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Hotels, stations and travel problems

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Book a room, buy a ticket and explain a problem. Hotel, campsite and train station are all speaking role-play settings.

At the hotel

Quisiera reservar una habitación individual / doble para tres noches.
¿Tiene una habitación con baño?
¿A qué hora es el desayuno?
Other places to stay: el camping (campsite), un piso (a flat).

At the station

un billete de ida (single), de ida y vuelta (return) para Madrid.
¿A qué hora sale el próximo tren? = What time does the next train leave?
¿Es directo? = Is it direct?
El tren sale a las diez y media. (10:30)

Problems

La habitación está sucia. (dirty) No hay agua caliente. (no hot water)
La tele no funciona. (doesn't work)
He perdido mi maleta. (I have lost my suitcase) El tren llegó tarde. (arrived late)
Worked example

Ask for a return ticket to Seville, please.

  1. ticket = un billete
  2. return = de ida y vuelta
  3. to Seville = para Sevilla

Answer: Un billete de ida y vuelta para Sevilla, por favor.

Key idea

Quisiera reservar una habitación... para ... noches. Un billete de ida (single) / de ida y vuelta (return). ¿A qué hora sale...? ... no funciona = ... doesn't work.

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