前台
Hello, do you have a reservation?
Beginner · 5-7 min
Check In at a Hotel酒店入住
After this scene, you can check in at a hotel, confirm your reservation, give your name, show your passport, receive your room card, and understand where the elevator is.
Learning
Core dialogue
你
Yes, I booked a room.
前台
May I ask your name?
你
My name is Anna.
前台
Okay, you are a foreign guest, right? Please show your passport.
你
Yes, here you are.
前台
This is your room card. Your room is 806.
你
Thank you.
前台
The elevator is on the right.
你
Okay, thank you.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 6
yù预dìng订
reservation / booking
From the dialogue
前台:您好，请问有预订吗？
Hello, do you have a reservation?
Use it here
Use “预订” for a hotel room booking or reservation.
Say it another way
- yǒu有yù预dìng订ma吗？
Do you have a reservation?
- wǒ我yǒu有yù预dìng订。
I have a reservation.
- wǒ我dìng订le了yí一ge个fáng房jiān间。
I booked a room.
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
我订了 + Amount + Room
Use this pattern to say you booked a hotel room.
我订了数量房间
数量 = one room, two rooms, and so on
From dialogue
- wǒ我dìng订le了yí一ge个fáng房jiān间。
I booked one room.
Try also
- wǒ我dìng订le了liǎng两ge个fáng房jiān间。
I booked two rooms.
- wǒ我dìng订le了yì一jiān间fáng房。
I booked one room.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Use 预订 for hotel booking
Not natural
我预约了一个房间。
Natural
我订了一个房间。
Why
For a hotel room booking, 订了一个房间 or 有预订 sounds more natural.
2. Use 给您 at the front desk
Not natural
是的，给你。
Natural
是的，给您。
Why
At a hotel front desk, 给您 sounds more polite and natural than 给你.
3. Read room numbers digit by digit
Not natural
房间在八百零六。
Natural
房间在八零六。
Why
Hotel room numbers are usually read digit by digit.