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Ordering Room Service
Ordering Room Service
Calling the front desk to order food delivered to your room.
You
Buenas
noches.
Quisiera
pedir
servicio
a
la
habitación.
BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs. kee-SYEH-rah peh-DEER sehr-VEE-syoh ah lah ah-bee-tah-SYOHN
Good evening. I would like to order room service.
Staff
Claro
que
sí.
¿Qué
le
gustaría
ordenar?
KLAH-roh keh see. keh leh goos-tah-REE-ah ohr-deh-NAR?
Of course. What would you like to order?
"Claro que sí" (of course yes) is a warm, enthusiastic way to agree — very common in Latin American service.
You
Me
gustaría
un
sándwich
de
pollo
y
una
sopa,
por
favor.
¿Y
tienen
jugos
naturales?
meh goos-tah-REE-ah oon SAHND-weech deh POH-yoh ee OO-nah SOH-pah, pohr fah-VOHR. ee TYEH-nehn HOO-gohs nah-too-RAH-lehs?
I would like a chicken sandwich and a soup, please. And do you have fresh juices?
"Jugos naturales" (natural juices) are freshly made fruit juices — a staple in Latin American hotels and restaurants.
Staff
Sí,
tenemos
jugo
de
naranja,
piña,
y
maracuyá.
¿Cuál
prefiere?
see, teh-NEH-mohs HOO-goh deh nah-RAHN-hah, PEE-nyah, ee mah-rah-koo-YAH. kwahl preh-FYEH-reh?
Yes, we have orange, pineapple, and passion fruit juice. Which do you prefer?
You
El
de
maracuyá,
por
favor.
Estoy
en
la
habitación
doscientos
diez.
ehl deh mah-rah-koo-YAH, pohr fah-VOHR. ehs-TOY ehn lah ah-bee-tah-SYOHN doh-SYEHN-tohs dyehs
The passion fruit one, please. I'm in room 210.
"El de..." (the one of...) is a useful shortcut to avoid repeating the full noun. Here it replaces "el jugo de."
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