Learn how to ask for particular things at a hotel
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Polish Survival Phrases brought to you by PolishPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Poland. You will be surprised at how far a little Polish will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In today's lesson, we will introduce you to some more useful phrases for hotels and the like. |
| The first phrase is "What time must I check out?" In Polish, this is O której muszę się wymeldować? Let's have a look at the components of this phrase. O której means "at what time." |
| Then we have muszę, which in English means "must I." |
| The form muszę is in the first-person singular and comes from the verb musieć ("must" or "to have to"). |
| The following word is wymeldować się ("to check out"). |
| So all together the phrase is O której muszę się wymeldować? ("What time must I check out?") |
| Let's look at some words you might need while staying in a hotel because there will be times when you need more of certain things. Here are a few more words that might come in handy. |
| "towel" - ręcznik |
| "toothbrush" - szczoteczka do zębów |
| "toothpaste" - pasta do zębów |
| "shampoo" - szampon |
| "soap" - mydło |
| Let's try to ask "May I ask for some soap?" This is Czy mogę prosić o mydło? You are already familiar with the first two words czy mogę ("can I" or "may I"). |
| Next, you have prosić o ("to ask for"). |
| The last word in our phrase is mydło, which stands for "soap." |
| So the whole phrase is Czy mogę prosić o mydło? This literally means, "May I ask for soap?" |
| Cultural Insights |
| While staying in Poland, you will be able to choose from a wide array of accommodations, from hotels through budget accommodations and kwatery agroturytyczne (cottages and country houses). |
| The most expensive city to stay is Warsaw, then followed by Cracow and other major Polish cities. Places like Zakopane (the winter capital in southern Poland) or the Baltic sea area (the northern part of Poland) are usually more expensive in season. |
| We do not tip at hotels, unless you're staying in a top-notch place where you are required to do so. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. |
| You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so powodzenia, which means “good luck” in Polish. |
| "What time must I check out?" - O której muszę się wymeldować? |
| O której muszę się wymeldować? |
| O której muszę się wymeldować? |
| "May I ask for some soap?" - Czy mogę prosić o mydło? |
| Czy mogę prosić o mydło? |
| Czy mogę prosić o mydło? |
| All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by PolishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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