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If you’re with Spanish-speaking friends or colleagues when looking for somewhere to stay, you’ll need to be able to suggest things. One way of doing this is to use ¿Qué te parece si…?¿ or ¿Y si…?( How about…? ) followed by a verb in the present tense. For more on the present tense, see here.

To make a suggestion about what you could do, use podríamos( we could ).

Deciding on where you’re going to stay is a major part of planning a trip or holiday, so you may well want to talk about those plans in Spanish. Use voy a( I’m going to ) or vamos a( we’re going to ) and the infinitive to talk about what you’re planning to do. They’re from the verb ir( to go ). For more on ir, see here.

Another way of talking about your plans is to use tengo pensado( I’m planning to ) followed by the infinitive. tengocomes from the verb tener. For more information on tener, see here.

Unfortunately the service you get in your accommodation may not always be perfect. A very simple way of complaining is to say what the problem is using hay, meaning there is or there are , and no hay( there isn’t or there aren’t ).

In the next examples notice how the verb seris used to describe things which won’t change, such as the beds being uncomfortable, and estaris used for things which can change, such as the room being dirty. For more on serand estar, see here.

¿LO SABÍAS?

Remember that in Spanish to talk about the weather or the temperature inside, you use the verb hacer( to do, to make ). For more on hacer, see here.

Here are some key phrases you are likely to hear when you’re looking for somewhere to stay.

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