Yajie: Usually the hotel clerk will ask you What kind of room would you like? In Chinese it’s您需要什么样的房间?

Cam: nin2 xu1 yao4 shen2me yang4 de fang2 jian1?

YJ: nin2 means you,

Cam: nin2,

YJ: xu1 yao4 means need,

Cam: xu1 yao4,

YJ: shen2me yang4, what kind of,

Cam: shen2me yang4,

YJ: shen2me means what,

Cam: shen2me,

YJ: yang4 means kind,

Cam: yang4,

YJ: fang2 jian1, room,

Cam: fang2 jian1.

YJ: nin2 xu1 yao4 shen2me yang4 de fang2 jian1? What kind of room would you like?

Cam: nin2 xu1 yao4 shen2me yang4 de fang2 jian1? we learned how to say “ I’d like to book a suite.” What’s the Chinese for that?

YJ: it’s我要一间套房

Cam: wo3 yao4 yi4 jian1 tao4 fang2.

YJ: wo3 yao4 means I need,

Cam: wo3 yao4,

YJ: yi4 jian1 means one, jian1 is the measure word,

Cam: yi4 jian1.

YJ: tao4 fang2 means suite,

Cam: tao4 fang2

YJ: I’d like to book a suite, in Chinese is wo3 yao4 yi4 jian1 tao4 fang2.

Cam: wo3 yao4 yi4 jian1 tao4 fang2.

Conversation 1:

A:您要什么样的房间?

B:我要一间套房

YJ: Then they may ask how many days you want to stay. In Chinese it’s 请问您住几天?

Cam: qing3 wen4 nin2 zhu4 ji3 tian1?

YJ:qing3 wen4 means may I ask,

Cam: qing3 wen4,

YJ: nin2 means you,

Cam: nin2, the polite form of ni3,

YJ: zhu4 means to stay in hotel,

Cam: zhu4,

YJ: ji3 tian1. how many days,

Cam: ji3 tian1,

YJ: tian1 means days,

Cam: tian1

YJ: qing3 wen4 nin2 zhu4 ji3 tian1? For how many days?

Cam: qing3 wen4 nin2 zhu4 ji3 tian1?

YJ: let’s say you’ll stay for four days, in Chinese it’s .住四天.

Cam: zhu4 si4 tian1. zhu4 means to stay in a hotel,

YJ: si4 tian1 means four days,

Cam: si4 tian1, as four in Chinese is si4,

YJ: then what if you’ll stay for three days,

Cam: I’ll say “zhu4 san1 tian1” as san1 means three in English,

YJ: very good.

Conversatio 2:

A: 请问您住几天?

B: 住四天

YJ: And when your stay is finished, you need to check out. For that you can say几点退房?

Cam: ji2 dian3 tui4 fang2?

YJ: ji2 dian3 means what time,

Cam: ji2 dian3,

YJ: tui4 fang2 means to check out,

Cam: tui4 fang2

YJ: ji2 dian3 tui4 fang2?

Cam: ji2 dian3 tui4 fang2? What time is check-out?

Conversation 3:

A: 几点退房?

B: 中午12点之前。