Schedule & Booking

1. ¿A qué hora abre?

   What time does it open?

   Usage

   Asking when a shop, museum or restaurant opens

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The form is the same as in Spanish, and the subject (the shop or museum) can be left out

2. Quixera facer una reserva

   I would like to make a reservation

   Usage

   A polite way to ask for a table, a visit or a room

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. To make or do is facer, not Spanish hacer. A polite wish is quixera (the direct form is quiero)

3. ¿Cuántu dura la visita?

   How long does the visit take?

   Usage

   Asking how long a tour or visit lasts so that you can plan your day

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Cuántu ends in -u, not Spanish cuánto

4. El tren sal a les nueve

   The train leaves at nine

   Usage

   Stating or confirming a train departure time

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Clock hours are feminine plural, so it is a les (not Spanish a las). The third person of salir is sal

5. ¿Ta disponible el sábadu pela tarde?

   Are you available Saturday afternoon?

   Usage

   Asking a person or a business whether Saturday afternoon is free

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Sábadu ends in -u. Por + la contracts to pela. The subject is the other person (usté) and can be left out

6. ¿A qué hora ye'l check-in?

   What time is check-in?

   Usage

   Checking before you arrive at what time you can check in

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Check-in is an English loanword used as is. The third person of ser is ye

7. ¿Hai dalguna visita guiada n'inglés?

   Are there guided tours in English?

   Usage

   Checking at a museum or monument whether a tour runs in English

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. There is is hai. Dalguna means some or any, not Spanish alguna. En becomes n' before a vowel

8. ¿Cuándo pasa l'últimu autobús?

   When does the last bus come by?

   Usage

   Asking when the last bus reaches this stop

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. Últimu ends in -u. The article el becomes l' before a vowel

9. Cancelé la mio reserva

   I cancelled my reservation

   Usage

   Telling a restaurant or hotel that you have cancelled a booking

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence; native review recommended. The past is the simple form cancelé, not a Spanish-style he cancelado. Mio does not change for gender or number

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