Lesson 78: At the Hotel
Travelling in Israel means checking into a hotel — giving your reservation, confirming the room, and asking what’s included. Here’s the language for a smooth check-in.
Checking in
שָׁלוֹם, יֵשׁ לָכֶם הַזְמָנָה?
shalom, yesh lachem hazmana?
Hello, do you have a reservation?
כֵּן, עַל שֵׁם כֹּהֵן, לִשְׁלוֹשָׁה לֵילוֹת.
ken, al shem Cohen, lishlosha leilot.
Yes, under Cohen, for three nights.
מְצֻיָּן. חֶדֶר זוּגִי בְּקוֹמָה שְׁנִיָּה.
metsuyan. cheder zugi bekoma shniya.
Excellent. A double room on the second floor.
יֵשׁ אִינְטֶרְנֶט וַאֲרוּחַת בֹּקֶר?
yesh internet va’aruchat boker?
Is there internet and breakfast?
כֵּן, הַכֹּל כָּלוּל. הִנֵּה הַמַּפְתֵּחַ.
ken, hakol kalul. hine hamafteach.
Yes, it’s all included. Here’s the key.
Grammar: “under the name of” and counting nights
To give a booking name, Hebrew says עַל שֵׁם (al shem, literally “on the name of”): הַזְמָנָה עַל שֵׁם כֹּהֵן.
Counting nights uses the masculine numbers + לֵילוֹת (leilot, “nights”): לִשְׁלוֹשָׁה לֵילוֹת (lishlosha leilot, “for three nights”). To confirm what comes with the room, the key word is כָּלוּל (kalul, “included”).
Tip: A חֶדֶר זוּגִי (cheder zugi) is a double room; a חֶדֶר לְיָחִיד (cheder leyachid) is a single.
Vocabulary
At the hotel
| מָלוֹן | malon | hotel |
| קַבָּלָה | kabala | reception |
| מַפְתֵּחַ | mafteach | key |
| חֶדֶר זוּגִי | cheder zugi | double room |
Booking
| עַל שֵׁם | al shem | under the name of |
| כָּלוּל | kalul | included |
| לַיְלָה / לֵילוֹת | layla / leilot | night / nights |