In lesson 33 we revisit the language learned in earlier lessons for booking into a hotel. Having arrived in Santiago de la Ribera, Kara takes on the role of “Jane Johnston” who needs to check into the hotel.

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In today’s show you’ll learn how to check out at the hotel and ask if you can leave your luggage until you catch your flight. Listen to the audio here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

quisiera pagar la cuenta, por favor – “I would like to pay the bill, please”
¿puedo dejar aquí mi equipaje? - “can I leave my luggage here?”

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to check out at the hotel and ask if you can leave your luggage until you catch your flight. Listen to the audio here:

Download audio file (tlf-01-10.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

je voudrais régler, s’il vous plaît – “I’d like to settle my bill, please”
je peux laisser mes bagages ici? - “Can I leave my luggage here?”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to check out at the hotel and ask if you can leave your luggage until you catch your flight. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tli-01-10.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

vorrei saldare il conto – “I’d like to settle the bill”
posso lasciare i miei bagagli qui? - “can I leave my luggage here?”

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to say that there’s a problem with your room. Listen to the audio here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

il y a un problème – “there is a problem”
avec la douche - “with the shower”
avec la télévision - “with the television”
avec la climatisation – “with the air conditioning”

TwitterLearn introduces you to the basics of the language and we don’t expect to cover every eventuality. However, with the constructions that we introduce to you in the daily tweets and lessons you should be well-equipped to deal with most situations, and you can easily use a dictionary to find the word for whatever doesn’t work in your room, then combine it with the expression il y a un problème… .

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to say that there’s a problem with your room. Listen to the audio here:

Download audio file (tls-01-09.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

hay un problema … – “there is a problem”
con la ducha - “with the shower”
con la televisión- “with the TV”
con el aire acondicionado- “with the air conditioning”

You may also find the following phrases useful. Note that these phrases are not contained in the audio lesson.

hay un problema con la habitación- “there is a problem with the room”
… no funciona – “…doesn’t work”
el aire acondicionado no funciona – “the air conditioning doesn’t work”
la televisión no funciona – “the television doesn’t work”
la caja fuerte no funciona – “the safe doesn’t work”

TwitterLearn introduces you to the basics of the language and we don’t expect to cover every eventuality. However, with the constructions that we introduce to you in the daily tweets and lessons you should be well-equipped to deal with most situations, and you can easily use a dictionary to find the word for whatever doesn’t work in your room, then combine it with the expression hay un problema con… or … no funciona.

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to say that there’s a problem with your room. Listen to today’s show here:

Download audio file (tli-01-09.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

c’è un problema- “there’s a problem”
con la doccia - “with the shower”
con la televisione - “with the television”
con l’aria condizionata – “with the air conditioning”

TwitterLearn introduces you to the basics of the language and we don’t expect to cover every eventuality. However, with the constructions that we introduce to you in the daily tweets and lessons you should be well-equipped to deal with most situations, and you can easily use a dictionary to find the word for whatever doesn’t work in your room, then combine it with the expression c’è un problema con…

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to ask when breakfast is served in the hotel, and to understand some possible answers. Listen to the audio here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

¿a qué hora se sirve el desayuno? – “at what time is breakfast served?”
a las siete - “at seven o’clock”
a las ocho – “at eight o’clock”
a las nueve – “at nine o’clock”

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to ask when breakfast is served in the hotel and to understand some possible answers. Listen to the audio here:

Download audio file (tlf-01-08.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

le petit déjeuner est à quelle heure? – “at what time is breakfast?”
à sept heures - “at seven o’clock”
à huit heures - “at eight o’clock”
à neuf heures – “at nine o’clock”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to ask for a single and double room. Listen to the audio here:

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Today’s words and phrases:

je voudrais une chambre – “I would like a room”
une chambre pour une personne - “a room for one person / a single room”
une chambre pour deux personnes - “a room for two people / a double room”

Remember that by following @learnfrench on Twitter, you can learn French in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to ask for a single and double room. Listen to the audio here:

Download audio file (tli-01-07.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

vorrei una camera – “I would like a room”
una camera singola - a single room
una camera matrimoniale - “a double room”
una camera doppia - “a double room” (alternative)

Remember that by following @learnitalian on Twitter, you can learn Italian in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.

In today’s show you’ll learn how to ask for a single and double room. Listen to the audio here:

Download audio file (tls-01-07.mp3)

Today’s words and phrases:

quisiera una habitación – “I would like a room”
una habitación individual - “a single room”
una habitación doble- “a double room”

You may also find the following phrases useful, if you need to specify what kind of room you want. Note that these phrases are not contained in the audio lesson.

una habitación de dos camas – “a twin-bedded room”
una habitación familiar – “a family room”

Remember that by following @learnspanish on Twitter, you can learn Spanish in 140-character lessons linked to these audio programmes.