Lesson 5: Giving Directions to Restrooms & Dining Areas
CONVERSATIONAL_BUSINESS
Vocabulary
Restrooms / bathrooms – baños / aseos
Toilets – servicios
Restaurant – restaurante
Bar – bar
Café – cafetería
Breakfast room – sala de desayunos
Floor – planta
First floor / ground floor – primera planta / planta baja
Left / right – izquierda / derecha
Straight ahead – todo recto
Elevator / lift – ascensor
Stairs – escaleras
Language Support
Situations:
Pregunta del huésped →
Excuse me, where are the restrooms?
Orientación →
They are on the ground floor.
Indicaciones →
Go straight ahead and turn left.
Opciones para comer →
You can eat at the restaurant or the bar.
Horario →
The restaurant is open from ___ to ___ .
Acompañar →
I can show you the way.
Cortesía (lujo) →
Certainly / Of course.
Questions/Answers
Click on the Audio then practise in this section with it.
(Haga clic en el botón Audio y practicar en esta sección con él.)
Excuse me, where are the restrooms?
→ They are on the ground floor.
How do I get there?
→ Go straight ahead and turn right.
Is there a restaurant in the hotel?
→ Yes, we have a restaurant and a bar.
Where can I have lunch?
→ You can eat at the restaurant.
What time is breakfast?
→ Breakfast is served from 7 to 10.
Is the bar open now?
→ Yes, the bar is open.
Can you show me the way?
→ Of course. I can show you.
Translation (Castilian Spanish)
Where are the restrooms?
→ ¿Dónde están los baños?
They are on the ground floor.
→ Están en la planta baja.
Go straight ahead and turn left.
→ Vaya todo recto y gire a la izquierda.
Is there a restaurant in the hotel?
→ ¿Hay un restaurante en el hotel?
You can eat at the restaurant or the bar.
→ Puede comer en el restaurante o en el bar.
What time is breakfast?
→ ¿A qué hora es el desayuno?
Breakfast is from 7 to 10.
→ El desayuno es de 7 a 10.
Can you show me the way?
→ ¿Puede indicarme el camino?
Of course.
→ Por supuesto.
Activation
Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)
Example:
Where are the restrooms?
→ They are on the first floor.
Translation:
¿Dónde están los baños?
→ Están en la primera planta.
Practice
Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)
giving directions
explaining where the restrooms are
explaining dining options
telling opening times
offering to show the way
speaking politely to a guest
Personal Questions
Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)
A guest asks where the restrooms are.
How do you answer?
¿Cómo responde?
A guest asks where they can eat.
What options do you give?
¿Qué opciones ofrece?
You need to give directions.
What clear instructions do you use?
¿Qué indicaciones claras utiliza?
You want to offer help.
What do you say?
¿Qué dice?
You want to close the interaction politely.
What phrase do you use?
¿Qué frase utiliza?