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A1 · Checking into a hotel

Mention your booking and find out your room number.

How the language works

Brondadym means “I booked”: a completed past action. Bır tünge means “for one night”; ekı tünge means “for two nights”. “My room number” is bölmemnıñ nömırı.

Useful phrases

Read, recall the meaning and say it aloud. Then compare with the audio.

Men bölme brondadym.

I booked a room.

Bır tünge qalamyn.

I will stay for one night.

Menıñ tegım — Petrov.

My surname is Petrov.

Bölmemnıñ nömırı qandai?

What is my room number?

Kılttı berıñızşı.

Please give me the key.

Tañğy as qaida bolady?

Where will breakfast be?

Dialogue

Alexey

Sälemetsız be! Men bölme brondadym.

Hello! I booked a room.

Receptionist

Tegıñızdı aityñyzşy.

Please tell me your surname.

Alexey

Petrov. Bır tünge qalamyn.

Petrov. I will stay for one night.

Receptionist

Qoş keldıñız! Bölmeñız ekınşı qabatta.

Welcome! Your room is on the second floor.

Check your understanding

Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then explain your choice.

1. Choose the correct translation: “Men bölme brondadym.”

  1. Where will breakfast be?
  2. I will stay for one night.
  3. I booked a room.
  4. My surname is Petrov.
Answer and explanation

I booked a room.

Men bölme brondadym. — I booked a room.

2. How do you say: “What is my room number?”?

  1. Kılttı berıñızşı.
  2. Tañğy as qaida bolady?
  3. Bölmemnıñ nömırı qandai?
  4. Bır tünge qalamyn.
Answer and explanation

Bölmemnıñ nömırı qandai?

Bölmemnıñ nömırı qandai? — What is my room number?

3. How do you say “for one night”?

  1. Bır tünge
  2. Bır tünnen
  3. Bır kün būryn
  4. Kün saiyn
Answer and explanation

Bır tünge

The ending -ge in bır tünge marks the planned length of the stay.

Make it your own

Check into a hotel: mention your booking, surname and length of stay, then ask a question.

  • I mentioned my booking
  • I gave my surname and length of stay
  • I checked a practical detail
Example response

Sälemetsız be! Men bölme brondadym. Menıñ tegım — Petrov. Bır tünge qalamyn. Tañğy as qaida bolady?