Get What You Need in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to get what you need in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• express your needs

• talk about typical problems with a hotel room

• inquire about hotel services

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la almohada	pillow
la calefacción	heat
el cepillo	(hair)brush
el cepillo de dientes	toothbrush
el champú	shampoo
la cosa	thing
el dinero	money
la ducha	shower
la habitación	room
la habitación doble	double room
la habitación individual	single room
el jabón	soap
la pasta de dientes	toothpaste
la sábana	sheet
la toalla	towel

examples
La ducha no funciona. The shower doesn't work.
Necesito otras sábanas. I need other sheets.
¿Hay calefacción? Is there heat?

Adjectives

Spanish	English
limpio	clean
otro	another
sucio	dirty
varios	several

examples
El baño no está limpio. The bathroom isn't clean.
Necesito otra almohada. I need another pillow.
Necesitamos varias toallas. We need several towels.

Gender and Plurality Tip

Remember that adjectives vary depending on the gender and number of the noun that they modify.

examples
Necesito otra almohada. I need another pillow.
Necesito otras sábanas. I need other sheets.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Cambiar

Cambiaris a regular -ar verb that means to change.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cambio	I change
tú	cambias	you change	informal singular you
vos	cambiás	you change	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cambia	he, she changes
usted	cambia	you change	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cambiamos	we change
vosotros, vosotras	cambiáis	you change	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cambian	they change
ustedes	cambian	you change	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Cambiar Dinero

If you need to exchange money, use the verb phrase cambiar dinero. Cambiar is conjugated as indicated in the table above, and the word dinero does not change. For example:

examples
¿Cambian aquí dinero? Do you exchange money here?

Olvidar

Olvidaris a regular -ar verb that means to forget.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	olvido	I forget
tú	olvidas	you forget	informal singular you
vos	olvidás	you forget	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	olvida	he, she forgets
usted	olvida	you forget	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	olvidamos	we forget
vosotros, vosotras	olvidáis	you forget	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	olvidan	they forget
ustedes	olvidan	you forget	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Venir

Venir(to come) is stem-changing verb with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	vengo	I come
tú	vienes	you come	informal singular you
vos	venís	you come	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	viene	he, she comes
usted	viene	you come	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	venimos	we come
vosotros, vosotras	venís	you come	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	vienen	they come
ustedes	vienen	you come	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¿Está incluido el desayuno?	Is breakfast included?
¿Tiene una habitación?	Do you have a room?

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Samuel:

Bienvenida al Hotel Deva.

Welcome to Hotel Deva.

Martina:

Buenos días. ¿Tiene una habitación? Necesito una habitación doble.

Good morning. Do you have a room? I need a double room.

Samuel:

Sí. Tengo tres habitaciones dobles.

Yes. I have three double rooms.

Martina:

¿Está incluido el desayuno?

Is breakfast included?

Samuel:

Sí. El desayuno es desde las seis hasta las diez de la mañana. ¿Necesita alguna otra cosa?

Yes. Breakfast is from six to ten in the morning. Do you need anything else?

Martina:

Gracias. Sí. Necesito varias almohadas y un cepillo de dientes. ¡Siempre olvido mi cepillo de dientes!

Thank you. Yes. I need several pillows and a toothbrush. I always forget my toothbrush!

Want to learn more about how to get what you need in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• How to Rent an Apartment in Spanish

• Plan a Trip to a Spanish-Speaking Country

• At the Hotel