Hotel

1. Hoteli

   Hotel

   Usage

   Means a place to stay for the night

   Grammar Note

   Taken from Swahili and English and used as it is in conversation. Borrowed word; native review recommended

2. Kayieu nalo hoteli

   I want to go to the hotel

   Usage

   Tell a driver or passer-by you want to get back to your hotel

   Grammar Note

   "-yieu" (want) + "nalo" (that I go) + "hoteli" (hotel). The destination follows with no preposition. "hoteli" is a loanword. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Koree hoteli?

   Where is the hotel?

   Usage

   Ask where a hotel is

   Grammar Note

   The thing you are looking for follows "koree". Swap "hoteli" for another noun to ask about other places. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Etii enkare nairowua?

   Is there hot water?

   Usage

   Check whether hot water is available at your lodging

   Grammar Note

   "etii" means "there is", and the same form is used in yes/no questions. "nairowua" goes after a noun to make "hot ...". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Metii enkare

   There's no water

   Usage

   Tell the staff that no water is available in the room or building

   Grammar Note

   "metii" is the negative of "etii" (there is); the missing thing follows. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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