Beginner · Unit 11 · B95
Ở khách sạn — Checking in and asking for what you need
Handle a simple hotel check-in, identify a reservation, ask about the room, wifi and breakfast, report a basic problem and check out without assuming all hotels use the same procedures.
What you will learn
B95 introduces a small set of hotel-specific words while reusing familiar patterns: name, cho hỏi, có...không?, location, time, requests and polite address.
1. Tôi có đặt phòng
- Tôi có đặt phòng.
- Em có đặt phòng trước ạ.
- Tôi đặt phòng dưới tên David Lee.
Đặt phòng means book/reserve a room.
2. Check-in
You may hear nhận phòng for checking in/receiving the room.
- Mấy giờ nhận phòng ạ?
- Bây giờ nhận phòng được không?
Hotels set their own check-in times and policies.
3. Identification
Staff may ask for identification or travel documents. Useful recognition words include:
- hộ chiếu — passport;
- căn cước — identity card/ID in relevant Vietnamese contexts;
- giấy tờ — documents/papers, broad term.
Requirements depend on law, guest status and hotel policy. Do not use this lesson as legal guidance.
4. Room number and key
- Phòng số mấy ạ?
- Đây là thẻ phòng.
- Chìa khóa — key.
Hotels may use physical keys, key cards or digital systems.
5. Wifi
- Cho hỏi mật khẩu wifi là gì ạ?
- Wifi có trong phòng không?
6. Breakfast
- Có ăn sáng không ạ?
- Ăn sáng ở đâu?
- Ăn sáng từ mấy giờ đến mấy giờ?
Có ăn sáng không? may mean “Is breakfast included/available?” in hotel context. If exact inclusion matters, ask more explicitly.
7. Asking where something is
- Thang máy ở đâu ạ?
- Nhà hàng ở tầng mấy?
- Nhà vệ sinh ở đâu ạ?
Tầng means floor/storey in this context.
8. A simple room problem
- Điều hòa không chạy.
- Phòng không có nước nóng.
- Wifi không vào được.
The exact technical wording is less important than clearly identifying the problem.
9. Ask for help
- Anh giúp tôi xem điều hòa với.
- Chị cho em xin thêm một khăn được không ạ?
Khăn is a general word for towel/cloth; context specifies the hotel item.
10. Check-out
Trả phòng means check out/return the room.
- Mấy giờ trả phòng ạ?
- Em trả phòng bây giờ.
11. A short hotel dialogue
Khách: Chào chị, em có đặt phòng trước ạ.
Lễ tân: Dạ, anh cho em xin tên ạ.
Khách: Daniel Park.
Lễ tân: Dạ, anh chờ em một chút.
Khách: Vâng.
12. Hotel procedures vary
A small guesthouse, homestay, business hotel and large international hotel may use very different check-in, deposit, breakfast and payment procedures.
Use language to clarify rather than assuming one workflow.
13. Common beginner mistakes
- Assuming có ăn sáng always guarantees breakfast is included in the room price.
- Assuming all hotels use key cards or all require the same documents.
- Trying to describe a technical problem with complex grammar instead of stating the simple symptom.
- Ignoring check-in/check-out times because another hotel used different ones.
Try it
- Say that you have a reservation under your name.
- Ask what time check-in is.
- Ask for the wifi password.
- Report that there is no hot water.
Quick recap
Hotel language is mostly familiar Vietnamese applied to a new setting: booking, time, room, location, help and basic problems. Procedures vary, so asking clearly is more useful than memorizing one hotel script.
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