ABuenas tardes. Tengo una reserva.
B¿Su nombre, por favor?
AAna García. ¿A qué hora es el desayuno?
BA las siete. Aquí tiene la llave.
AGracias. La llave, por favor.
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A
Buenas tardes. Tengo una reserva.
Good afternoon. I have a reservation.
B
¿Su nombre, por favor?
Your name, please?
A
Ana García. ¿A qué hora es el desayuno?
Ana García. What time is breakfast?
B
A las siete. Aquí tiene la llave.
At seven. Here is your key.
A
Gracias. La llave, por favor.
Thank you. The key, please.
Key vocabulary
- reservaf.
reservation
“Tengo una reserva.”— I have a reservation.
Pattern make a reservation
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Plural: reservas; also the third-person singular form of the verb reservar.
💡 From the verb reservar; think of 'reserving again' as making a reservation.
- desayunom.
breakfast
“¿A qué hora es el desayuno?”— What time is breakfast?
Pattern breakfast
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Plural: desayunos; also a form of the verb desayunar.
💡 des- means 'undo' and ayuno means 'fast'; breakfast is breaking the fast.
- llavef.
key
“Aquí tiene la llave.”— Here is your key.
Pattern the key
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Plural: llaves.
💡 llave also means a faucet or tap; remember 'key' and 'switch' share the same origin.
- horaf.
hour, time
“¿A qué hora es el desayuno?”— What time is breakfast?
Pattern what time
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Plural: horas.
💡 The h is always silent; hora is pronounced 'ora', not 'hora'.
Hotel check-in
In Spain and Latin America, hotel check-in usually starts with Buenas tardes (good afternoon) or Buenas noches (good evening). Breakfast in Spanish hotels is often served from 7:00 to 10:30, while in Latin America it often starts at 6:30. To ask for a key, you can say La llave, por favor, but some hotels in Latin America use a tarjeta (key card).
Source: General hotel etiquette and regional customs
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