2DialogueTravel1 min

At the Hotel Desk

Checking in: a passport, a key card and three questions every traveller asks.

A conversation at a hotel reception. The receptionist uses the polite 您(nín) for “you”. Listen for the three questions the guest asks — about the room, breakfast and checking out.

Sūfēi

你好(nǐhǎo)，我(wǒ)在(zài)网上(wǎngshàng)预订(yùdìng)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)房间(fángjiān)。我(wǒ)叫(jiào)苏菲(Sūfēi)。

Zhōu Lín

您好(nínhǎo)！请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)看(kàn)一下(yíxià)您(nín)的(de)护照(hùzhào)。

Sūfēi

好(hǎo)的(de)，给(gěi)您(nín)。

Zhōu Lín

您(nín)订(dìng)的(de)是(shì)一(yí)个(ge)单人间(dānrénjiān)，住(zhù)三(sān)个(ge)晚上(wǎnshang)，对(duì)吗(ma)？

Sūfēi

对(duì)。房间(fángjiān)里(lǐ)能(néng)开(kāi)空调(kōngtiáo)吗(ma)？今天(jīntiān)太(tài)热(rè)了(le)。

Zhōu Lín

能(néng)。这(zhè)是(shì)您(nín)的(de)房卡(fángkǎ)，您(nín)的(de)房间(fángjiān)是(shì)八零六(bālíngliù)。

Sūfēi

早餐(zǎocān)几(jǐ)点(diǎn)开始(kāishǐ)？

Zhōu Lín

早上(zǎoshang)六(liù)点(diǎn)半(bàn)到(dào)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)半(bàn)，在(zài)餐厅(cāntīng)，就(jiù)在(zài)前台(qiántái)旁边(pángbiān)。

Sūfēi

最后(zuìhòu)一(yì)天(tiān)我(wǒ)几(jǐ)点(diǎn)退房(tuìfáng)？

Zhōu Lín

中午(zhōngwǔ)十二(shí'èr)点(diǎn)以前(yǐqián)。您(nín)的(de)行李(xíngli)可以(kěyǐ)放(fàng)在(zài)前台(qiántái)。

Sūfēi

太好了(tàihǎole)，谢谢(xièxie)！

More sentences on this in “Language in use”: Chinese for travelling

Words: 100
Sentences: 17
Words per sentence: 5.9
in the vocabulary: 100 %
measured level: 2
Reading time: 1 min

Grammar in this text

These forms appear in the text in real use. Switch on “Show grammar” above the text to highlight them.

您(nín)的(de)护照(hùzhào) · 您(nín)的(de)房卡(fángkǎ)
您(nín) is the polite “you”; staff use it with every guest: 您(nín)的(de)护照(hùzhào). Polite address: nín and titles →
可以(kěyǐ)放(fàng)在(zài)前台(qiántái)
可以(kěyǐ) says something is allowed: 行李(xíngli)可以(kěyǐ)放(fàng)在(zài)前台(qiántái). Néng and kěyǐ: able to and allowed to →

The words from 2 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 17 of the 63 words in this text are at 2 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

以前
before; in the past
2
前台
reception (desk)
2
单人间
single room
2
太好了
great!; wonderful!
2
开
to open; to switch on; to drive
2
开始
to begin, start
2
房卡
key card (for a hotel room)
2
护照
passport
2
放
to put, place
2
早餐
breakfast
2
最后
finally; last
2
空调
air conditioner
2
网上
online, on the internet
2
行李
luggage
2
订
to book, reserve; to order
2
退房
to check out
2
预订
to book in advance; booking
2

The word lists for this text

The words in this text appear in 13 lists on this site; the number after each says how many come from that list. Having read the text, you have just needed these very words — and can practise exactly them.

Travel and the hotel 9 Clock and calendar 7 Basic verbs 5 Greetings and set phrases 4 Everyday verbs 3 Basic adjectives 2 Home and rooms 2 Daily routine 1 Reactions in set phrases 1 Housework and chores 1 The phone and the internet 1 Time words 1 Places in town 1

Comprehension questions

3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. How many nights does Sophie stay?

2. Where is breakfast?

3. What is Sophie’s room number?