Hotel

1. Ndinoda kunyoresa

   Ndi-no-da ku-nyo-re-sa

   I want to check in

   Usage

   Used at a hotel reception to request check-in

   Grammar Note

   "kunyoresa" means "to register/enroll". The standard verb for hotel check-in in Shona.

2. Kiyi yekamuri rangu riri kupi?

   Ki-yi ye-ka-mu-ri ra-ngu ri-ri ku-pi?

   Where is the key to my room?

   Usage

   Used to ask for or locate your room key

   Grammar Note

   "kiyi" is borrowed from English "key". "yangu" is the first person possessive "my" in Shona.

3. Kudya kwemangwanani kunotangira rinhi?

   Ku-dya kwe-ma-ngwa-na-ni ku-no-ta-ngi-ra ri-nhi?

   What time does breakfast start?

   Usage

   Used to ask what time breakfast begins at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   "kwemangwanani" means "of the morning" (possessive). "mangwanani" is Shona for "morning".

4. Ndinoda kubuda nhasi

   Ndi-no-da ku-bu-da nha-si

   I want to check out today

   Usage

   Used when you are ready to check out today

   Grammar Note

   "kubuda" means "to leave/exit". "nhasi" is the Shona time adverb meaning "today".

5. Kamuri rangu rine dambudziko. Ndinokumbira kamuri rimwe.

   Ka-mu-ri ra-ngu ri-ne da-mbu-dzi-ko. Ndi-no-ku-mbi-ra ka-mu-ri ri-mwe.

   My room has a problem. I request another room.

   Usage

   Used to report a room problem to reception and request a change

   Grammar Note

   "ndinokumbira" means "I request/ask for" and is a polite way to make hotel complaints or requests.

6. Kune wifi mukamuri here?

   Ku-ne wi-fi mu-ka-mu-ri he-re?

   Is there Wi-Fi in the room?

   Usage

   Used to ask if the hotel room has Wi-Fi access

   Grammar Note

   "mukamuri" is the locative of "kamuri" (room). "mu-" prefix creates the locative meaning "inside"

7. Kamuri rangu harina mvura inodziya. Ndinokumbira mvura inodziya.

   Ka-mu-ri ra-ngu ha-ri-na mvu-ra i-no-dzi-ya. Ndi-no-ku-mbi-ra mvu-ra i-no-dzi-ya.

   My room has no hot water. Please provide hot water.

   Usage

   Used to report a lack of hot water to the hotel reception

   Grammar Note

   "ha-ri-na": "ha-" negates, "-ri-" is the class 5 subject concord (kamuri), "-na" is negative of "having". Together: "it has no"

8. Ndinokumbira rubatsiro nemabhegi angu

   Ndi-no-ku-mbi-ra ru-bat-si-ro ne-ma-bhe-gi a-ngu

   I request help with my luggage

   Usage

   Used to ask a hotel porter for assistance with luggage

   Grammar Note

   Luggage is "mabhegi". "matehwe" means "animal hides" and must not be used here. "ne-" is the connective prefix meaning "with"

9. Husiku humwe hunotengeswa nemari yingani?

   Hu-si-ku hu-mwe hu-no-te-nge-swa ne-ma-ri yi-nga-ni?

   How much is one night?

   Usage

   Used at guesthouses and hotels to ask the per-night rate

   Grammar Note

   "husiku" is a class 14 (hu-) noun meaning "night". "hunotengeswa" is passive meaning "is sold for / costs"

10. Ndinoda kamuri guru rine nzvimbo mbiri dzekurara

    Ndi-no-da ka-mu-ri gu-ru ri-ne nzvi-mbo mbi-ri dze-ku-ra-ra

    I want a large room with two beds

    Usage

    Used when booking to specify a large or twin-bed hotel room

    Grammar Note

    "guru" is "big/large" agreeing with class 5 "kamuri". "rine" = "which has". "nzvimbo dzekurara" means "sleeping places"; "mbiri" is the "two" form agreeing with the N-class noun "nzvimbo"

11. Tauro

    Towel

    Usage

    Ask for a towel

12. Piro

    Pillow

    Usage

    Ask for a pillow

13. Gumbeze

    Blanket

    Usage

    Ask for a blanket

14. Sipo

    Soap

    Usage

    Ask for soap

15. Bhurashi remazino

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Ask for a toothbrush

16. Pepa rechimbuzi

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Ask for toilet paper

17. Ndapota chenesai kamuri

    Please clean the room

    Usage

    Ask for the room to be cleaned

18. Kamuri rakanyarara

    A quiet room

    Usage

    Ask for a quiet room

19. Kune ruzha

    It is noisy

    Usage

    Complain about noise

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