{"id":14746,"date":"2021-02-03T04:29:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=14746"},"modified":"2021-02-03T04:29:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:29:53","slug":"colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-hotels-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/colloquial-spanish-course-talking-about-hotels-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Colloquial Spanish Course \u2013 Talking about Hotels in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this Spanish lesson we are going to practice talking about Hotels in Spanish. First we will learn some relevant vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish. The transcript to the audio will be given at the end of the post but please try not to look at it until you have tried playing and understanding the audio a few times. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14747\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14747\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/talking-about-hotels-in-spanish-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"talking about hotels in spanish\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/talking-about-hotels-in-spanish-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/talking-about-hotels-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Talking about Hotels in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La habitaci\u00f3n: room<br \/>\nLa recepci\u00f3n: reception<br \/>\nEl comedor: dining room<br \/>\nEl jab\u00f3n: soap<br \/>\nLas toallas: towels<br \/>\nLa reserva: booking\/reservation<br \/>\nEl equipaje: luggage<br \/>\nEl ascensor: lift\/elevator<br \/>\nLa planta: floor<br \/>\nLa primera planta: 1st floor<br \/>\nLa segunda planta: 2nd floor<br \/>\nLa tercera planta: 3rd floor<br \/>\nLa cuarta planta: 4th floor<br \/>\nLa llave: key<br \/>\nLa factura: invoice<br \/>\nLa cuenta: bill\/cheque<br \/>\nEl director: manager<br \/>\nEl\/La recepcionista: receptionist<br \/>\nEl camarero: waiter<br \/>\nLa camarera: waitress<br \/>\nEl servicio de habitaciones: room service<br \/>\nEl servicio de lavander\u00eda: laundry service<br \/>\nLa ducha: shower<br \/>\nLa ba\u00f1era: bath<br \/>\nEl grifo: tap<br \/>\nEl inodoro: toilet<br \/>\nEl lavabo: washbasin<br \/>\nEl espejo: mirror<br \/>\nEl secador de pelo: hair dryer<br \/>\nEl papel higi\u00e9nico: toilet paper<br \/>\nLas escaleras: stairs<br \/>\nLa calefacci\u00f3n: heating<br \/>\nEl aire acondicionado: air conditioning<br \/>\nLa propina: tip<br \/>\nLa reclamaci\u00f3n: complaint<br \/>\nLa se\u00f1al: deposit<br \/>\nEl reembolso: refund<br \/>\nLa almohada: pillow<br \/>\nPensi\u00f3n completa: full board<br \/>\nMedia pensi\u00f3n: half board<br \/>\nSolo habitaci\u00f3n: room only<br \/>\nLa habitaci\u00f3n doble: double room<br \/>\nLa habitaci\u00f3n familiar: family room<br \/>\nLa habitaci\u00f3n individual: single room<br \/>\nLa habitaci\u00f3n doble con dos camas: twin room<br \/>\nLa cama de matrimonio: double bed<br \/>\nLa alarma de incendios: fire alarm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now play the audio to listen a conversation. Can you understand what is being said? Play the audio a few times before you look at the transcript. Don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t understand every single thing the two people are saying. Try to catch whichever words you can and then try to piece things together to work out what is being said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"compact_audio_player_wrapper\"><div class=\"sc_player_container1\"><input type=\"button\" id=\"btnplay_69d73cb3e98210.31592795\" class=\"myButton_play\" onClick=\"play_mp3('play','69d73cb3e98210.31592795','https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/talking-about-hotels-in-spanish.mp3','80','false');show_hide('play','69d73cb3e98210.31592795');\" \/><input type=\"button\"  id=\"btnstop_69d73cb3e98210.31592795\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"myButton_stop\" onClick=\"play_mp3('stop','69d73cb3e98210.31592795','','80','false');show_hide('stop','69d73cb3e98210.31592795');\" \/><div id=\"sm2-container\"><!-- flash movie ends up here --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>(Play the audio a few times before you scroll down and look at the transcript)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recepcionista: Buenas tardes se\u00f1ora.<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: Buenas tardes. Me gustar\u00eda hablar con su gerente.<br \/>\nRecepcionista: \u00bfHay alg\u00fan problema se\u00f1ora?<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: S\u00ed, lo hay. Estoy segura de que est\u00e1 acostumbrado a escuchar los problemas de los hu\u00e9spedes. \u00a1Este hotel es una verg\u00fcenza!<br \/>\nRecepcionista: Lamento mucho que se sienta as\u00ed. Por favor, expl\u00edqueme qu\u00e9 le molesta y encontrar\u00e9 una soluci\u00f3n.<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: Supongo que sabe lo de la alarma de incendios a las tres de la madrugada.<br \/>\nRecepcionista: S\u00ed.<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: \u00a1\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 diablos hac\u00e9is simulacros de incendio a las tres de la madrugada?! He tenido reuniones y presentaciones importantes toda la ma\u00f1ana y he estado extremadamente cansada.<br \/>\nRecepcionista: Lo siento mucho. Todos los hoteles deben practicar para los incendios.<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: \u00a1Y mi habitaci\u00f3n! \u00a1A ver, por d\u00f3nde empiezo con mi repugnante habitaci\u00f3n! El servicio de limpieza no ha aparecido en tres d\u00edas. No hay toallas limpias. No hay papel higi\u00e9nico. Mi televisor no funciona y no lo ha hecho desde que llegu\u00e9. Aunque lo inform\u00e9 a mi llegada.<br \/>\nRecepcionista: Por favor acepte mis disculpas. Encontrar\u00e9 la soluci\u00f3n ahora mismo.<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: Hace cuarenta grados afuera y mi aire acondicionado es pat\u00e9tico. Ya he pedido cuatro veces cambiar de habitaci\u00f3n. Ahora quiero irme. Con reembolso completo. Nunca me he alojado en un hotel peor.<br \/>\nRecepcionista: Tendr\u00e9 que hablar con mi jefe sobre esto se\u00f1ora.<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: S\u00ed, vale, espero aqu\u00ed.<br \/>\nRecepcionista: Lo siento, tendr\u00e1 que esperar un poco m\u00e1s porque hoy est\u00e1 jugando al golf.<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: \u00a1Dios m\u00edo! \u00bfNo tiene verg\u00fcenza? \u00a1\u00bfC\u00f3mo puede alguien relajarse cuando su negocio es un desastre total?!<br \/>\nRecepcionista: Regresar\u00e1 al hotel el jueves.<br \/>\nHu\u00e9sped: Olv\u00eddalo. Me voy en diez minutos. Pagar\u00e9 mi factura, pero me gustar\u00eda que su gerente me llamara para concertar un reembolso el jueves.<br \/>\nRecepcionista: Muy bien se\u00f1ora.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the listening? Please let me know in the comments section below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry if you didn&#8217;t understand that much, keep reviewing the vocabulary and phrases and you will soon be up to speed and ready for the next lesson in this course. See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/talking-about-hotels-in-spanish-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"talking about hotels in spanish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/talking-about-hotels-in-spanish-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/talking-about-hotels-in-spanish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to talking about Hotels in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":14747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,3,6,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14746","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-2","category-culture","category-grammar","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14749,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14746\/revisions\/14749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}