At the hotel in Dutch
In this section, we want to share some basic Dutch phrases when you are at the hotel, that can help you when you arrive in the Netherlands.
In the southern part of the country, called Randstad (the area between Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Rotterdam), most people speak English. However, if you happen to live in other parts of the country, you might need to learn the local language to communicate effectively.
The provided pronunciation is written in a way that makes it easier for English speakers to understand.
We don’t aim to teach you the Dutch language on our website, as that’s best done by professionals. Check out our section on language learning for advice on where to study.
BASIC DUTCH – AT THE HOTEL | |||
ENGLISH | DUTCH | PHONETIC SPELLING | |
Do you have any available rooms? | Heb u een kamer vrij? | Hef-t oo ayn vree-eh kah-mer? | |
I have a reservation | Ik heb een reservering | Ik hev ayn reh-sehr-vee-ring. | |
I would like a single room | Ik will graag een eenpersoonskamer | Ik zou graakh ayn ayn-per-soons-kah-mer | |
I would like a room with a bathroom/balcony | Ik zou graag een kamer met een badkamer/balkon | Ik zou graakh ayn kah-mer met ayn baht-kah-mer/bal-kon | |
Is there a crib in the room? | Is er een kinderbedje in de kamer? | Is er ayn kin-der-bed-ye in de kah-mer? | |
How much does it cost per night? | Hoeveel kost het per nacht? | Hoo-veyl kost het per nahgt? | |
Do you have discounts for children? | Heeft u kortingen voor kinderen? | Hef-t oo kort-ingen voor kin-der-en? | |
What time is breakfast/dinner? | Hoe laat is het ontbijt / diner? | Hoo laht is het ont-bayt/di-ner? | |
Could you heat this bottle for me? | Kunt u deze fles voor mij verwarmen? | Koont oo day-ze fles voor may ver-war-men? | |
Could you bring my suitcase to the room? | Kunt u mijn koffer naar de kamer brengen? | Koont oo mayn koh-fer naar de kah-mer breng-en? | |
Call me at seven | Bel me om zeven uur | Bel may om zay-ven oor. | |
Can I have breakfast in the room? | Kan ik ontbijten op de kamer? | Kan ik ont-bayt-en op de kah-mer? | |
My room number is… | Mijn kamernummer is… | Mayn kah-mer-num-mer is… | |
Could you bring me the bill? | Kunt u de rekening brengen? | Koont oo de ray-ning breng-en? | |
I’m checking out tomorrow | Ik vertrek morgen | Ik ver-trek mor-gen. | |
Could you call me a taxi? | Kunt u een taxi voor me bellen? | Koont oo ayn tah-xi voor may bel-len? | |
Shower / Bathtub | Douche / Bad | Doo-shuh / Baht | |
Supplement / Floor | Toeslag / Etage | Too-slag / Eh-tah-ge | |
Room / Dining room | Kamer / Eetkamer | Kah-mer / Eyt-ka-mer | |
Half board / Full board | Halfpension / Volpension | Half-pen-sion / Vol-pen-sion | |
Key / Elevator | Sleutel / Lift | Slay-tel / Lift | |
Luggage / Ground floor | Bagage / Begane grond | Ba-gah-juh / Buh-gah-nuh grond | |
Garage / Parking | Garage / Parkeerplaats | Gah-rah-zh / Par-kehr-plahts | |
Apart from basic Dutch for when you are at the hotel, you can see other basic phrases in Dutch on these links on our page:
At the doctor | Days and Months | Numbers | Food | Time | Shopping