobbynoun
The large entrance room of a building, right after the door.
hiver/ivɛʁ/
winternoun
The coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
heure/œʁ/
hournoun
A period of sixty minutes.
horaire/ɔʁɛʁ/
schedulenoun
A list of times when something starts and ends.
humeur/ymœʁ/
moodnoun
One's state of mind at a given moment, good or bad.
habiter/abite/
to liveverb
To have your home in a place.
honte/ɔ̃t/
shamenoun
A painful feeling you get after doing something wrong or ridiculous.
hasard/azaʁ/
chancenoun
Something that happens without being planned or chosen.
hurler/yʁle/
to screamverb
To shout very loudly.

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Cet hôtel est toujours plein en hiver.
This hotel is always full in winter.
Le hall est plein, on attend debout près du comptoir.
The lobby is packed, we're waiting standing near the desk.
En hiver, les chambres sur la rue sont froides.
In winter, the rooms facing the street are cold.
Le petit déjeuner est servi à partir de quelle heure ?
What time does breakfast start?
Vous auriez un horaire des bus pour demain matin ?
Would you happen to have a bus schedule for tomorrow morning?
Le monsieur du comptoir est de mauvaise humeur ce soir.
The man at the desk is in a bad mood tonight.
Tu vas habiter chez tes parents cet hiver ?
Are you going to live at your parents' this winter?
Elle avait honte devant tous les gens du hall.
She was ashamed in front of everyone in the lobby.
Je vous ai croisé par hasard dans le hall.
I ran into you by chance in the lobby.
Le petit garçon s'est mis à hurler au milieu du hall.
The little boy started screaming in the middle of the lobby.

hôtel/otɛl/
The h is silent and the last syllable is said with an open è sound.
hall/ol/
Aspirated h: you say le hall, not l'hall. The a is pronounced like the o in 'doll'.
hiver/ivɛʁ/
The final r is pronounced, and the h is silent: l'hiver.
heure/œʁ/
The h is silent: the word starts on a rounded vowel, followed by the French r.
horaire/ɔʁɛʁ/
There are two r's to pronounce, and the h is silent: l'horaire.
humeur/ymœʁ/
The u is said with rounded, pointed lips: humeur doesn't sound like humour.
habiter/abite/
Silent h: j'habite. The final -er is pronounced like é.
honte/ɔ̃t/
The on stays nasal, without separating the n; the final t, however, is pronounced. Aspirated h: la honte.
hasard/azaʁ/
The s is pronounced z and the final d is silent. Aspirated h: le hasard, with no elision.
hurler/yʁle/
The u is the French u, not 'ou'; the r comes right after it; the final -er is pronounced é.

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How do you say 'lobby' in French?: You say le hall, but with an aspirated h: you say le hall, not l'hall.
What does honte mean?: Honte means the painful feeling you get after doing something wrong or ridiculous, like shame.
How do you ask what time breakfast starts?: You say Le petit déjeuner est servi à partir de quelle heure ?

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