Introduction
This lesson is designed for travelers looking to enhance their French language skills specifically for hotel stays. We’ll cover essential vocabulary for room amenities and common phrases used for making reservations, requesting changes, or dealing with issues during your stay.
Lesson Objectives
- Learn key hotel-related vocabulary in French.
- Practice useful phrases for booking rooms, making specific requests, and addressing issues.
- Understand how to communicate effectively with hotel staff during your travels.
Key Vocabulary
- un lit – a bed
- un grand lit – a double bed
- un oreiller – a pillow
- la climatisation – air conditioning
- le chauffage – heating
- une chambre – a room
- une chambre avec un lit double – a room with a double bed
- une chambre avec des lits jumeaux – a room with twin beds
- une réservation – a reservation
- réserver – to book
- complet – full/no vacancies
- une nuit – one night
- une clé – a key
- la douche – shower
- la baignoire – bathtub
- la serviette – towel
- la salle de bains – bathroom
- l’eau chaude – hot water
- l’eau froide – cold water
- la télévision – television
- la télécommande – remote control
- le petit déjeuner – breakfast
Useful Phrases for Booking and Requests
- Il me faut une chambre pour ce soir. – I need a room for tonight.
- Avez-vous une chambre pour ce soir? – Do you have a room for tonight?
- Je voudrais une chambre avec salle de bains. – I would like a room with a bathroom.
- Est-ce que je peux voir la chambre? – Can I see the room?
- Je voudrais rester une nuit de plus. – I would like to stay one more night.
- Pour combien de personnes? – For how many people?
- Désolé, nous sommes complet. – Sorry, we are full.
Addressing Issues
- Excusez-moi, il y a un problème avec la douche. Elle ne fonctionne pas. – Excuse me, there is a problem with the shower. It doesn’t work.
- Le climatiseur ne fonctionne pas. – The air conditioner does not work.
- Il n’y a pas d’eau chaude. – There is no hot water.
- Il n’y a pas de papier toilette dans ma chambre. – There is no toilet paper in my room.
- J’ai laissé la clé dans la chambre. – I left the key in the room.
Exercise: Translate from English to French
Translate the following sentences into French, using the vocabulary and phrases from the lesson on hotel and travel:
- I need two twin beds in my room.
- Can I have an extra pillow?
- Is breakfast included with the room?
- How much is it for one night?
- Do you have any rooms available for tonight?
- I would like to check out later. Is that possible?
- Could you please fix the air conditioning?
- I haven’t received my room key yet.
- Is there a bathroom in this room?
- The TV remote is not working.
