在酒店 At the Hotel in Chinese

晚上wǎnshang八点bā diǎn，我们wǒmen到dào了le北京Běijīng的de酒店jiǔdiàn。

At eight in the evening, we arrived at our hotel in Beijing.

服务员fúwùyuán问wèn：“先生xiānsheng，您好nín hǎo，您nín叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？”

The attendant asked: "Hello, sir, what is your name?"

我wǒ告诉gàosu他tā我wǒ的de名字míngzi，他tā给gěi了le我们wǒmen一个yí gè大dà房间fángjiān。

I told him my name, and he gave us a big room.

房间fángjiān很hěn大dà也yě很hěn新xīn，我们wǒmen都dōu很hěn喜欢xǐhuan。

The room is big and new; we both like it a lot.

妻子qīzi说shuō她tā累lèi了le，想xiǎng休息xiūxi。

My wife said she was tired and wanted to rest.

我wǒ喝hē了le一杯yì bēi茶chá，看kàn了le看kàn手机shǒujī，就jiù睡觉shuìjiào了le。

I drank a cup of tea, glanced at my phone, and then went to sleep.

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Key words 生词

酒店jiǔdiànhotel

到dàoto arrive

告诉gàosuto tell

房间fángjiānroom

累lèitired

休息xiūxito rest

V 了 V (do briefly)

Repeating a verb with 了 in between means doing it briefly or casually.

看了看手机,就睡觉了。

adj + 了 (change of state)

了 after an adjective shows a new state has appeared: became tired.

她累了,想休息。

1. 我们几点到了酒店?

2. 服务员给了我们什么?

3. 谁累了,想休息?

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