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Arriving after midnight

Your flight is delayed, you get to the hotel at two in the morning with your bag in hand, and there's only one person at the front desk.

These ten words are for arriving at a hotel long after midnight, like chave, hóspede and silêncio. Each one comes with its pronunciation and a sentence you can say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    recepçãofront desk/ʁesepˈsɐ̃w̃/Also said ʁesepiˈsɐ̃w̃.nounDesk at the entrance of a hotel or building where arrivals are received.The 'r' at the beginning is a throaty sound, like in 'rato', and the stress falls on '-ção', which comes out through the nose.
  2. 2
    madrugadaearly hours/madɾuˈɡadɐ/nounPart of the day between midnight and sunrise.
  3. 3
    atrasodelay/aˈtɾazu/nounExtra time you wait when something doesn't happen at the scheduled time.The 's' between vowels sounds like a 'z': a-trá-zu.
  4. 4
    hóspedeguest/ˈɔspedʒi/Also said ˈɔʃpedʒi.nounPerson staying at someone else's house or hotel.The 'ó' in the first syllable is open and carries the stress; the final '-de' sounds like 'dji'.
  5. 5
    porteirodoorman/poʁˈteɾu/Also said poɾˈteɾu.nounPerson who looks after a building's entrance and controls who comes in and out.The 'e' in '-tei' is closed, like in 'você', and the final '-ro' sounds like 'ru'.
  6. 6
    chavekey/ˈʃavi/nounMetal object that opens and closes a lock.The final '-e' sounds like 'i': 'chávi'.
  7. 7
    quartoroom/ˈkwaʁtu/Also said ˈkwaɾtu.nounRoom where a person sleeps and keeps their things.
  8. 8
    liberarlet/libeˈɾa/Also said ʎibeɾaʁ.verbLet someone do or use something.The final 'r' almost disappears: it comes out like 'liberá'.
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    silênciosilence/siˈlẽsju/nounAbsence of any sound.The 'ê' comes out through the nose, and that's where the word's stress falls.
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    vizinhonext-door/viˈzĩɲu/Also said vizĩj̃u.adjectiveRight next to something else.The 'zi' in the middle comes out nasal because of the 'nh', which is a single sound, like in 'banho'.

The sentences

  1. 1

    A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?

    Is the front desk open all night?

  2. 2

    Desculpa chegar de madrugada, o voo atrasou muito.

    Sorry for arriving so late at night, the flight was really delayed.

  3. 3

    O voo teve um atraso de quase quatro horas.

    The flight was delayed almost four hours.

  4. 4

    Ainda tem um hóspede esperando aqui na recepção.

    There's still a guest waiting here at the front desk.

  5. 5

    O porteiro pode me ajudar a subir a mala?

    Can the doorman help me take my bag up?

  6. 6

    Você pode me dar a chave do quarto agora?

    Can you give me the room key now?

  7. 7

    O quarto já está pronto para eu subir?

    Is the room ready for me to go up?

  8. 8

    Dá para liberar o quarto antes do horário?

    Can you let us have the room before the scheduled time?

  9. 9

    Preciso de silêncio para dormir um pouco agora.

    I need some quiet to sleep for a bit now.

  10. 10

    Prefiro um quarto que não seja vizinho do elevador, por causa do barulho.

    I'd rather have a room that isn't next to the elevator, because of the noise.

Questions

How do you say 'key' in Portuguese?
Key is chave, pronounced 'chávi'; you can say 'Você pode me dar a chave do quarto agora?'
What does hóspede mean?
Hóspede means a guest, someone staying at a hotel or at someone else's home.
How do you ask for quiet in Portuguese?
You can say 'Preciso de silêncio para dormir um pouco agora,' meaning you need silence to sleep a little.

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