Accommodation

1. Quería facer unha reserva para dúas noites

   I would like to make a reservation for two nights

   Usage

   Asks a hotel to book a stay

   Grammar Note

   "Quería" is the imperfect used for a polite wish. "Two" before a feminine noun is dúas

2. O almorzo está incluído?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Checks that breakfast is part of the room price

   Grammar Note

   In Galician breakfast is almorzo (lunch is xantar). Incluído is the past participle of incluír, with an accent on the í

3. Teñen un cuarto con vistas ao mar?

   Do you have a room with a sea view?

   Usage

   Requests a room with a view of the sea

   Grammar Note

   "View" uses the plural vistas. Ao is the contraction a + o

4. Pode gardar a miña equipaxe ata as tres?

   Can you store my luggage until three o'clock?

   Usage

   Asks the hotel to keep your bags before check-in or after check-out

   Grammar Note

   Gardar means to keep or store. "Until" is ata. Clock times take the plural article as

5. O aire acondicionado non funciona

   The air conditioning is not working

   Usage

   Reports a broken appliance in the room

   Grammar Note

   Aire is masculine. Acondicionado is the past participle of acondicionar and agrees with aire

6. Podo ocupar o cuarto máis cedo?

   Can I check in early?

   Usage

   Asks to move into the room earlier than the standard time

   Grammar Note

   "Cedo" means early, so máis cedo is "earlier". Ocupar is to take up a space

7. Cal é o contrasinal da wifi?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Used on arrival to get online

   Grammar Note

   Contrasinal is masculine; wifi is feminine (a wifi). Da is the contraction de + a

8. Necesito máis toallas, por favor

   I need more towels, please

   Usage

   Asks housekeeping for extra towels

   Grammar Note

   Toalla is feminine and is listed in the Galician dictionary with this spelling. "More" is máis

9. A que hora hai que deixar o cuarto?

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Asks by what time you have to leave the room

   Grammar Note

   Hai que + infinitive is an impersonal "one must". Deixar means to leave behind

10. Hai algún albergue barato no centro?

    Is there a cheap hostel in the city center?

    Usage

    Looks for cheap lodging, such as pilgrim hostels along the Camino

    Grammar Note

    "Albergue" is a place that lodges travellers and includes pilgrim hostels. Algún takes an accent before a masculine noun

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