Booking a room, packing, checking in and seeing the sights.
Much of a hotel stay happens in English words spelt in Hangul — 호텔, 로비, 체크인 — and a few have shifted on the way: a 캐리어 is a suitcase, a 콘도 a holiday flat in a resort. Staying the night is 묵다, and looking round a place is 구경하다, the word for any kind of looking about, from a market to a whole city. In a guesthouse, a hospital or a dormitory a room goes by how many it sleeps: 일인실, 이인실.
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Verb (4)
예약하다to book; to reserveVerb2
방을 하나 예약하고 싶어요.I would like to book a room.
묵다to stay (at a hotel or with someone)Verb2
서울에서는 친구 집에 묵었어요.In Seoul I stayed at a friend's place.
구경하다to look around; to see the sightsVerb2
오후에는 시장을 구경했어요.In the afternoon we had a look round the market.
귀국하다to return to one's own countryVerb2
형은 다음 달에 귀국해요.My brother is coming home from abroad next month.
Noun (34)
호텔hotelNoun1
역 앞에 새 호텔이 생겼어요.A new hotel has opened in front of the station.
숙소accommodation; place to stayNoun2
숙소는 벌써 예약했어요?Have you already booked somewhere to stay?
게스트하우스guesthouse; hostelNoun2
게스트하우스에서 외국 친구들을 많이 만났어요.I met a lot of people from abroad at the guesthouse.
여관inn; small traditional hotelNoun2
옛날에는 여행할 때 여관에서 많이 잤어요.In the old days people often stayed at inns when they travelled.
콘도holiday flat (in a resort)Noun2
여름 방학에 가족과 콘도에 놀러 갔어요.In the summer holidays I went to a holiday flat with my family.
From “condominium”, but here a holiday flat in a resort, not somewhere people live.
리조트resortNoun2
스키장 근처 리조트에서 이틀 동안 묵었어요.We stayed two nights at a resort near the ski slopes.
휴양지holiday resort; holiday destinationNoun2
제주도는 유명한 휴양지예요.Jeju Island is a well-known holiday destination.
객실guest room; room (in a hotel)Noun2
모든 객실에서 바다가 보입니다.Every room has a view of the sea.
일인실single roomNoun2
일인실은 하룻밤에 얼마예요?How much is a single room per night?
Said in guesthouses, hospitals and dormitories; hotels mostly say 싱글룸.
이인실double room; twin roomNoun2
친구와 같이 이인실을 썼어요.My friend and I shared a twin room.
빈방vacant roomNoun2
오늘 밤에 빈방이 있어요?Do you have a room free tonight?
방값room rate; price of a roomNoun2
여름에는 방값이 두 배로 올라요.In summer the price of a room doubles.
Said [방깝].
숙박비cost of accommodationNoun2
숙박비는 카드로 낼게요.I will pay for the room by card.
프런트reception; front deskNoun2
체크인은 일 층 프런트에서 하세요.Check in at reception on the ground floor.
로비lobbyNoun2
내일 아침 아홉 시에 로비에서 만나요.Let's meet in the lobby at nine tomorrow morning.
조식breakfast (at a hotel)Noun2
조식은 일곱 시부터예요.Breakfast is served from seven.
The word on hotel signs; at home it is 아침.
체크인check-inNoun2
체크인은 오후 세 시부터예요.Check-in is from three in the afternoon.
체크아웃check-outNoun2
체크아웃 시간이 몇 시예요?What time is check-out?
카드 키key cardNoun2
카드 키를 방에 두고 나왔어요.I left my key card in the room.
보관함lockerNoun2
짐은 역에 있는 보관함에 넣었어요.I put my bags in a locker at the station.
세면도구toiletriesNoun2
세면도구는 각자 가져오세요.Please bring your own toiletries.
짐luggage; bagsNoun2
짐이 많아서 택시를 탔어요.I had a lot of luggage, so I took a taxi.
가방bagNoun1
가방 안에 여권이 있어요.My passport is in the bag.
캐리어suitcase (on wheels)Noun2
캐리어 바퀴가 고장 났어요.A wheel on my suitcase has broken.
From English “carrier”; the standard word is 여행 가방.
배낭backpack; rucksackNoun2
배낭 하나만 메고 여행을 떠났어요.I set off on my travels with just a backpack.
여권passportNoun2
여권을 꼭 가지고 오세요.Make sure you bring your passport.
비행기표plane ticketNoun2
방학이라서 비행기표가 비싸요.Plane tickets are expensive because it is the holidays.
관광sightseeing; tourismNoun2
서울에서 하루 종일 관광을 했어요.I spent the whole day sightseeing in Seoul.
안내information; guidanceNoun2
안내 방송을 잘 들으세요.Listen carefully to the announcements.
출장business tripNoun2
다음 주에 부산으로 출장을 가요.I am going to Busan on a business trip next week.
해외overseas; abroadNoun2
올해 처음으로 해외에 나가요.This year I am going abroad for the first time.
국내domestic; within the countryNoun2
이번 방학에는 국내 여행을 할 거예요.This holiday I am going to travel in my own country.
엽서postcardNoun2
파리에서 가족에게 엽서를 보냈어요.I sent my family a postcard from Paris.
여행자travellerNoun2
이 카페에는 여행자들이 많이 와요.Lots of travellers come to this café.
Phrase (2)
짐을 싸다to pack (one's bags)Phrase2
여행 가기 전날 밤에 짐을 쌌어요.I packed the night before the trip.
짐을 풀다to unpackPhrase2
호텔에 도착해서 짐을 풀었어요.I unpacked when I got to the hotel.
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