The hotel reception
Nuria wants her key at once in a small hotel in Santa Cruz, Seville. She hears the street, leaves her suitcase at reception, and waits for the patio room.
La recepción del hotel
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer for what Nuria wants, and pedir at a hotel desk.
In a small hotel in Santa Cruz, Seville, Nuria wants a key immediately so she can walk to the Real Alcázar. A street room is ready, but the street is noisy. She leaves her suitcase at reception, walks past the palace wall without going in, and comes back for the quieter patio room.
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La recepción
newthe reception
A basic hotel place name.
Useful for hotel conversations.
el corazón del hotel
newthe heart of the hotel
A simple image for an important place.
Useful for describing important places.
con una sonrisa
newwith a smile
This phrase describes a friendly action.
Useful for talking about service.
hacer muchas preguntas
newto ask many questions
A phrase for getting information.
Useful in hotels, cities, and classes.
la contraseña del wifi
newthe wifi password
A common hotel question.
Very practical when traveling.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Counter
mostrador
counter, front desk counter
The place where staff work.
Useful for hotel directions.
Passport
pasaporte
passport
A document shown at check-in.
Important travel vocabulary.
Reservation
reserva
reservation
Information about a room or service already booked.
Needed for check-in.
Key
llave
key
An object used to open the room door.
Basic hotel-stay vocabulary.
Bill
factura
bill, invoice
The payment document at the end of a stay.
Useful during check-out.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser for description
La recepción es el corazón del hotel
the reception is the heart of the hotel
Es describes what the reception is.
Helps build simple descriptions.
Place: detrás de
están detrás del mostrador
are behind the counter
Detrás del shows location.
Useful for saying where things are.
There are no damages
no hay daños
there are no damages
Hay states existence, and no makes it negative.
Useful for simple existence statements.
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