Hotel

1. 我有訂房

   Guá ū tīng-pâng

   I have a reservation

   Usage

   Tell hotel staff you have a room reservation upon check-in

   Grammar Note

   "Ū" is the verb for having/existing. "Tīng-pâng" means to book a room

2. 辦理退房

   Pān-lí thè-pâng

   I'd like to check out

   Usage

   Request check-out at the hotel front desk

   Grammar Note

   "Pān-lí" means to handle/process (official matters). Check-in is "pān-lí ji̍p-tsū"

3. 有無空房？

   Ū-bô khong-pâng?

   Do you have any available rooms?

   Usage

   Ask if there are any available rooms when walking in without a reservation

   Grammar Note

   "Khong-pâng" means empty room. "Khong" means empty or unoccupied

4. 冷氣歹去

   Líng-khì pháinn-khì

   The air conditioning is broken

   Usage

   Report a broken appliance in the room to hotel staff

   Grammar Note

   "Pháinn-khì" means gone bad or broken in Taiwanese. "Pháinn" means bad or poor quality

5. 請共我叫起床

   Tshiánn kā guá kiò khí-tshn̂g

   Please give me a wake-up call

   Usage

   Request a wake-up call from the front desk

   Grammar Note

   起床 khí-tshn̂g means getting up. The benefactive marker is 共 kā; 幫 pang means a gang or batch instead. Hotel staff also understand the English "morning call".

6. 毛巾無夠

   Mn̂g-kin bô-kàu

   There aren't enough towels

   Usage

   Let hotel staff know that towels or amenities are insufficient

   Grammar Note

   "Bô-kàu" means not enough. "Kàu" alone means sufficient

7. Wi-Fi密碼是啥物？

   Wi-Fi bi̍t-bé sī siánn-mih?

   What is the WiFi password?

   Usage

   Ask for the Wi-Fi password at check-in or in the room

   Grammar Note

   "Siánn-mih" is the Taiwanese word for "what." "Bi̍t-bé" means password or PIN

8. 有無提供早餐？

   Ū-bô thê-kiong tsá-tshan?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Ask whether breakfast is included in the room rate

   Grammar Note

   "Thê-kiong" means to provide or offer as a service

9. 房間傷吵

   Pâng-king siunn tshá

   The room is too noisy

   Usage

   Complain to the front desk that the room is too noisy

   Grammar Note

   "Siunn" means too (excessively). "Tshá" means noisy or loud in Taiwanese

10. 欲換房間

    Beh uānn pâng-king

    I'd like to change rooms

    Usage

    Request a room change when there is an issue with the current room

    Grammar Note

    "Beh" expresses intention. Add "tshiánn" (please) before it to make it more polite

11. 面巾

    Bīn-kin

    Towel

    Usage

    Point at it when asking the front desk for an item

12. 枕頭

    Tsím-thâu

    Pillow

    Usage

    Point at it when asking the front desk for an item

13. 棉被

    Mî-phuē

    Comforter

    Usage

    Point at it when asking the front desk for an item

14. 雪文

    Sap-bûn

    Soap

    Usage

    Point at it when asking the front desk for an item

15. 齒抿

    Khí-bín

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Point at it at the front desk or a shop

16. 衛生紙

    Uē-sing-tsuá

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Point at it at the front desk or a shop

17. 較安靜的房間

    Khah an-tsīng ê pâng-king

    A quieter room

    Usage

    Point at it when asking to change rooms

18. 傷吵

    Siunn tshá

    It is noisy

    Usage

    Point at it when complaining about noise

19. 請整理房間

    Tshiánn tsíng-lí pâng-king

    Please clean the room

    Usage

    Point at it when asking for housekeeping

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