Learn how to ask for extra items at a hotel
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| INTRODUCTION |
| In this lesson, we’ll introduce you to some more useful phrases for hotels and the like. Let’s get right into it. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| The first phrase is “When should I pay for the stay?” In Danish, this is: Hvornår skal jeg betale for opholdet? |
| Let’s break it down: |
| Hvornår skal jeg betale for opholdet? |
| Once more: |
| Hvornår skal jeg betale for opholdet? |
| The first word, hvornår, means “when” in English. |
| (slow) Hvornår. |
| Hvornår. |
| Skal jeg is directly translated as “shall I” or “should I.” |
| (slow) Skal jeg. |
| Skal jeg. |
| Then you have betale, which means “pay”. |
| (slow) Betale. |
| Betale. |
| After that you have opholdet, which is “the stay.” |
| (slow) Opholdet. |
| Opholdet. |
| All together: |
| (slow) Hvornår skal jeg betale for opholdet? |
| Hvornår skal jeg betale for opholdet? |
| “When should I pay for the stay?” |
| Now let’s try to ask, “Can I have some more soap, please?” In Danish this is: Kan jeg få noget mere sæbe, tak? |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow)Kan jeg få noget mere sæbe, tak? |
| Once more: |
| Kan jeg få noget mere sæbe, tak? |
| The first words, kan jeg is translated as “can I”. |
| (slow) Kan jeg. |
| Kan jeg. |
| Next we have få noget which is translated as “have some”. |
| (slow) Få noget. |
| Få noget. |
| Mere means “more”, and you can leave this out if you haven’t had any yet. The sentence will still be natural. |
| And at the end we have sæbe which means “soap.” |
| (slow) Sæbe. |
| Sæbe. |
| All together it is |
| (slow) Kan jeg få noget mere sæbe, tak? |
| Kan jeg få noget mere sæbe, tak? |
| The literal translation in English is “Can I have some more soap, please?” |
| Here are some additional things you may ask for when you are staying in a hotel. |
| Tandpasta “Toothpaste”. |
| (slow) Tandpasta. |
| Tandpasta |
| Shampoo “Shampoo” . |
| (slow) Shampoo. |
| Shampoo. |
| Balsam “Conditioner”. |
| (slow) Balsam. |
| Balsam. |
| In order to ask for something else, all you have to do is replace the word sæbe with any other word from those we just learned. |
| Let’s say you’re asking for a thing like a “pillow” “blanket” or “towel”. Your sentence will sound like this: |
| Kan jeg få en pude mere, tak? |
| (slow) Kan jeg få en pude mere, tak? |
| Let’s break this down: |
| Kan jeg få remains the same and means “can I have” |
| (slow) Kan jeg få. |
| Kan jeg få. |
| Noget meaning “something” has now been changed to en, the common gender counter for “one.” |
| And right after this we have the thing we want - in this case, a “pillow” |
| (slow) pude. |
| pude. |
| Followed by “more” |
| (slow) Mere. |
| Mere. |
| And lastly you have tak. |
| So in English this is “Can I have one more pillow, please?” |
| Let’s hear it one more time: |
| (slow) Kan jeg få en pude mere, tak? |
| Kan jeg få en pude mere, tak? |
| Here are some common things that you can ask for by using this phrase: |
| Håndklæde which means “Towel” . |
| (slow) Håndklæde. |
| Håndklæde. |
| Tandbørste “Toothbrush” . |
| (slow) Tandbørste. |
| Tandbørste. |
| Tæppe “Blanket”. |
| (slow) Tæppe. |
| Tæppe. |
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