Learn how to ask for particular things at a hotel
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson, we will introduce you to some more useful phrases for hotels and the like. The first phrase is, "What time is the check out?" |
| BODY |
| The first phrase is, "What time is the check out?" In Afrikaans, this is Hoe laat moet ek uitteken? Let's break it down by syllable. |
| (slow) Hoe laat moet ek uit-te-ken? |
| Hoe laat moet ek uitteken? |
| Let's have a look at the components of this phrase. |
| First, we have Hoe laat which means, "at what time." |
| (slow) Hoe laat |
| Hoe laat |
| Then we have moet and ek, which in Afrikaans means, "must" and "I." |
| (slow) moet ek |
| moet ek |
| The last word is uitteken, which is, "to check out." |
| (slow) uitteken |
| uitteken |
| So all together the phrase is, Hoe laat moet ek uitteken? Meaning ”What time must I check out?" |
| Let's look at some words you might need while staying in a hotel because there will be times when you need more of certain things. Here are a few more words that might come in handy. |
| "Towel" handdoek |
| "Toothbrush" - tandenborsel |
| "Toothpaste" - tandepasta |
| "Shampoo" - sjampoe |
| "Soap" - seep |
| Now, let’s ask, "Can I have some soap?" in Afrikaans. This is Mag ek ‘n bietjie seep hê? Let's break it down and see it one more time. |
| (slow) Mag ek ‘n bie-tjie seep hê? |
| Mag ek ‘n bietjie seep hê? |
| You should already be familiar with the first two words, mag ek which mean ”can I" or "may I.” |
| (slow) mag ek |
| mag ek |
| Next, you have ‘n bietjie seep, which is, "some soap." |
| (slow) ‘n bie-tjie seep |
| ‘n bietjie seep |
| The last word in our phrase is hê, which means "to have." |
| (slow) hê |
| hê |
| So the whole phrase is, Mag ek ‘n bietjie seep hê? This literally means, "May I have some soap?" |
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