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1. ክፍሊ ኣሎዶ?

   Kifli alodo?

   Do you have a room?

   Usage

   Asks for a vacancy at the front desk.

   Grammar Note

   ክፍሊ ("room") + ኣሎ ("there is") + -ዶ (question). Wikivoyage uses መደቀሲ ክፍሊ ("bedroom").

2. ንሓደ ሰብ ክፍሊ የድልየኒ

   Ni-hade seb kifli yedliyeni

   I need a room for one person

   Usage

   Asks for a single room.

   Grammar Note

   ንሓደ ሰብ = "for one person" (Wikivoyage's ንሓደ / ንክልተ ሰብ).

3. ንክልተ ሰብ ክፍሊ የድልየኒ

   Ni-kilte seb kifli yedliyeni

   I need a room for two people

   Usage

   Asks for a double room.

   Grammar Note

   ንክልተ ሰብ = "for two people".

4. ሓንቲ ለይቲ ክንደይ እዩ?

   Hanti leyti kinday iyu?

   How much is it per night?

   Usage

   Asks the price per night.

   Grammar Note

   ሓንቲ is the feminine "one", agreeing with ለይቲ ("night").

5. ቁርሲ የጠቓልል ድዩ?

   Qursi yeteqhalil diyu?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Checks if breakfast is included.

   Grammar Note

   The frame comes from Wikivoyage's "ቀርሲ /ድራር የጠቓልል ድዩ?"; ቁርሲ is the dictionary spelling.

6. መፍትሕ ብኽብረትካ ሃበኒ

   Meftih be-khibretka habeni

   Please give me the room key

   Usage

   To a male clerk; to a woman: "መፍትሕ ብኽብረትኪ ሃቢኒ".

   Grammar Note

   መፍትሕ = "key"; ሃበኒ = "give me".

7. ተወሳኺ ሽጎማኖ የድልየኒ

   Tewesakhi shigomano yedliyeni

   I need an extra towel

   Usage

   Asks for another towel.

   Grammar Note

   ተወሳኺ = "additional"; ሽጎማኖ = "towel" (dictionary).

8. ተወሳኺ ኮቦርታ የድልየኒ

   Tewesakhi koborta yedliyeni

   I need an extra blanket

   Usage

   Asks for another blanket.

   Grammar Note

   ኮቦርታ is "cover, blanket" in the dictionary.

9. መተርኣስ የድልየኒ

   Metir'as yedliyeni

   I need a pillow

   Usage

   Asks for a pillow.

   Grammar Note

   መተርኣስ is "pillow, cushion" in the dictionary.

10. ሳሙና የድልየኒ

    Samuna yedliyeni

    I need soap

    Usage

    Asks for soap.

    Grammar Note

    ሳሙና is attested in the dictionary, Wikivoyage and Tatoeba.

11. ሻምፑ የድልየኒ

    Shampu yedliyeni

    I need shampoo

    Usage

    Asks for shampoo.

    Grammar Note

    ሻምፑ is a loanword, spelled as on Wikivoyage.

12. ኣንሶላ የድልየኒ

    Ansola yedliyeni

    I need a bed sheet

    Usage

    Asks for a sheet.

    Grammar Note

    ኣንሶላ is attested in the dictionary and Tatoeba ("sheet").

13. ህዱእ ክፍሊ የድልየኒ

    Hidu'i kifli yedliyeni

    I need a quiet room

    Usage

    Asks for a quiet room.

    Grammar Note

    ህዱእ = "quiet"; the adjective comes before the noun.

14. ኣዝዩ ጫውጫውታ ኣሎ

    Azyu chawchawta alo

    It is very noisy

    Usage

    Complains about noise.

    Grammar Note

    ጫውጫውታ = "noise", ኣሎ = "there is"; literally "there is a lot of noise".

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