Learn English about Common Phrases- Hotel Vocabulary in English

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the English  Danny Channel phrasal verb challenge. Today,  

I’m going to teach you five popular  phrasal verbs related to HOTELS.

Remember, a phrasal verb is a  phrase including a verb and at least  

one other word—such as a preposition, noun,  or adverb—which works as a unit. Learning  

phrasal verbs is useful because  they are very common in English,  

so the more you know the better it is  for your listening and speaking skills.

Our first verbal phrase is BOOK A ROOM. This means  to reserve a room at a hotel in advance—either  

by selecting the room online through an  app like AGODA or by calling the hotel.  

If you call a hotel you might want to say, “Hello,  I’d like to book a room for next Friday night.”

Once you’ve BOOKED A ROOM, you can use the next  verbal phrase, HAVE A RESERVATION. When I arrive  

at a hotel this is almost always the first phrase  I use: “I have a reservation.” This means that you  

booked a room online or over the phone and the  hotel should be ready for your visit. If you have  

a reservation, the hotel probably knows your name  and they may also know what hotel room to give  

you. Some hotels will have everything prepared  for your arrival if you HAVE A RESERVATION.

When you’re thinking about the price of a hotel  room the third verbal phrase can be useful:  

TO BE INCLUDED IN. The meaning of this  phrase is best shown by giving examples.  

If you pay 50 dollars for a hotel room  and breakfast “IS INCLUDED IN” the price,  

that means that you can have breakfast  the next day for no additional  

money. You already paid for the breakfast when  you paid the 50 dollars. You might need to ask  

what “is included in” the price you  pay for something. “Is coffee included  

in the breakfast?” “Is wifi included in the room  price?” “Is insurance included in the car rental?”

Our fourth verbal phrase is actually  two phrases: CHECK IN and CHECK OUT.  

Check in when you’re arriving at a hotel  and check out is when you’re leaving.  

“What time is check in at your hotel?” “Check  in begins at 2:00, sir.” I’d like to check in.  

I have a reservation.” “Certainly  sir, may I see your passport?”  

“What time is check out?” “We ask our visitors to  check out before noon tomorrow, sir.” Note that  

we also use the phrase CHECK IN at the airport  when we’re going to take a flight somewhere.

Our last verbal phrase is something to use when  you need help from the hotel staff: HAVE A PROBLEM  

WITH. “I’m having a problem with the toilet.”  “There’s a problem with the wi-fi in my room.”  

“I had a problem with the phone last night, has  it been fixed yet?” “Are you having problems  

with anything?” “Yes, we have a problem with  the hotel room. Can you send someone by?”

I hope you don’t have any problems  with your hotel stay the next time  

you travel. You should check  in to the English Danny channel  

all this month to complete our verbal  phrase challenge. See you in the next video!

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the English  Danny Channel phrasal verb challenge. Today,  

I’m going to teach you five popular  phrasal verbs related to AIRPORTS.

Remember, a phrasal verb is a phrase  including a verb and at least one  

other word—such as a preposition,  noun, or adverb—which works as a  

unit. Learning phrasal verbs is useful  because they are very common in English,  

so the more you know the better it is  for your listening and speaking skills.

One of the first questions you might  hear when you arrive at the airport is,  

DO YOU HAVE ID? To HAVE ID means to have  some form of identification—usually a  

passport. In some cases, the word  “ID” may be replaced by passport.

Our second phrase is CHECK (a) BAG. We use this  when we have luggage which we can’t take onto  

the plane with us because it’s too big to fit  in the cabin. You might hear questions like  

“do you need to check a bag” or “do you have  any bags to check.” Or you might say “I have  

2 bags to check” or “I need to check a bag.”  Even if you’re checking a suitcase or a box,  

it still makes sense in English to refer  to your luggage as a “bag” in this way.

If you don’t check your bags, you might have a  bag you want to take with you onto the plane.  

These bags are sometimes called “carry  ons” – so we have the verbal phrase HAVE  

A CARRY ON. Some airlines allow one small  carry on bag or one carry on bag and one  

piece of personal property. Carry on bags are  sometimes called hand luggage or cabin bags.

Our next phrase has to do with flights.  It’s two phrases which work as opposites:  

TO BE ON TIME or TO BE DELAYED. If a flight  “is on time” that means it is expected to  

leave or to arrive at its scheduled time.  If a flight “is delayed” that means it is  

expected to leave or to arrive later than its  scheduled time. Usually we want our flights  

to be on time and nobody wants a flight to  be delayed. These phrases can be used with  

any scheduled transportation—trains and buses,  for example, can also be on time or be delayed.

Our last verbal phrase for the airport is GO  THROUGH SECURITY. These days, before people can  

board a plane they have to be checked for weapons  or explosives or anything else that is forbidden  

to bring on to a plane. We say you have to “go  through security” – which usually involves putting  

carry-on luggage through an X-ray machine, putting  your electronics and any metal (like coins) into a  

bin, being scanned or “patted down” by security  officers, and other similar checks. One piece  

of advice, do not make jokes about having  weapons when you’re GOING THROUGH SECURITY.

I hope these airport phrases become useful again  soon. Keep watching English Danny Channel to  

complete our verbal phrase challenge,  and I’ll see you in the next video.