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en In the hotel – Complaints   »   fr A l’hôtel – Réclamations

28 [twenty-eight]

In the hotel – Complaints

In the hotel – Complaints

28 [vingt-huit]

A l’hôtel – Réclamations

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The shower isn’t working. La d----- n- f--------- p--. La douche ne fonctionne pas. L- d----- n- f--------- p--. La d----- n- f--------- p--. L- d-u-h- n- f-n-t-o-n- p-s. ----------------------------
There is no warm water. Il n-- a p-- d---- c-----. Il n’y a pas d’eau chaude. I- n’y a p-- d’e-- c-----. Il n-- a p-- d---- c-----. I- n’y a p-s d’e-u c-a-d-. --------------------------
Can you get it repaired? Po--------- r------ ç- ? Pouvez-vous réparer ça ? P------v--- r------ ç- ? Po--------- r------ ç- ? P-u-e--v-u- r-p-r-r ç- ? ------------------------
There is no telephone in the room. Il n-- a p-- d- t-------- d--- l- c------. Il n’y a pas de téléphone dans la chambre. I- n’y a p-- d- t-------- d--- l- c------. Il n-- a p-- d- t-------- d--- l- c------. I- n’y a p-s d- t-l-p-o-e d-n- l- c-a-b-e. ------------------------------------------
There is no TV in the room. Il n-- a p-- d- t--------- d--- l- c------. Il n’y a pas de télévision dans la chambre. I- n’y a p-- d- t--------- d--- l- c------. Il n-- a p-- d- t--------- d--- l- c------. I- n’y a p-s d- t-l-v-s-o- d-n- l- c-a-b-e. -------------------------------------------
The room has no balcony. La c------ n-- p-- d- b-----. La chambre n’a pas de balcon. L- c------ n’a p-- d- b-----. La c------ n-- p-- d- b-----. L- c-a-b-e n’a p-s d- b-l-o-. -----------------------------
The room is too noisy. La c------ e-- t--- b-------. La chambre est trop bruyante. L- c------ e-- t--- b-------. La c------ e-- t--- b-------. L- c-a-b-e e-t t-o- b-u-a-t-. -----------------------------
The room is too small. La c------ e-- t--- p-----. La chambre est trop petite. L- c------ e-- t--- p-----. La c------ e-- t--- p-----. L- c-a-b-e e-t t-o- p-t-t-. ---------------------------
The room is too dark. La c------ e-- t--- s-----. La chambre est trop sombre. L- c------ e-- t--- s-----. La c------ e-- t--- s-----. L- c-a-b-e e-t t-o- s-m-r-. ---------------------------
The heater isn’t working. Le c-------- n- f--------- p--. Le chauffage ne fonctionne pas. L- c-------- n- f--------- p--. Le c-------- n- f--------- p--. L- c-a-f-a-e n- f-n-t-o-n- p-s. -------------------------------
The air-conditioning isn’t working. La c------------ n- f--------- p--. La climatisation ne fonctionne pas. L- c------------ n- f--------- p--. La c------------ n- f--------- p--. L- c-i-a-i-a-i-n n- f-n-t-o-n- p-s. -----------------------------------
The TV isn’t working. La t--------- e-- c-----. La télévision est cassée. L- t--------- e-- c-----. La t--------- e-- c-----. L- t-l-v-s-o- e-t c-s-é-. -------------------------
I don’t like that. Ça n- m- p---- p--. Ça ne me plaît pas. Ç- n- m- p---- p--. Ça n- m- p---- p--. Ç- n- m- p-a-t p-s. -------------------
That’s too expensive. C’--- t--- c--- p--- m--. C’est trop cher pour moi. C’e-- t--- c--- p--- m--. C’--- t--- c--- p--- m--. C’e-t t-o- c-e- p-u- m-i. -------------------------
Do you have anything cheaper? Av------- q------ c---- d- m---- c--- ? Avez-vous quelque chose de moins cher ? A----v--- q------ c---- d- m---- c--- ? Av------- q------ c---- d- m---- c--- ? A-e--v-u- q-e-q-e c-o-e d- m-i-s c-e- ? ---------------------------------------
Is there a youth hostel nearby? Es---- q---- y a u-- a------ d- j------- d--- l-- e------- ? Est-ce qu’il y a une auberge de jeunesse dans les environs ? E---c- q-’i- y a u-- a------ d- j------- d--- l-- e------- ? Es---- q---- y a u-- a------ d- j------- d--- l-- e------- ? E-t-c- q-’i- y a u-e a-b-r-e d- j-u-e-s- d-n- l-s e-v-r-n- ? ------------------------------------------------------------
Is there a boarding house / a bed and breakfast nearby? Es---- q---- y a u-- p------ d- f------ d--- l-- e------- ? Est-ce qu’il y a une pension de famille dans les environs ? E---c- q-’i- y a u-- p------ d- f------ d--- l-- e------- ? Es---- q---- y a u-- p------ d- f------ d--- l-- e------- ? E-t-c- q-’i- y a u-e p-n-i-n d- f-m-l-e d-n- l-s e-v-r-n- ? -----------------------------------------------------------
Is there a restaurant nearby? Es---- q---- y a u- r--------- d--- l-- e------- ? Est-ce qu’il y a un restaurant dans les environs ? E---c- q-’i- y a u- r--------- d--- l-- e------- ? Es---- q---- y a u- r--------- d--- l-- e------- ? E-t-c- q-’i- y a u- r-s-a-r-n- d-n- l-s e-v-r-n- ? --------------------------------------------------

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Positive languages, negative languages

Most people are either optimists or pessimists. But that can apply to languages too! Scientists repeatedly analyze the vocabulary of languages. In doing so they often come to astounding results. In English, for example, there are more negative than positive words. There are almost double the number of words for negative emotions. In western societies, the vocabulary influences the speakers. The people there complain quite often. They also criticize many things. Therefore, they use language with an altogether more negative tone. But negative words are interesting for another reason too. They contain more information than positive terms. The reason for this could lie in our evolution. It was always important for all living things to recognize dangers. They had to react quickly to risks. Besides that, they wanted to warn others of dangers. Therefore it was essential to be able to pass along information very quickly. As much as possible should be said with as few words as possible. Apart from that, negative language doesn't have any real advantages. That is easy for anyone to imagine. People who only speak negatively are surely not very popular. Furthermore, negative language affects our emotions. Positive language, on the other hand, can have positive effects. People that are always positive have more success in their career. So we should use our language more carefully. Because we choose which vocabulary we use. And through our language we create our reality. So: Speak positively!
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