Accommodation

1. Tē hina'aro nei au i te hō'ē piha.

   I would like a room.

   Usage

   The opening line at a hotel desk

   Grammar Note

   hina'aro is written with the glottal stop. "One" is hō'ē. Tē … nei is the present frame.

2. E hia te ho'o nō te hō'ē pō?

   How much is it per night?

   Usage

   Asking the nightly rate

   Grammar Note

   "Price" is ho'o. utu means "requital, answer", not "to pay" or "fare"; "to pay" is 'aufau.

3. Tē hina'aro nei au e pārahi i te hō'ē fare i ni'a i te tairoto.

   I would like to stay in an overwater bungalow.

   Usage

   Asking for an overwater bungalow

   Grammar Note

   pārahi is "demeurer ; habiter ; séjourner" and tairoto is "lagon".

4. Tē hina'aro nei au e tāpa'o nō te ... pō.

   I would like to book for ... nights.

   Usage

   Insert the number of nights

   Grammar Note

   tāpa'o means "noter en écrivant ; inscrire ; réserver", so it is used for booking. āfaro means "straight", not "to book".

5. 'Aita te piha i mā.

   The room is not clean.

   Usage

   When asking for the room to be cleaned

   Grammar Note

   Negation is 'Aita + subject + i + predicate. mā is "clean"; mā'a means "food".

6. Tē hina'aro nei au e tāpa'o i te hō'ē vāhi nohora'a nō te ... mahana.

   I would like to reserve accommodation for ... days.

   Usage

   Insert the number of days

   Grammar Note

   noho ("to dwell") + the nominaliser -ra'a gives nohora'a, the same formation as tuha'a nohora'a ("quartier").

7. Tē vai ra anei tā'u tāpa'ora'a?

   Do you have a reservation for me?

   Usage

   Checking that a booking exists in your name

   Grammar Note

   tāpa'o ("to reserve") + -ra'a gives the noun.

8. Tei hea vau e vaiho ai i tā'u mau pūtē?

   Where can I leave my luggage?

   Usage

   Leaving bags before check-in or after check-out

   Grammar Note

   vaiho is "laisser"; pūtē is "sac" (luggage). taime means "time", not luggage.

9. Tē hina'aro nei au i te mau tauera 'āpī.

   I would like fresh towels.

   Usage

   Asking for fresh towels

   Grammar Note

   tauera is "serviette". niuniu means "cord, telephone", not "towel".

10. E hia hora nō te reva?

    What time is check-out?

    Usage

    Asking the check-out time

    Grammar Note

    reva is "partir". E hia hora? is the same frame as the "what time is it" phrase.

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