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Module 6 · Tourism and travel

Lesson 52 · Elementary · 4 min · 0:24 of audio

Checking in at the hotel

Giving your name, showing your passport, asking about breakfast, wifi and check-out.

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Checking in at the hotel

In this lesson

  • Announce your reservation
  • Ask what’s included and the times
  • Ask about check-out time

On arrival you give your name and passport. Use the moment to ask your practical questions.

Dialogue

How to read the transliteration

Darija is written here in Latin letters, the way many Moroccans text. A few symbols stand for sounds English, French and Swedish don't have:

3
a tight sound from the throat (Arabic ع)
7
a breathy h, stronger than English h (ح)
9
a k made deep in the throat (ق)
gh
like a French r (غ)
kh
like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach (خ)
ch
like English sh (ش)

Vocabulary

3ndiعندي
I have
b smiytبسمية
under the name
lpasporالپاسپور
the passport
lftourالفطور
breakfast
dakhelداخل
included (literally “inside”)
lbitالبيت
the room
lwer9aالورقة
the paper, slip
ssaroutالساروت
the key
hahowa / hahiyaهاهو / هاهي
here it is (m. / f.)
nkhwi lbitنخوي البيت
to check out (empty the room)

Repeat after me

Play a phrase, then say it out loud during the pause.

  • Salam, 3ndi réservation b smiyt Martin.

    Hello, I have a reservation under the name Martin.

  • Tfdl. Wach lftour dakhel?

    Here you are. Is breakfast included?

  • Wach kayn lwifi f lbit?

    Is there wifi in the room?

  • W fou9ach khassni nkhwi lbit?

    And what time do I have to check out?

Quiz

  1. Question 1 of 8What does “lftour” mean?
  2. Question 2 of 8How do you ask “Is breakfast included?”
  3. Question 3 of 8What time is check-out?
  4. Question 4 of 8Fill in the blankIyyeh, lcode mktoub 3la lwer9a. Hahowa .Yes, the code is on the paper. Here’s the key.
  5. Question 5 of 8Match each expression with its meaning.
  6. Question 6 of 8What does “3ndi” mean?
  7. Question 7 of 8How do you say “the key” in Darija?
  8. Question 8 of 8 · Review from lesson 14Review (lesson 14): what does “chhal f sa3a?” mean?

Your turn

At reception: give your reservation and ask about breakfast times and check-out.

Show an example answer

3ndi réservation b smiyt Svensson. Lftour m3a chhal? W fou9ach nkhwi lbit?

عندي ريزيرفاسيون بسمية سفنسون. الفطور مع شحال؟ وفوقاش نخوي البيت؟

I have a reservation under Svensson. What time is breakfast? And when do I check out?

Summary

“3ndi réservation b smiyt…”, “wach lftour dakhel?”, “wach kayn lwifi?” and “fou9ach nkhwi lbit?”.

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