Checking in and asking for information
Practice checking in, asking for information, and making a plan.
What you’ll work on
- Give essential information in a service encounter.
- Ask about a place or time.
- Connect a need with a simple plan.
A short conversation
Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback. Read along, then try each line aloud.
Buenas tardes. Tengo una reserva.
Good afternoon. I have a reservation.
Buenas tardes. ¿A nombre de quién?
Good afternoon. In whose name?
A nombre de Maya Chen.
In the name of Maya Chen.
Su habitación es la doce. Aquí está la llave.
Your room is number twelve. Here is the key.
Gracias. ¿A qué hora es el desayuno?
Thank you. At what time is breakfast?
De siete a nueve, en el café.
From seven to nine, in the café.
Perfecto. Voy a comer allí mañana.
Perfect. I am going to eat there tomorrow.
Give reservation details
A service conversation has a purpose. At reception, tengo una reserva states that you have a reservation. ¿A nombre de quién? asks which name it is under. You can answer a nombre de plus a name or simply give the name.
Su habitación uses the formal possessive your. The receptionist may choose usted even when your learning dialogues usually use tú. You can recognize the formal form and answer with the same familiar first-person forms: tengo, soy, necesito.
Ask one question at a time
You already know how to ask where something is and when something happens. Reuse ¿Dónde está…? for the café and ¿A qué hora…? for breakfast. De siete a nueve gives a period from seven to nine; a las siete names a single time.
If a number or direction is unclear, ask for repetition. It is reasonable to confirm an important detail: ¿La habitación doce? A short checking question is often more useful than a long sentence you cannot comfortably produce.
Describe a plan using the information
Once you understand the time and place, say what you will do: voy a comer allí mañana. You can explain a need with necesito and add a reason with porque. Use several short sentences to keep your message clear.
Finish by adapting the whole dialogue: choose a new name, room number, meal time, and afternoon activity. Practice recalling the sentence patterns and responding to the other person’s reply.
Lesson vocabulary
Listen once, say it aloud, and try to recall the Spanish before looking.
| Spanish | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| la reserva | the reservation | |
| a nombre de | in the name of | |
| la habitación | the room | |
| la llave | the key | |
| el desayuno | breakfast | |
| de… a… | from… to… | |
| su | your (formal) / his / her / their | |
| el centro | the city center |
Practice questions
Try every question, then check your answers. Capital letters and punctuation do not affect your score. Accents and ñ do matter.
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Independent practice
These are independent practice tasks. The site does not record your voice, save your writing, or grade open-ended answers. Ask a teacher or conversation partner for feedback when you can.
Speaking practice
Act out a check-in with an invented name. Ask about a room, breakfast time, and a place you want to visit.
Writing practice
Write a short message describing where you are, one thing you need, and two plans for the next day.
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