غرفة فندق
ghurfat funduq
The Arabic phrase for hotel room is غرفة فندق (ghurfat funduq).
The phrase غرفة فندق is used to refer to a room at a hotel.
Meaning: a room at a hotel (noun)
Which one should you use?
The formal phrase غُرْفَة فِي الْفُنْدُق specifically means 'room in the hotel'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, the phrase شَقَّة فُنْدُقِيَّة can be used, where شَقَّة means apartment.
How do you pronounce it?
ghurfat funduq
Did you know?
- The word غرفة meaning 'room' shares the same root as the verb 'to scoop', as it originally referred to a space carved out or scooped from a larger area.
- In some historical contexts, a فندق was not just a hotel for travelers but a commercial warehouse or a trading hub for foreign merchants.
- While غرفة is the standard word for room, in some dialects, you might hear أوضة, a word derived from the Turkish oda.
Examples in context
- كان زيري في غرفة فندق.Ziri was in a hotel room.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use غرفة فندق in a simple context.Tatoeba #10800170 by Amghar, translation #10237394 by Amastan
- أريد حجز غرفة في الفندق لشخصين، من فضلك.I want to book a room in the hotel for two people, please.
- أريد غرفة فندق هادئة.urīdu ghurfata funduqin hādi'ah.I want a quiet hotel room.
Example conversation
Yousef and Nour are at the hotel reception.
- يوسف Youssefهل تتوفر غرفة فندق الآن؟Hal tatawaffaru ghurfatu funduq al-ān?Is there a hotel room available now?
- نور Nourنعم، لدينا غرفة واحدة فقط.Na'am, ladaynā ghurfatun wāhidatun faqat.Yes, we have only one room.
- يوسف Youssefسآخذ هذه غرفة فندق من فضلك.Sa-ākhudhu hādhihi ghurfata funduq min fadlak.I will take this hotel room, please.
- نور Nourحسناً، تفضل بمفتاح الغرفة يا يوسف.Hasanan, tafaḍḍal bi-miftāḥ al-ghurfah yā Yūsef.Alright, here is the room key, Yousef.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
