Vocabulary: Hotels, Accommodation & Hospitality

Vocabulary B1/B2

Hotels & Hospitality

The exhaustive guide to accommodation! Explore types of stays, room features, hotel staff, and essential booking vocabulary.

Check-in Like a Pro 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the most common phrases used at the front desk. Pay attention to how polite requests are made when asking the concierge for help!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

Which hotel staff member helps you carry your luggage to your room?

(តើបុគ្គលិកសណ្ឋាគារណាជួយយួរវ៉ាលីរបស់អ្នកទៅបន្ទប់?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Availability

If a hotel has absolutely no rooms available, it is...

(ប្រសិនបើសណ្ឋាគារគ្មានបន្ទប់ទំនេរទាល់តែសោះ គេហៅថាអ្វី?)

PREPOSITION TRAP ❌

When you arrive at the hotel front desk, which phrase is correct?

(នៅពេលមកដល់តុទទួលភ្ញៀវ តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Room Features

What does "En-suite" mean?

(តើពាក្យ En-suite មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If the hotel "rolls out the red carpet" for you, they...

(ប្រសិនបើសណ្ឋាគារ "rolls out the red carpet" សម្រាប់អ្នក មានន័យថាពួកគេ...)

Hospitality Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Room Inspection 🔍 Find three "amenities" in your own bedroom or bathroom (e.g., soap, towels). Practice saying their English names aloud.

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Book a Tour Guest ✍️ Imagine you are managing an itinerary for guests visiting Battambang. Write a professional email to a local boutique hotel requesting to book three twin rooms.

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "Hello front desk, I would like to request a wake-up call for 6:00 AM." Speak clearly and politely!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Kanha 3 hours ago

Teacher, if our bicycle tour guests arrive early, can they leave their bags at the hotel?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Kanha! Yes, absolutely! They can ask the front desk to "store their luggage" or ask the "bellhop" to watch their bags until their room is ready for check-in. 🎒

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What is the exact difference between a Hotel and a Motel?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Good question! A Hotel usually has interior hallways and many floors. A Motel (Motor-Hotel) is usually one or two stories, and the room doors open directly to the parking lot outside. 🚗

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Dara 7 hours ago

What does "Complimentary" mean on a menu?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 6 hours ago

It means FREE! If a hotel offers a "complimentary breakfast", you do not have to pay extra for it. It is included in the room rate. ☕