Talk Portuguese - Booking a room
How to book a hotel room
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Booking a room 1
A short description of the city of Oporto. It includes a clip about finding out if rooms are available at the Carlton Hotel in Oporto.

Booking a room 2
Reserving rooms at the tourist office in Vila Real.

A luxury hotel 1
Profile of the town of Guimaraes near Oporto, and the institution of the 'Pousada' in a former monastery converted in a luxury hotel.

A luxury hotel 2
Manuel de Sampaio, the owner of the ‘turismo de habitacão’, explains how he has faithfully restored his Royalist grandfather's house, overlooking the Douro valley.
- PortuguêsEnglish
- Tem...?Do you have...?
- quartos vagos **rooms available
- (um quarto) individual **a single (room)
- (um quarto) de casal *a double (room)
- um quarto com duas camasa twin room
- ouor
- por uma noite *for one night / a night
- para esta noite *for tonight
- Queria um quartoI'd like a room
- Reservei um quartoI've booked a room
- em nome de… *in the name of...
- Posso...?Can I...?
- Podemos...?Can we...?
- pagar com cartão de créditoto pay by credit card
- com certezacertainly
- Para quando?When is it for?
- Podemos reservar quartos aqui?Can we reserve rooms here?
- Quanto custam os quartos?How much are the rooms?
- O pequeno almoço está incluído?Is breakfast included?
- Queríamos um quarto de casal e um quarto para as criançasWe would like a double room and a room for the children
* Pronunciation guide
- Uma noite, para esta noite, en nome de, de casal
You rarely hear the e at the end of words. It's almost swallowed.
** Grammar notes
- Quartos vagos, individual
Adjectives take the same form as the nouns they describe. So you'd say quartos vagos, rooms available and quartos individuais, single rooms for masculine and plural, but cerveja francesa, French beer, since cerveja is singular and feminine.
Adjectives usually come after the nouns they describe.
The city of Oporto is the economic and cultural capital of northern Portugal. It’s famous for its magnificent bridges and, of course, its age-old trade in port wine. It’s also a popular centre for visitors to the nearby Douro Valley.
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