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At a Hotel in Cantonese

Checking into a Hong Kong 酒店 (zau2 dim3) goes more smoothly with a few words of Cantonese — asking about your 房間 (fong2 gaan1, room), your 鎖匙 (so2 si4, key), and where to leave the 行李 (hang4 lei5, luggage).

zauˊ²酒dim˗₃店
hotel (lit. Wine Shop. This is one example of a ludicrously inaccurate term used in Chinese). Better synonyms: 旅社; 旅店; 賓館. Synonym which is just as bad: 飯店
fongˎ₄房gaanˉ¹間
room | Syn.: 房 (fong42) (esp. S. Chin.); 間; 屋子 (N. Chin.); 屋 (N. Chin.); 室
soˊ²鎖siˎ₄匙
key (Mandarin equivalent: 鑰匙)
hangˎ₄行leiˏ₅李
luggage, baggage
電梯
lift / elevator
laangˏ₅冷hei˗₃氣
cold air; air-conditioning;(Taiwan and Cantonese)

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say hotel in Cantonese?

酒店 (zau2 dim3). A smaller guesthouse — very common in Hong Kong — is a 賓館 (ban1 gun2).

How do you ask for the lift in Cantonese?

電梯喺邊度呀? (din6 tai1 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3) — where is the lift? Escalators are 扶手電梯 (fu4 sau2 din6 tai1).

How do you say air conditioning in Cantonese?

冷氣 (laang5 hei3), literally cold air — a word you will use constantly in a Hong Kong summer.

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