Accommodation in Chinese
If you’re traveling in a Chinese-speaking country and you’ve just arrived in a new place, how do you ask the locals about finding accommodation in Chinese? How do you explain that you’re looking for a good hotel? Perhaps you’re traveling on a budget, in which case you might prefer a youth hostel. After this free audio lesson you’ll know how to ask for suitable accommodation in Mandarin Chinese.
Once you know your options you might need to ask some more questions like “where is?” or “how much?” in Chinese. Don’t worry, we’ve got it covered. Stick with the Rocket Chinese team and you’ll have your bags unpacked and your feet up in no time!
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Pronouncing accommodation in Chinese
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你能向我推荐一家好的宾馆吗？
Can you recommend a good hotel?
你能向我推荐一家便宜的宾馆吗？
Can you recommend an inexpensive hotel?
你能向我推荐一家适合与家人共住的宾馆吗 ?
Can you recommend a family-friendly hotel?
你能向我推荐一家安静的宾馆吗？
Can you recommend a quiet hotel?
你能向我推荐一家在市中心的宾馆吗？
Can you recommend a hotel in city center?
Imagine you have just arrived at the International Airport in Beijing. It’s a lovely warm summer evening, but you had a long flight and all you want is a bed to fall into. You follow the signs to "xíng lǐ tí qǔ (行李提取)", baggage claim, to pick up your luggage and stand in line at the "hǎi guān (海关)", customs. After passing through customs you follow the path marked "dǐ dá tīng (抵达厅)", arrival hall.
Now, you need to find a place to stay. Here are some questions you might want to ask at the help desk.
Can you recommend ...?
Perhaps you prefer other types of accommodation.
Is there…
有青年旅馆吗？
Is there a youth hostel?
有露营地吗？
Is there a camping ground?
有汽车旅馆吗？
Is there a motel?
Once you have decided where to stay you need to find out how to get there.
请告诉我去……宾馆怎么走。
Tell me how to get to the......hotel, please.
请告诉我出租汽车站在哪儿。
Tell me where the taxi stand is, please.
哪路车去……宾馆？
Which bus goes to the......hotel?
哪路电车去……宾馆？
Which tram goes to the......hotel?
Although taxi rides are relatively cheap in China, you might still want to get an idea of how much you will be billed before hopping in. On the other hand, public transport is quite convenient in big cities and reasonably fast, so it's a good idea to try them out as well. Here are some important words and phrases for you to remember.
请带我去宾馆。
I would like to go to the......hotel, please.
去……宾馆多少钱？
How much does it cost to the......hotel?
远吗？
Is it far?
多还是少？
More, or less?
宾馆附近有公共汽车站吗？
Is there a bus stop close to the hotel?
出租汽车站
The taxi stand
公共汽车站
The bus stop
电车站
The tram stop
出租汽车
The taxi
你去……宾馆吗？
Does this car go to......hotel?
Here are a few recommended Chinese lessons to try next!
- Traveling by air? There are some Chinese airplane words you may need to use.
- Improve your vocab with this lesson on pronouncing different animals in Chinese.
- Renting a car? Know the parts of your car in Chinese.
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