Hotel

1. Mi tin un reservashon bou di mi nòmber.

   Mi tin un re-ser-va-shon bou di mi nòm-ber.

   I have a reservation under my name.

   Usage

   Confirming your reservation at hotel check-in

   Grammar Note

   "reservashon" derives from Spanish "reservación" / Dutch "reservering". "Name" is "nòmber" — not the English word "number"

2. Por fabor dami e yabi di mi kamber.

   Por fa-bor da-mi e ya-bi di mi kam-ber.

   Please give me the key to my room.

   Usage

   Asking for your room key after check-in

   Grammar Note

   "yabi" evolved from Spanish "llave" (key)

3. Na ki ora ta e desayuno?

   Na ki o-ra ta e de-sa-yu-no?

   What time is breakfast?

   Usage

   Asking what time breakfast is served

   Grammar Note

   "desayuno" is borrowed from Spanish meaning "breakfast"

4. Mi kier check out awe.

   Mi kier check out a-we.

   I would like to check out today.

   Usage

   Informing the front desk you want to check out today

   Grammar Note

   "awe" means "today" and may derive from Portuguese "hoje"

5. E aire kondishona den mi kamber no ta traha.

   E ai-re kon-di-sho-na den mi kam-ber no ta tra-ha.

   The air conditioning in my room is not working.

   Usage

   Reporting a broken air conditioner to the front desk

   Grammar Note

   "traha" means "to work/function", derived from Spanish "trabajar"

6. Mi ke un kamber ku bista di laman.

   Mi ke un kam-ber ku bis-ta di la-man.

   I would like a room with a sea view.

   Usage

   Requesting a room with an ocean view

   Grammar Note

   "Bista" is the Papiamentu word for a view. Ocean-view rooms are popular on the ABC islands

7. Na ki ora ta e check-in?

   Na ki o-ra ta e check-in?

   What time is check-in?

   Usage

   Asking what time check-in is at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   "check-in" is an English loanword; Papiamentu freely borrows from English, Dutch, and Spanish

8. Tin lavanderia den e hotel?

   Tin la-van-de-ria den e ho-tel?

   Is there a laundry service in the hotel?

   Usage

   Asking about laundry facilities during a longer stay

   Grammar Note

   "lavanderia" derives from Spanish "lavandería" (laundry/laundromat)

9. Por fabor yama mi na set ora di mainta.

   Por fa-bor ya-ma mi na set o-ra di main-ta.

   Please call me at 7 o'clock in the morning.

   Usage

   Requesting a morning wake-up call

   Grammar Note

   "mainta" derives from Portuguese "manhã" meaning "morning"

10. E kaha fuerte ta den mi kamber.

    E ka-ha fuer-te ta den mi kam-ber.

    The safe is in my room.

    Usage

    Referring to the safe in one's hotel room

    Grammar Note

    A safe is "kaha" (box/strongbox) qualified by "fuerte" (strong). "Piská" means fish and cannot mean a safe

11. Handuk

    Towel

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

12. Kusinchi

    Pillow

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

13. Deken

    Blanket

    Usage

    To ask for one more blanket

14. Habon

    Soap

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

15. Shampu

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

16. Kepi di djente

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Point at it at the desk or in a shop

17. Papel di baño

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    When the room or the toilet has run out

18. Föhn

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    Point at it when borrowing one at the desk

19. Hanger di paña

    Clothes hanger

    Usage

    Point at it when asking at the front desk

20. Por fabor limpia e kamber

    Please clean the room

    Usage

    Show it to housekeeping

21. Un kamber trankil

    A quiet room

    Usage

    State the preference at check-in

22. Tin muchu boroto

    It is too noisy

    Usage

    When you want to be moved to another room

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