# A0106: Room Service
### Introduction

This is the lesson for all the fans of room service! And the room service might be even better when you order in Spanish! The rest of us will learn how to order a hamburger, which can be pretty useful, too. The keyword is: servicio a la habitación – room service.
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### Dialogue

    mujer:¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? hombre:Sí tenemos. mujer:Quiero una hamburguesa. hombre:Se la llevo en diez minutos. mujer:Gracias.

### Dialogue with Translation

    mujer:¿Tieneservicioalahabitación? (you) haveservicetothehabitation woman:Do you have room service?
    hombre:Sítenemos. yes(we) have man:We do have it.
    mujer:Quierounahamburguesa. (I) wantahamburger woman:I want a hamburger.
    hombre:Selallevoendiezminutos. (to) youher (= it)(I) bringintenminutes man:I bring it to you in 10 minutes.
    mujer:Gracias. Thanks. woman:Thank you.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    la mujernoun (feminine)the woman el hombrenoun (masculine)the man tenerverb (infinitive)to have (usted) tieneverb (present tense)you have (formal, singular) el servicionoun (masculine)the service deprepositionof la habitaciónnoun (feminine)the room síadverbyes, indeed (nosotros/-as) tenemosverb (present tense)we have quererverb (infinitive)to want (yo) quieroverb (present tense)I want un/unaarticle (m./f.)a la hamburguesanoun (feminine)the hamburger leindirect object pronoun(to) you (formal, singular) lo/ladirect object pronounhim/her(/it) se laphraseher(/it) to you (formal, singular) se lophrasehim(/it) to you (formal, singular) llevarverb (infinitive)to bring (yo) llevoverb (present tense)I bring enprepositionin dieznumberten el minutonoun (masculine)the minute los minutosnoun (plural, masculine)the minutes graciasphrasethanks

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    el cuartonoun (masculine)the room el servicio al cuartophrasethe room service noadverbno, not la hachenoun (feminine)the letter h mudo/mudaadjective (m./f.)silent el taconoun (masculine)the taco los tacosnoun (plural, masculine)the tacos el tamalnoun (masculine)the tamale los tamalesnoun (plural, masculine)the tamales el jalapeñonoun (masculine)the jalapeño los jalapeñosnoun (plural, masculine)the jalapeños

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| tener | infinitive | to have |
| (yo) tengo | present tense | I have |
| (tú) tienes | | you have (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) tiene | | he/she(/it) has |
| (usted) tiene | | you have (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) tenemos | | we have (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) tenéis | | you have (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) tienen | | they have (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) tienen | | you have (formal, plural) |
| querer | infinitive | to want |
| (yo) quiero | present tense | I want |
| (tú) quieres | | you want (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) quiere | | he/she(/it) wants |
| (usted) quiere | | you want (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) queremos | | we want (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) queréis | | you want (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) quieren | | they want (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) quieren | | you want (formal, plural) |
| llevar | infinitive | to bring |
| (yo) llevo | present tense | I bring |
| (tú) llevas | | you bring (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) lleva | | he/she(/it) brings |
| (usted) lleva | | you bring (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) llevamos | | we bring (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) lleváis | | you bring (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) llevan | | they bring (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) llevan | | you bring (formal, plural) |
| me | indirect object pronoun | (to) me |
| te | | (to) you (informal, singular) |
| le | | (to) him/her(/it) |
| le | | (to) you (formal, singular) |
| nos | | (to) us |
| os | | (to) you (informal, plural) |
| les | | (to) them |
| les | | (to) you (formal, plural) |
| me | direct object pronoun | me |
| te | | you (informal, singular) |
| lo/la | | him/her(/it) |
| lo/la | | you (formal, singular, m./f.) |
| nos | | us |
| os | | you (informal, plural) |
| los/las | | them (m./f.) |
| los/las | | you (formal, plural, m./f.) |
| me lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to me |
| te lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (informal, singular) |
| se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to him/her(/it) |
| se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (formal, singular) |
| nos lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to us |
| os lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (informal, plural) |
| se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to them |
| se lo/la | phrase | him/her(/it) to you (formal, plural) |
| uno | 1 |
| dos | 2 |
| tres | 3 |
| cuatro | 4 |
| cinco | 5 |
| seis | 6 |
| siete | 7 |
| ocho | 8 |
| nueve | 9 |
| diez | 10 |
| once | 11 |
| doce | 12 |
| trece | 13 |
| catorce | 14 |
| quince | 15 |
| dieciséis | 16 |
| diecisiete | 17 |
| dieciocho | 18 |
| diecinueve | 19 |
| veinte | 20 |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
    ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? Do you have room service? Sí tenemos. We do have it. Quiero una hamburguesa. I want a hamburger. Se la llevo en diez minutos. I bring it to you in 10 minutes. Gracias. Thank you.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    Do you have room service? ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? We do have it. Sí tenemos. I want a hamburger. Quiero una hamburguesa. I bring it to you in 10 minutes. Se la llevo en diez minutos. Thank you. Gracias.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    Do you have room service? ¿Tiene servicio a la habitación? We do have it. Sí tenemos. I want a hamburger. Quiero una hamburguesa. We don't have hamburgers. No tenemos hamburguesas. Do you have jalapeños? ¿Tiene jalapeños? No, we don't have jalapeños. No, no tenemos jalapeños. Tacos? ¿Tacos? No, we don't have tacos. No, no tenemos tacos. I want room service! ¡Quiero servicio a la habitación! I bring it to you in 10 minutes. Thank you. Se lo llevo en diez minutos. Gracias.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    Do you have room service? (formal, plural) ¿Tienen servicio a la habitación? We do have it. Sí tenemos. We want a hamburger. Queremos una hamburguesa. I bring it to you in 10 minutes. (formal, plural) Se la llevo en diez minutos. Thank you. Gracias.

### Image Credits

* “Image:Hotel-suite-living-room.jpg” by Derek Jensen (Public Domain)
* “Image:NCI Visuals Food Hamburger.jpg” by Len Rizzi (Public Domain)
* “Image:Gnome-appointment-soon.svg” by GNOME icon artists (GNU General Public License)