SituationWeeks of 6 Sept to 18 Oct
Hotel check-in
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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.
FreeThe room is not what you booked
You open the door, there is no view they promised, the bed is a single, and the smell of mold is everywhere.
LockedChecking out in a hurry
Your taxi to the airport arrives in ten minutes and you still need to settle the bill at the front desk.
Locked
All 10 words
Arriving after midnight
- recepçãofront desk/ʁesepˈsɐ̃w̃/Desk at the entrance of a hotel or building where arrivals are received.
- madrugadaearly hours/madɾuˈɡadɐ/Part of the day between midnight and sunrise.
- atrasodelay/aˈtɾazu/Extra time you wait when something doesn't happen at the scheduled time.
- hóspedeguest/ˈɔspedʒi/Person staying at someone else's house or hotel.
- porteirodoorman/poʁˈteɾu/Person who looks after a building's entrance and controls who comes in and out.
- chavekey/ˈʃavi/Metal object that opens and closes a lock.
- quartoroom/ˈkwaʁtu/Room where a person sleeps and keeps their things.
- liberarlet/libeˈɾa/Let someone do or use something.
- silênciosilence/siˈlẽsju/Absence of any sound.
- vizinhonext-door/viˈzĩɲu/Right next to something else.
Questions
- How do you say front desk in Portuguese?
- It's recepção, as in "A recepção fica aberta a noite inteira?" (is the front desk open all night).
- What's the Portuguese word for a delayed flight?
- Atraso means delay: "O voo teve um atraso de quase quatro horas" (the flight was delayed almost four hours).
- How do you ask for your room key in Portuguese?
- You say "Você pode me dar a chave do quarto agora?" (can you give me the room key now).
- What's the Portuguese word for a hotel guest?
- Hóspede, the person staying at the hotel.
- How do you ask for a quiet room away from noise in Portuguese?
- You can say "Prefiro um quarto que não seja vizinho do elevador" (I'd rather not have a room next to the elevator).