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Remember that the Italian alphabet is pronounced differently from the English alphabet. For more information on how to say letters of the alphabet in Italian, see here.

When you want to find something out about your accommodation, an easy way to ask questions is just to put È…?( Is…? ) before what you want to know. Alternatively, you can simply make your voice go up at the end of the sentence.

You can use C’è…?in Italian to ask Is there…? and Ci sono…?to ask Are there…?.

Use cerco( I’m looking for ) or cerchiamo( we’re looking for ) to ask where something is. cercocomes from the verb cercare( to look for ).

To get more specific information, you may need to ask Quale…?( What…? ), Dove…?( Where…? ) or A che ora…?( What time…? ).

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qualeworks for all singular nouns, whether masculine or feminine. It becomes qualbefore a word beginning with a vowel, as in Qual è…?( What’s…? ).

Often when you are staying in a hotel or other accommodation you will need to be able to ask whether you can do something. Use Posso…?( Can I …?) or Possiamo…?( Can w e…?) to ask if you can do something. These come from the verb potere( to be able ). For more information on potere, see here.

You can use Si può…?to ask if something is okay, or possible.