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1. Эпӗ пӳлӗм заказларӑм.

   Epĕ pÿlĕm zakazlarăm.

   I have a reservation

   Usage

   Tells reception that you have already booked a room.

   Grammar Note

   заказла- "to book, order" is built on the Russian loan заказ; past -рӑ + 1st-person singular -м. "I booked a room" is how you say you have a reservation. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Сирӗн пӗр вырӑнлӑ пӳлӗм пур-и?

   Sirĕn pĕr vyrănlă pÿlĕm pur-i?

   Do you have a single room?

   Usage

   Asks reception whether a single room is available.

   Grammar Note

   Genitive pronoun + noun + пур means "you have …"; the question particle -и is attached with a hyphen. A double room is икӗ вырӑнлӑ пӳлӗм. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Регистраци

   Registratsi

   Check-in (registration)

   Usage

   The word for the registration step of checking in.

   Grammar Note

   A loan via Russian for registering a guest. It names the desk procedure on arrival.

4. Тархасшӑн, пӳлӗме тасатӑр.

   Tarkhasshăn, pÿlĕme tasatăr.

   Please clean the room

   Usage

   A polite request to have the room cleaned.

   Grammar Note

   тасат- (from таса "clean") means "to clean, tidy up". The ending -ӑр is the plural/polite imperative, suited to strangers. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Ирхи апат хака кӗрет-и?

   Irkhi apat khaka kĕret-i?

   Is breakfast included in the price?

   Usage

   Checks whether breakfast is part of the room price.

   Grammar Note

   кӗр- "to enter" with the dative means "to be included in". ирхи апат is literally "morning meal", i.e. breakfast. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Wi-Fi валли пароль мӗнле?

   Wi-Fi valli parol mĕnle?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asks for the password to connect to the Wi-Fi.

   Grammar Note

   Wi-Fi stays in Latin letters. мӗнле "what kind" is used like in Сирӗн ятӑр мӗнле? (What is your name?) to ask "what is it". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Пӳлӗмрен миҫе сехетчен тухмалла?

   Pÿlĕmren miçe sekhetchen tukhmalla?

   What time do I have to check out?

   Usage

   Asks until what time you must leave the room, i.e. check-out time.

   Grammar Note

   -чен means "until" and -малла "must". The subject is left out: "until what hour must one leave the room?" Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Эпӗ ҫӑраҫҫине ҫухатрӑм.

   Epĕ çăraççine çukhatrăm.

   I lost my key

   Usage

   Tells reception that you have lost your room key.

   Grammar Note

   ҫухат- "to lose" in the past (-рӑ) with 1st-person -м. A specific object (the key) takes the accusative -не. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Ку алӑк уҫӑлмасть.

   Ku alăk uçălmast.

   This door will not open

   Usage

   Tells staff that a door will not open.

   Grammar Note

   уҫ- "to open (something)" has the intransitive form уҫӑл- "to open (by itself)". The negative present 3sg ends in -масть. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

10. Алшӑлли

    Alshălli

    Towel

    Usage

    For asking for a towel.

    Grammar Note

    A compound of ал "hand" + шӑлли "wiper": a cloth for drying hands and face. Ask with "Мана алшӑлли кирлӗ." (I need a towel).

11. Минтер

    Minter

    Pillow

    Usage

    For asking for a pillow.

    Grammar Note

    The word for "pillow". ҫытар has the same meaning, but минтер is the commoner form.

12. Утиял

    Utiyal

    Blanket / duvet

    Usage

    For asking for a blanket or duvet.

    Grammar Note

    The word for a blanket or quilt (ваткӑллӑ утиял = a wadded quilt). "Мана утиял кирлӗ." means "I need a blanket".

13. Супӑнь

    Supăn

    Soap

    Usage

    For asking for soap.

    Grammar Note

    The word for soap, as in пит супӑнӗ "toilet soap" (soap for the face and hands).

14. Шампунь

    Shampun

    Shampoo

    Usage

    For asking for shampoo.

    Grammar Note

    A loan via Russian, used as in ҫӳҫе шампуньпе ҫу "wash the hair with shampoo".

15. Шӑл щётки

    Shăl shchyotki

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    For asking for a toothbrush.

    Grammar Note

    A compound of шӑл "tooth" + щётки (щётка "brush" with the compound ending). The Russian loan is written with ё.

16. Фен

    Fen

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    For asking to borrow a hair dryer.

    Grammar Note

    A loan via Russian; also described as ҫӳҫ типӗтмелли фен "a fan for drying hair".

17. Вешалка

    Veshalka

    Clothes hanger

    Usage

    For asking for a clothes hanger.

    Grammar Note

    A loan via Russian, used as in вешалкӑна ҫак "hang on the hanger".

18. Тасату

    Tasatu

    Cleaning

    Usage

    The word for room cleaning.

    Grammar Note

    A noun made from тасат- "to clean", meaning the act of cleaning.

19. Лӑпкӑ пӳлӗм

    Lăpkă pÿlĕm

    Quiet room

    Usage

    For asking for a quiet room.

    Grammar Note

    лӑпкӑ "quiet, calm" + пӳлӗм "room". As in лӑпкӑ каҫ "a quiet evening", it describes a place without noise.

20. Шавлӑ

    Shavlă

    Noisy

    Usage

    For saying that a room or its surroundings are noisy.

    Grammar Note

    шав "noise" + -лӑ "having" gives "noisy". The opposite is шавсӑр "noiseless".

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