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Beginner Lesson S1
Booking a Hotel Room

Formal German
Formal English
Vocabulary
Cultural Insight

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Formal German
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Sie wnschen?
Sind noch Zimmer frei?
Ja, ein Doppelzimmer lsst sich wohl noch finden.
Doppelzimmer? Ich bin allein hier.
Die junge Dame reist nicht mit Ihnen?
Nein. Ich htte gerne ein Einzelzimmer.
Natrlich. Wie lange mchten sie bleiben?
Zwei Tage.
Wir haben noch ein Einzelzimmer in der dritten Etage.
Wie viel kostet das?
120 Euro mit Halbpension. Frhstck gibt es von 8 bis 10. Ab halb elf
macht das Zimmermdchen seine Runde.
Dann nehme ich das Zimmer.
Bitte unterschreiben Sie dann hier. Ihre Zimmernummer ist die 13. Auf
Wiedersehen!

Formal English

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How can I help you?

Are there free rooms still?
Yes, we can probably still find a double room.
A double room? I'm here alone.
The young lady is not traveling with you?
No. I would like a single room.
Of course. How long would you like to stay?
Two days.
We have a single room on the third floor.
How much is that?
120 Euros with half-board. Breakfast is from 8 to 10. Starting half past
10 the cleaning-lady is doing rounds.
Then I'll take the room.
So please sign here. Your room number is 13. Goodbye!

Vocabulary

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German
frei
lassen
htte gern

English
free
not do; leave; let
would like

kosten
Zimmer
DoppelEinzeldritter
Etage
Halbpension

to cost
room
double
single
third
floor, storey
half-board, two meals a
day
breakfast
from, starting at

Frhstck
ab

Notes
adjective & adverb
expression
expression
verb
noun
prefix
prefix
ordinal number
noun
noun
noun
preposition

literally: would have

gladly
weak verb
neuter; plural is the same

feminine
neuter; verb: frhstcken
with Dative

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

Ich habe heute frei.

Lass uns Telefonnummern austauschen!
Ich kriege von meinen Eltern gesagt, was ich tun
und lassen kann.
Ich htte gern ein Bier.
Wie viel kostet dieses Stck?
Ich htte gern ein Einzelzimmer, kein
Doppelzimmer.
Wo ist euer Badezimmer?
Ich htte gern ein Einzelzimmer, kein
Doppelzimmer.
Ich bin ein Einzelkind.
Ich htte gern ein Einzelzimmer, kein
Doppelzimmer.
Der dritte Oktober ist der deutsche
Nationalfeiertag.
Meine Wohnung ist in der dritten Etage.
Buchen Sie bitte dieses Zimmer mit Halbpension.
Es gibt Brot zum Frhstck.
Ab 8 Uhr bin ich im Bro.

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I have off (from work) today.

Let's exchange phone numbers!
I get told by my parents what I can and can't do.
I would like a beer.
How much does this piece cost?
I would like a single room, not a double room.
Where is your Bathroom?
I would like a single room, not a double room.
I'm an only child.
I would like a single room, not a double room.
The third of October is Germany's national
holiday.
My apartment/flat is on the third floor.
Please book this room with half-pension.
There's bread for breakfast.
I'm at the office from 8 o'clock.

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Cultural Insight

An average of 51% of Germans are superstitious.

Common bad omens according to superstition are: black cats coming from a
certain direction or when you walk under a ladder.
Common good omens according to superstition are: 4-leafed clovers or
seeing a chimney-sweeper.
People also tend to believe in horoscopes, the moon calendar or various
Asian-flavoured superstitions that have made it to Germany.

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