Learn how to ask to check in at a hotel
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hello and welcome to Filipino Survival Phrases brought to you by FilipinoPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Philippines. You will be surprised at how far a little Filipino will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by FilipinoPod101.com, and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Filipino Survival Phrases Lesson 33 - The hotel check-in is only half the battle. |
| In today's lesson, we'll help you check-in! Today's phrase is "Check-in, please." In the Philippines, "Check-in, please" is also "Check-in, please." |
| Upon stating the phrase "Check-in please," you will most likely be asked "Your name, please?" which in Filipino is Ano po ang pangalan nila? |
| Ano po ang pangalan nila? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Ano po ang pangalan nila? |
| Let's hear it once again: Ano po ang pangalan nila? |
| The first word Ano means "what." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Ano. |
| And, Ano. |
| It is followed by the Filipino polite word Po, which has no English translation. |
| This is followed by Ang, which in English is "the." |
| Ang. |
| Ang. |
| And, Ang. |
| Then followed by Pangalan, which means "name." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Pangalan. |
| Let's hear it one more time: Pangalan. |
| And followed by Nila, which in English means "them" or "their." |
| Let's break it down and hear it one more time: Nila. |
| And, Nila. |
| So, to recap here, we have Ano po ang pangalan nila? which means "Your name, please?" |
| You may also be asked how to spell your name, which in Filipino is Pakispell po. |
| Pakispell po. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Pakispell po. |
| Now, let's hear it one more time: Pakispell po. |
| The first word Pakispell means "please spell." |
| Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Pakispell. |
| And, Pakispell. |
| This is followed by the Filipino polite word Po, which has no English translation. |
| So, all together, we have Pakispell po. Literally, this means "Can you spell your name, please?" |
| This phrase will come in handy when leaving the hotel, talking with taxi drivers, or other people trying to help you locate a desired item. Now, that you're able to ask, you're going to get an answer. As we are running out of time, we're going to go over that in the next lesson. |
| In checking in to hotels in the Philippines, you don’t have to worry about anything because English is widely spoken among hotel employees. Also, the Filipino polite word Po is being used in every phrase. Employees in all types of businesses in the Philippines are trained to use the Filipino polite words. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Filipino. Here we go! |
| "Check-in please." - "Check-in please." |
| "Check-in please." |
| "Check-in please." |
| "Your name please?" - Ano po ang pangalan nila? |
| Ano po ang pangalan nila? |
| Ano po ang pangalan nila? |
| "Can you spell your name please?" - Pakispell po. |
| Pakispell po. |
| Pakispell po. |
| Alright, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by FilipinoPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
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