Hotel

1. 𠊎有預約房間。

   ngai5 iu1 i3 iog4 fong5 gien1.

   I have a reservation

   Usage

   Tells the front desk you have a booking at check-in

   Grammar Note

   預約 is the verb "reserve". Composed from dictionary-verified words

2. 有閒間仔無？

   iu1 han5 gien1 e2 mo5?

   Do you have any available rooms?

   Usage

   Asks whether any room is free

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses 閒間仔 as an unused, empty room. Composed from dictionary-verified words

3. 冷氣壞忒。

   lang1 hi3 fai2 ted4.

   The air conditioning is broken

   Usage

   Reports that the air conditioning is broken

   Grammar Note

   冷氣 is the dictionary example under 冷, and 壞忒 the example under 壞 ("broken"). Composed from dictionary-verified words

4. 毛巾毋罅。

   mo1 gin1 m5 la3.

   There aren't enough towels

   Usage

   Said when there are not enough towels

   Grammar Note

   罅 (la3) means "enough"; the negatives 毋罅 and 無罅 are dictionary headwords. Composed from dictionary-verified words

5. 有食朝無？

   iu1 siid8 zeu1 mo5?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Asks whether breakfast is served

   Grammar Note

   食朝 is glossed as "eat breakfast". No word for "included" was verified, so this asks whether breakfast is served. Composed from dictionary-verified words

6. 房間忒吵鬧。

   fong5 gien1 ted4 cau5 nau3.

   The room is too noisy

   Usage

   Complains that the room is too noisy

   Grammar Note

   Sense 2 of 吵鬧 is "noisy, not quiet"; the opposite is 恬靜. Composed from dictionary-verified words

7. 𠊎愛換房間。

   ngai5 oi3 von3 fong5 gien1.

   I'd like to change rooms

   Usage

   Asks to change rooms

   Grammar Note

   愛 (oi3) "want" appears in the dictionary only inside compounds. Composed from dictionary-verified words

8. 毛巾

   mo1 gin1

   Towel

   Usage

   For asking for a towel

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword: cloth for wiping the face and body

9. 枕頭

   ziim2 teu5

   Pillow

   Usage

   For asking for a pillow

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword; 頭 is read teu5

10. 毛毯

    mo1 tan2

    Blanket

    Usage

    For asking for a blanket

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary headword

11. 茶箍

    ca5 gu1

    Soap

    Usage

    For asking for soap

    Grammar Note

    Glossed as soap. Originally made from pressed tea-seed residue; the name remains

12. 牙搓仔

    nga5 co3 e2

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    For asking for a toothbrush

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary headword; 仔 is the suffix e2. The dictionary marks a special reading for 搓 (co3)

13. 衛生紙

    vi3 sen1 zii2

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    For asking for toilet paper or tissues

    Grammar Note

    A dictionary headword; 生 is read sen1 in this word

14. 恬靜个房間

    diam1 qin3 ge3 fong5 gien1

    A quiet room

    Usage

    Requests a quiet room

    Grammar Note

    恬靜 is the dictionary antonym of 吵鬧. 个 links the two. Composed from dictionary-verified words

15. 當吵鬧。

    dong1 cau5 nau3.

    It is noisy

    Usage

    Says it is noisy around you

    Grammar Note

    當 (dong1) is the degree adverb. The dictionary example uses 異吵鬧. Composed from dictionary-verified words

16. 請清潔房間。

    qiang2 qin1 gied4 fong5 gien1.

    Please clean the room

    Usage

    Asks for the room to be cleaned

    Grammar Note

    清潔 is glossed as a verb, "to clean the environment". Composed from dictionary-verified words

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