Hotel

1. ஒரு அறை கிடைக்குமா?

   Oru aṟai kiṭaikkumā?

   Is there a room available?

   Usage

   Used at check-in to ask about room availability

   Grammar Note

   "Kidaikkum" is a passive availability verb. The numeral + noun order (oru arai = one room) mirrors English, unlike the typical Tamil SOV structure.

2. ஒரு இரவுக்கு எவ்வளவு?

   Oru iravukku evvaḷavu?

   How much for one night?

   Usage

   Basic phrase for asking the nightly rate

   Grammar Note

   "Iravu" (night) + dative suffix "-kku" = "for (one night)." "Evvalavu" is the question word for amounts and quantities.

3. சுத்தமான அறை வேண்டும்

   Cuttamāṉa aṟai vēṇṭum

   I need a clean room

   Usage

   Used at check-in or when requesting a room change

   Grammar Note

   Tamil adjectives precede the noun (same order as English). "Suttham" (cleanliness) → attributive form "sutthamaana."

4. காலை உணவு உள்ளடங்கியதா?

   Kālai uṇavu uḷḷaṭaṅkiyatā?

   Is breakfast included?

   Usage

   Checking whether breakfast is included in the room rate

   Grammar Note

   "Kaalai" (morning) + "unavu" (food) = breakfast. "Ulladangku" (to be included) + question suffix "-thaa" = is it included?

5. WiFi கடவுச்சொல் என்ன?

   WiFi kaṭavuccol eṉṉa?

   What is the WiFi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the wireless internet password at hotels or cafes

   Grammar Note

   "Kadavuchchol" is a native Tamil compound: "kadavu" (to pass through) + "chol" (word) = password. Tamil creates native alternatives to English tech terms.

6. குளியலறையில் சூடான தண்ணீர் இல்லை

   Kuḷiyalaṟaiyil cūṭāṉa taṇṇīr illai

   There is no hot water in the bathroom

   Usage

   Reporting a facility issue to the front desk

   Grammar Note

   The locative suffix "-il" means "in/at." "Kuliyalarai" (bathroom) + "-il" = "in the bathroom." Tamil uses case suffixes for all spatial relationships.

7. சாவி தொலைந்துவிட்டது

   Cāvi tolaintuviṭṭatu

   The key is lost

   Usage

   Informing the front desk that you have lost your room key

   Grammar Note

   "Tolaintu + viṭṭatu" is a compound expressing completed/irreversible action. "Viṭu" (to release) acts as a perfectivizing auxiliary in Tamil.

8. நாளை காலையில் நான் செக்-அவுட் செய்வேன்

   Nāḷai kālaiyil nāṉ cek-avuṭ ceyvēṉ

   I will check out tomorrow morning

   Usage

   Informing the front desk of your planned check-out in advance

   Grammar Note

   "Check out" is borrowed as "chek-avut." The Tamil light verb "sei" (to do) is combined with English loanwords to create new verb phrases.

9. என் அறையை சுத்தம் செய்யுங்கள்

   Eṉ aṟaiyai cuttam ceyyuṅkaḷ

   Please clean my room

   Usage

   Requesting housekeeping service

   Grammar Note

   The accusative suffix "-ai/-yai" marks the direct object. "Arai" (room) + "-yai" = "my room" (as the object of cleaning).

10. கூடுதல் போர்வை கொண்டு வாருங்கள்

    Kūṭutal pōrvai koṇṭu vāruṅkaḷ

    Please bring an extra blanket

    Usage

    Requesting an extra blanket when the air conditioning is too cold or on a chilly night

    Grammar Note

    "Koodudal" (additional/extra) precedes the noun as an adjective. While Sri Lanka is tropical, highland areas like Nuwara Eliya can be cold at night.

11. டவல்

    ṭaval

    Towel

    Usage

    Ask for a towel; the native word thundu also means a scrap of cloth or paper, so this loanword is safer at a hotel

12. தலையணை

    talaiyaṇai

    Pillow

    Usage

    Show when asking for an extra pillow

13. போர்வை

    pōrvai

    Blanket

    Usage

    Ask for a blanket — often needed in an over-airconditioned room

14. சோப்பு

    cōppu

    Soap

    Usage

    Ask for soap; budget rooms often do not provide any

15. ஷாம்பு

    ṣāmpu

    Shampoo

    Usage

    Ask for shampoo; it usually arrives as a single-use sachet

16. டூத் பிரஷ்

    ṭūt piraṣ

    Toothbrush

    Usage

    Ask for or buy a toothbrush; the native term is pal thulakki, but this loan phrase is what shops expect

17. டாய்லெட் பேப்பர்

    ṭāyleṭ pēppar

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    Indian bathrooms are set up for washing with water, so paper is often absent — this asks for some

18. ஹேர் டிரையர்

    hēr ṭiraiyar

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    Ask to borrow a hair dryer; mid-range and budget rooms usually do not have one

19. ஹேங்கர்

    hēṅkar

    Clothes hanger

    Usage

    Show when asking for extra hangers

20. அறை சுத்தம்

    aṟai cuttam

    Room cleaning

    Usage

    Point at reception or to housekeeping to request cleaning, or to wave it off

21. அமைதியான அறை

    amaitiyāṉa aṟai

    A quiet room

    Usage

    Show at check-in when you want to avoid a room on the street side

22. சத்தம் அதிகம்

    cattam atikam

    It is too noisy

    Usage

    Show to complain about noise and ask for a different room

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