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INTRODUCTION
Ciao! Hello and welcome back to Italian survival phrases brought to you by ItalianPod101.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 Italy. You will be surprised at how far a little Italian will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ItalianPod101.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.
In today's lesson, we'll help you check-in! In Italy, there are hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels and also agriturismi or "farm holidays" located in the most beautiful areas of the country, like Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio. Agriturismi are always my favourite option.
There you can stay and taste the local food, ride horses, swimming in the pool, walk in the woods. There are many activities for people who decide to have a different holiday and go far away from the cities. But let's not waste time and go to see today's phrases!

Lesson focus
In Italy, when you get to a hotel and you want to check-in, there are two possible phrases you could use.
If you have already booked the room and you want to say "I have a reservation" in Italian, it is, Ho una prenotazione.
Ho una prenotazione.
Let’s break it down by syllable: Ho una prenotazione.
Now let's hear it once again: Ho una prenotazione.
The first word ho means "I have."
Now let's hear it one more time: Ho.
This is followed by una "a," feminine indefinite article followed by prenotazione "reservation."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: prenotazione
prenotazione
So all together, we have Ho una prenotazione which literally means "I have a reservation."
If you have not booked the room yet the phrase "I would like a room" in Italian is Vorrei una camera.
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: Vorrei una camera
Vorrei una camera
The first word vorrei means "I would like." It is followed by una "a" which we have seen and then camera "room."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: una camera
una camera
So all together, we have - Vorrei una camera, which literally means "I would like a room."
Afterward, you will most likely be asked "Your name please," which in Italian is - Il suo nome per favore.
Il suo nome per favore.
Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Il suo nome per favore.
Il suo nome per favore.
The first word il is "the," the definite article for masculine nouns.
Il
Il
Then you have suo which in this case mean "your," possessive adjective for masculine nouns.
Suo
Suo
It is followed by nome "name" a masculine noun. Finally you have per favore "please." So let's hear the entire phrase now Il suo nome per favore, which literally means "Your name please."
You might also be asked "Can you spell it?" which in Italian is Può fare lo spelling?
Può fare lo spelling?
Let’s break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Può fare lo spelling?
Può fare lo spelling?
The first word può means "you (formal level of speech)."
Then you have lo "the," definite article for masculine nouns starting with the group SP.
And finally, the adopted English word "spelling."
The Italian language has adopted many foreign words, especially from the English.
From the simple words like hotel we have absorbed real ways of saying and mostly verbs that we use together with the verb fare "to do-to make." For example:
fare jogging - "to go jogging"
fare bird-watching - "bird-watching"
fare free-climbing - "to do free-climbing"
fare spinning - "to do spinning"

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buona fortuna, which means “good luck” in Italian.
“I have a reservation.” - Ho una prenotazione.
Ho una prenotazione.
Ho una prenotazione.
“I would like a room.” - Vorrei una camera.
Vorrei una camera.
Vorrei una camera.
"Your name please.” - Il suo nome per favore.
Il suo nome per favore.
Il suo nome per favore.
“Can you spell it?” - Può fare lo spelling?
Può fare lo spelling?
Può fare lo spelling?
That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Ciao ciao!

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