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A0106: Room Service
[edit source]Introduction
[edit source]This is the lesson for all the fans of room service! And the room service might be even better when you order in Spanish! The rest of us will learn how to order a hamburger, which can be pretty useful, too. The keyword is: servicio a la habitación – room service.
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Dialogue
[edit source]mujer: ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? hombre: Sí tenemos. mujer: Quiero una hamburguesa. hombre: Se la llevo en diez minutos. mujer: Gracias.
Dialogue with Translation
[edit source]mujer: ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? (you) have service to the habitation woman: Do you have room service?
hombre: Sí tenemos. yes (we) have man: We do have it.
mujer: Quiero una hamburguesa. (I) want a hamburger woman: I want a hamburger.
hombre: Se la llevo en diez minutos. (to) you her (= it) (I) bring in ten minutes man: I bring it to you in 10 minutes.
mujer: Gracias. Thanks. woman: Thank you.
Vocabulary for Dialogue
[edit | edit source]la mujer noun (feminine) the woman el hombre noun (masculine) the man tener verb (infinitive) to have (usted) tiene verb (present tense) you have (formal, singular) el servicio noun (masculine) the service de preposition of la habitación noun (feminine) the room sí adverb yes, indeed (nosotros/-as) tenemos verb (present tense) we have querer verb (infinitive) to want (yo) quiero verb (present tense) I want un/una article (m./f.) a la hamburguesa noun (feminine) the hamburger le indirect object pronoun (to) you (formal, singular) lo/la direct object pronoun him/her(/it) se la phrase her(/it) to you (formal, singular) se lo phrase him(/it) to you (formal, singular) llevar verb (infinitive) to bring (yo) llevo verb (present tense) I bring en preposition in diez number ten el minuto noun (masculine) the minute los minutos noun (plural, masculine) the minutes gracias phrase thanks
Vocabulary for Audio Lesson
[edit | edit source]el cuarto noun (masculine) the room el servicio al cuarto phrase the room service no adverb no, not la hache noun (feminine) the letter h mudo/muda adjective (m./f.) silent el taco noun (masculine) the taco los tacos noun (plural, masculine) the tacos el tamal noun (masculine) the tamale los tamales noun (plural, masculine) the tamales el jalapeño noun (masculine) the jalapeño los jalapeños noun (plural, masculine) the jalapeños
More Vocabulary
[edit source]This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
tener | infinitive | to have |
(yo) tengo | present tense | I have |
(tú) tienes | you have (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) tiene | he/she(/it) has | |
(usted) tiene | you have (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) tenemos | we have (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) tenéis | you have (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) tienen | they have (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) tienen | you have (formal, plural) | |
querer | infinitive | to want |
(yo) quiero | present tense | I want |
(tú) quieres | you want (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) quiere | he/she(/it) wants | |
(usted) quiere | you want (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) queremos | we want (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) queréis | you want (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) quieren | they want (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) quieren | you want (formal, plural) | |
llevar | infinitive | to bring |
(yo) llevo | present tense | I bring |
(tú) llevas | you bring (informal, singular) | |
(él/ella) lleva | he/she(/it) brings | |
(usted) lleva | you bring (formal, singular) | |
(nosotros/-as) llevamos | we bring (m./f.) | |
(vosotros/-as) lleváis | you bring (informal, plural, m./f.) | |
(ellos/ellas) llevan | they bring (m./f.) | |
(ustedes) llevan | you bring (formal, plural) | |
me | indirect object pronoun | (to) me |
te | (to) you (informal, singular) | |
le | (to) him/her(/it) | |
le | (to) you (formal, singular) | |
nos | (to) us | |
os | (to) you (informal, plural) | |
les | (to) them | |
les | (to) you (formal, plural) | |
me | direct object pronoun | me |
te | you (informal, singular) | |
lo/la | him/her(/it) | |
lo/la | you (formal, singular, m./f.) | |
nos | us | |
os | you (informal, plural) | |
los/las | them (m./f.) | |
los/las | you (formal, plural, m./f.) | |
me lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to me |
te lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (informal, singular) |
se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to him/her(/it) |
se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (formal, singular) |
nos lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to us |
os lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (informal, plural) |
se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to them |
se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (formal, plural) |
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Exercises
Dialogue Translation
Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? Do you have room service? Sí tenemos. We do have it. Quiero una hamburguesa. I want a hamburger. Se la llevo en diez minutos. I bring it to you in 10 minutes. Gracias. Thank you.
Dialogue Recall
Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
Do you have room service? ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? We do have it. Sí tenemos. I want a hamburger. Quiero una hamburguesa. I bring it to you in 10 minutes. Se la llevo en diez minutos. Thank you. Gracias.
Dialogue Remix
Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
Do you have room service? ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? We do have it. Sí tenemos. I want a hamburger. Quiero una hamburguesa. We don't have hamburgers. No tenemos hamburguesas. Do you have jalapeños? ¿Tiene jalapeños? No, we don't have jalapeños. No, no tenemos jalapeños. Tacos? ¿Tacos? No, we don't have tacos. No, no tenemos tacos. I want room service! ¡Quiero servicio a la habitación! I bring it to you in 10 minutes. Thank you. Se lo llevo en diez minutos. Gracias.
Dialogue Recast
This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
Do you have room service? (formal, plural) ¿Tienen servicio a la habitación? We do have it. Sí tenemos. We want a hamburger. Queremos una hamburguesa. I bring it to you in 10 minutes. (formal, plural) Se la llevo en diez minutos. Thank you. Gracias.
Image Credits
- “Image:Hotel-suite-living-room.jpg” by Derek Jensen (Public Domain)
- “Image:NCI Visuals Food Hamburger.jpg” by Len Rizzi (Public Domain)
- “Image:Gnome-appointment-soon.svg” by GNOME icon artists (GNU General Public License)