How do you say "hotel" in Portuguese?

It's hotel, pronounced oh-TÉU, with the stress on the open e.

What does hóspede mean?

It means guest, someone staying in someone else's home or hotel.

You can say "A que hora começa o café da manhã?", using hora for the time.

You arrive at the hotel almost at midnight, and almost everything you need to say at the front desk starts with an h that no one pronounces.

Cheguei hoje à noite e preciso de um quarto.

I arrived today at night and I need a room.

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hoje/ˈoʒi/
todayadverb
The day we are in right now.
hora/ˈɔɾɐ/
hournoun
The point of the day you check on a clock.
hotel/oˈtɛw/
hotelnoun
A place where you pay to sleep away from home for a few days.
hóspede/ˈɔspedʒi/Also said ˈɔʃpedʒi.
guestnoun
Someone staying in someone else's home or hotel.
homem/ˈõmẽj̃/
mannoun
An adult male person.
horário/oˈɾaɾju/
schedulenoun
A table showing what time things happen.
hospedar/ospeˈda/
to hostverb
To give someone a place to stay for a few days.
hesitar/eziˈta/
to hesitateverb
To pause for a moment before doing something, out of doubt.
honesto/oˈnɛstu/Also said oˈnɛʃtu.
honestadjective
Someone who tells the truth and doesn't deceive anyone.
hífen/ˈifẽj̃/
hyphennoun
The little dash that joins two words or breaks a word at the end of a line.

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Cheguei hoje à noite e preciso de um quarto.
I arrived today at night and I need a room.
A que hora começa o café da manhã?
What time does breakfast start?
Você sabe se o hotel serve café da manhã?
Do you know if the hotel serves breakfast?
Ainda tem quarto livre para mais um hóspede?
Is there still a free room for one more guest?
Tem um homem esperando você lá na recepção.
There's a man waiting for you at the front desk.
Você tem o horário dos ônibus para o aeroporto?
Do you have the schedule for the buses to the airport?
Vocês podem hospedar meu amigo por duas noites?
Can you host my friend for two nights?
Se precisar de alguma coisa, pode ligar sem hesitar.
If you need anything, feel free to call without hesitating.
Prefiro ser honesto e dizer que o quarto é pequeno.
I'd rather be honest and say the room is small.
O meu sobrenome tem um hífen no meio.
My last name has a hyphen in the middle.

hoje/ˈoʒi/
The o is closed, similar to the o in avô, and the final e sounds like i.
hora/ˈɔɾɐ/
The o in the first syllable is open, similar to the o in 'off'.
hotel/oˈtɛw/
The e is open and stressed, and the l at the end sounds like u: o-TÉU.
hóspede/ˈɔspedʒi/
The 'ó' in the first syllable is open and carries the stress; the '-de' at the end sounds like 'dji'.
homem/ˈõmẽj̃/
The h is silent, the first o comes out nasal because of the m, and the 'em' at the end sounds like a nasal 'ẽi' through the nose.
hesitar/eziˈta/
The s between vowels sounds like z.
honesto/oˈnɛstu/
The e in the stressed syllable is open, like in 'let', and the final o sounds like u.
hífen/ˈifẽj̃/
The h is silent, the stress falls on the first syllable, and the 'en' at the end comes out nasal, almost like 'eim' — nasal without a tilde.

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How do you say "hotel" in Portuguese?: It's hotel, pronounced oh-TÉU, with the stress on the open e.
What does hóspede mean?: It means guest, someone staying in someone else's home or hotel.
How do you ask for the breakfast schedule in Portuguese?: You can say "A que hora começa o café da manhã?", using hora for the time.

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