Hotel

1. Ino ng'anda yabeenzu ili kuli?

   Where is the guesthouse?

   Usage

   When you are looking for a place to stay

   Grammar Note

   ng'anda yabeenzu is "house of guests", a place to stay; ili kuli means "where is it". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Ndiyanda koona.

   I want to sleep.

   Usage

   When you reach your lodging and want to rest

   Grammar Note

   koona is a contracted ku-ona (to sleep); the root is ona. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Ndiyookkala aano mazuba obilo.

   I will stay here for two days.

   Usage

   At check-in, to give the length of your stay

   Grammar Note

   ndiyoo- (I will) + kkala (stay); the same pattern as wakakkala ooko mazuba obilo (he stayed there two days). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Sena mujisi bulo?

   Do you have a bed?

   Usage

   To politely ask whether you can get a bed for the night

   Grammar Note

   A sena yes-no question; bulo is a bu- class noun, used as in bulo bwangu (my bed). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Kunyina maanzi aapya pe.

   There is no hot water.

   Usage

   To report that there is no hot water at your lodging

   Grammar Note

   kunyina means there is none, and the negative sentence ends with pe, the same pattern as kunyina ncondiyoobula pe (I will lack nothing). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Cijazyo

   Door

   Usage

   For talking about a door at your lodging, such as one that will not open or lock

   Grammar Note

   A ci- class noun; jala cijazyo means "close the door"

7. Bulo

   Bed

   Usage

   For naming the place where you sleep

   Grammar Note

   A bu- class noun; a possessive follows it, as in bulo bwangu (my bed)

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