Dutch vocabulary: Hotel & Hospitality
44 Dutch words for hotel & hospitality, from A1 to C2 — each one checked in Wiktionary, with de or het for nouns, the plural, the pronunciation and a recording from Wikimedia Commons.
Level A1
- de kamer· de kamers/ˈkaː.mər/nounroom
- het hotel· de hotels/ɦoːˈtɛl/nounhotel
- de plattegrond· de plattegrondennounmap, floor plan
- de sleutel· de sleutels/ˈsløː.təl/nounkey
- het verblijf· de verblijven/vərˈblɛi̯f/nounstay
Level A2
- de gast· de gasten/ɣɑst/nounguest
- de sportschool· de sportscholen/ˈspɔrt.sxoːl/noungym
- het ontbijt· de ontbijten/ɔntˈbɛi̯t/nounbreakfast
- het tarief· de tarieven/taːˈrif/nounfee, rate
- de lift· de liften/lɪft/nounlift, an elevator
Level B1
- het kussen· de kussens/ˈkʏsə(n)/nounpillow, cushion
- de/het deken· de dekens/ˈdeːkə(n)/nounblanket, warm textile cover
- het balkon· de balkons/bɑlˈkɔn/nounbalcony
- de bagage/ˌbaːˈɣaː.ʒə/nounluggage
- de handdoek· de handdoeken/ˈɦɑn.duk/nountowel
- de was· de wassen/ʋɑs/nounlaundry
- de gang· de gangen/ˈɣɑŋ/nounhallway, corridor
- de suite· de suites/ˈsʋi.tə/nounsuite
- de herberg· de herbergen/ˈɦɛr.bɛrx/nouninn, lodging
- de deurbel· de deurbellen/ˈdøːrbɛl/noundoorbell
- het resort· de resorts/riˈzɔrt/nounresort
- de receptie· de recepties/rəˈsɛp.si/nounreception
- de lobby· de lobby's/ˈlɔ.bi/nounlobby
- logeren/loːˈʒeː.rə(n)/verbto stay
- de kledingkast· de kledingkastennounwardrobe
- de reservering· de reserveringen/ˌreː.zɛrˈveː.rɪŋ/nounreservation, booking
Level B2
- de/het matras· de matrassen/maːˈtrɑs/nounmattress
- de receptionist· de receptionistennounreceptionist
- de conciërge· de conciërges/kɔnˈʒɛr.ʒə/nounconcierge, janitor
- de portier· de portiers/pɔrˈtiːr/noundoorman, gatekeeper, porter, doorkeeper
- de gastvrijheid/ˌɣɑstˈfrɛi̯.ɦɛi̯t/nounhospitality
- het banket· de banketten/bɑŋˈkɛt/nounbanquet, formal, festive meal
- de balzaal· de balzalen/ˈbɑl.zaːl/nounballroom
- de spa· de spa's/spaː/nounspa
- het hostel· de hostelsnounhostel, youth hostel
- de terugbetaling· de terugbetalingen/təˈrʏx.bəˌtaː.lɪŋ/nounreimbursement, refund
Level C1
- het onderdaknounlodging, shelter
- de waard· de waarden/ʋaːrt/nouninnkeeper, a publican
- de badjas· de badjassen/ˈbɑt.jɑs/nounbathrobe
- de deurmat· de deurmatten/ˈdøːr.mɑt/noundoormat
- de thermostaat· de thermostatennounthermostat
Level C2
- de sprei· de spreiennounbedcover, bedspread
- de fooi· de fooien/foːj/nountip, a gratuity
- de toeslag· de toeslagen/ˈtu.slɑx/nounpremium, charge, surcharge
In real sentences
Example sentences and their English from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Hij zit al de hele dag in zijn kamer.He's been in his bedroom all day.
- Ik heb afgelopen week wat familie te gast gehad.Some family members stayed with me as guests last week.
- Kun je de was uit de machine halen?Could you remove the laundry from the machine?
- De gang was verlicht met oude lantaarns.The hallway was lit with old lanterns.
Questions
How do you say “room” in Dutch?
de kamer (/ˈkaː.mər/) — Wiktionary glosses it as room; plural: kamers.
How do you say “hotel” in Dutch?
het hotel (/ɦoːˈtɛl/) — Wiktionary glosses it as hotel; plural: hotels.
How do you say “map” in Dutch?
de plattegrond — Wiktionary glosses it as map, floor plan; plural: plattegronden.
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Guides with audio
Recordings
GerardM, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): kamer, gast, conciërge, waard.
GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): hotel, sleutel, lift, kussen, deken, balkon, bagage, handdoek, was, gang, logeren, matras, banket, balzaal, badjas, sprei, fooi, toeslag.
Marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): plattegrond, verblijf, sportschool, ontbijt, tarief, suite, herberg, receptie, lobby, reservering, receptionist, portier, gastvrijheid, onderdak, thermostaat.
Marcel Coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): deurbel, deurmat.
marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): resort, kledingkast, spa, hostel, terugbetaling.
Words, de/het, plurals, IPA, English glosses and example sentences: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org. Recordings: Wikimedia Commons contributors, credited under Recordings. Selection by topic: 16Word.
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