Lodging
A hotel is tormikase sleep-home, and most other words on this page are built from the same two roots: kase is the building, kamar is the room inside it.
Places to stay
| Pikotika | Literally | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tormikase | sleep-home | a hotel, an inn |
| kase | home | a house, a home, any building |
| kamar | room | a room |
| tormikamar | sleep-room | a bedroom |
| tormi | sleep | a bed; to sleep, to stay the night |
| toreta | toilet | a bathroom, a toilet |
| yave | key | a key, a lock; to lock or unlock |
| yerakor | before-agree | a reservation, a booking |
| veniomo | come-person | a guest |
| serviomo | help-person | staff, an attendant |
| teneomo | own-person | the owner, the host |
| puruomo | clean-person | housekeeping, a cleaner |
| turankompar | interval-buy | rent — buying for a while |
tormi is the bed and the sleeping both, so 1 kamar, 1 tormi is ‘one room, one bed’ while Eko ri tormi in tisroko is ‘I'm staying here.’
Asking for a room
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Tu ri tene a kamar por tisnemyan, ker? | Do you have a room for tonight? |
| Eko ri vori a kamar por 2 nemyan. | I'd like a room for two nights. |
| Ekomen ri 2 omo. | There are two of us. |
| 1 kamar, 2 tormi. | One room, two beds. |
| Eko ri tene a yerakor in nomen Rena. | I have a reservation under Lena. |
| Eko ri kan vite a kamar, ker? | Can I see the room? |
| Tu ri tene a mas meka kamar, ker? | Do you have a bigger room? |
| Eko ri vori a wun mas nemyan. | I'd like one more night. |
| Pam tonar a tu nasyonkarta. | Your passport, please. |
Nights are counted with nemyan no-sun, and the count is a plain number in front of it, like any other modifier. A name is given with in nomen — a booking is filed under a label, not held by a person.
The price
Ask as you would anywhere else, with ker moni what money; por wun nemyan says per night.
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kamar ri ker moni por wun nemyan? | How much is the room per night? |
| Tis ri mekamoni. | That's expensive. |
| Tu ri tene a mas pikomoni kamar, ker? | Do you have a cheaper room? |
| Suryankomi ri in moni, ker? | Is breakfast included? |
| Tis ri nemmoni. | That's free. |
| Eko ri kan tonar a monikarta, ker? | Can I pay by card? |
‘Included’ is in moni in the price — inside what you already paid for. See Money and shopping.
What's in the room
| Pikotika | Literally | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vitevuko | see-hole | a window |
| porta | door | a door |
| portamanu | door-hand | a door handle |
| vortoyan | electric-sun | a lamp, room lights |
| tapur | table | a table, a desk |
| setaroko | sit-place | a seat, a chair |
| wo aku | hot water | hot water |
| pururuva | clean-rain | a shower; to shower |
| puruvaso | clean-box | a bath, a tub |
| pururopa | clean-cloth | a towel, a washcloth |
| purukosa | clean-thing | soap, shampoo |
| toretakarta | toilet-paper | toilet paper |
| tormiropa | sleep-cloth | a blanket, bedding |
| yavetika | key-word | a password |
| vortoyunta | electric-join | the internet, a network |
| wivi | a loanword | wifi |
| vortotika | electric-say | a phone |
| irevaso | go-box | luggage, a suitcase |
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Toreta ri in kamar, ker? | Is the bathroom in the room? |
| In suryan, wo aku ri in kamar, ker? | Is there hot water in the morning? |
| Kamar ri tene a wivi, ker? | Does the room have wifi? |
| Wivi yavetika ri ker? | What's the wifi password? |
| Kamar ri pikooti, non? | The room is quiet, isn't it? |
| Toreta ri tene a pururuva, ker? | Does the bathroom have a shower? |
| Ri nem pururopa in kamar. | There's no towel in the room. |
| Pam tonar a wun mas tormiropa. | Please bring another blanket. |
Washing words are all puru clean plus what does the washing. Note that closing one up matters here: pururopa is a towel, while puru ropa, spaced, is just clean laundry — see Coining new words.
Finding your room
Room numbers stay as digits and follow kamar, the way a name follows what it names — see Modifiers.
| Pikotika | Literally | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kamar 12 | room 12 | room twelve |
| kaseorten | home-sequence | a floor, a storey |
| kaseorten 2 | home-sequence 2 | floor two |
| irekamar | go-room | a hallway, a corridor |
| surmoto | up-road | stairs, any way up |
| surtunkamar | up-down-room | an elevator, a lift |
Room twelve, up the stairs, on the right.
Kamar 12, sur in surmoto, in rem.A floor takes its number the same way a room does — after the word, not in front of it. kaseorten 2 is floor two; 2 kaseorten, with the number in the ordinary modifier slot, is two floors.
When something is wrong
Say what is broken, and rompe vin break finished says it is already in that state. The word sana covers repairing as well as healing.
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Vortoyan in irekamar ri rompe vin. | The light in the hall is broken. |
| Ri nem wo aku. | There's no hot water. |
| Yave ri non opus. | The key doesn't work. |
| Vortoyunta ri non opus. | The internet isn't working. |
| Vitevuko ri non apa. | The window doesn't open. |
| Kamar ri non puru. | The room isn't clean. |
| Ar kamar ri meka mekaoti. | The next room is very loud. |
| Pam puru a kamar. | Please clean the room. |
| Pos ri nem wo aku, tisrason pam tika ver serviomo. | If there's no hot water, tell the staff. |
| Yantar, wun omo ri veni por sana a tis. | Someone will come tomorrow to fix it. |
Leaving
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ekomen ri eksire in 11 ora. | We're checking out at eleven. |
| Eko ri kan sista a eko irevaso in tisroko, ker? | Can I leave my luggage here? |
| Tis ri yave. | Here's the key [back]. |
| Ri perti a eko irevaso. | My luggage has been lost. |
| Meka mersi. Tis ri pona kamar. | Thank you. It was a good room. |
Staying with people
A place belonging to someone is just that person in front of kase, the ordinary possessive.
| Pikotika | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Tu ri tormi in tis sitas, ker? | Are you staying the night here? |
| Si, in Karra kase. | Yes, at Carla's place. |
| Pam sista kum ekomen. | Stay with us. |
| Ekomen ri tene a kamar. | We have room. |
| Kontenveni! | Welcome! |
A whole conversation
Lena arrives at her hotel.
| Pikotika | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Serviomo: Pona yan! Eko ri kan servi a tu, ker? | Staff: Good afternoon! May I help you? | |
| Rena: Pona yan. Eko ri tene a yerakor, in nomen Rena. 2 nemyan. | Lena: Good afternoon. I have a reservation, under Lena. Two nights. | |
| Serviomo: Si, eko ri vite a tis. 1 kamar, 1 tormi. Tis ri ves, si? | Staff: Yes, I see it. One room, one bed. Is that right? | |
| Rena: Si. Kamar ri tene a pururuva, ker? | Lena: Yes. Does the room have a shower? | |
| Serviomo: Si. Toreta kum pururuva ri in kamar; pururopa kum purukosa ri in toreta. | Staff: Yes. The toilet and shower are in the room; towels and soap are in the bathroom. | |
| Rena: Pona. In suryan, wo aku ri in kamar, ker? | Lena: Good. Is there hot water in the morning? | |
| Serviomo: Pantempo. Kum suryankomi ri in moni, vons 6 ora ver 9 ora, in nontis kamar. | Staff: Always. And breakfast is included — from six to nine, in that room there. | |
| Rena: Meka pona! | Lena: Very good! | |
| Serviomo: Tis ri tu yave. Kamar 12, in kaseorten 2, sur in surmoto, in rem. | Staff: Here is your key. Room twelve, on floor two — up the stairs, on the right. | |
| Serviomo: Wun kosa: vortoyan in irekamar ri rompe vin. Eko ri perton. | Staff: One thing — the light in the hall is broken. I'm sorry. | |
| Rena: Nem marumkosa. | Lena: No problem. | |
| Serviomo: Mersi. Yantar, wun omo ri veni por sana a tis. | Staff: Thank you. Someone will come tomorrow to fix it. | |
| Rena: Eko ri neses eksire in kerora? | Lena: What time do I have to check out? | |
| Serviomo: Yer 11 ora. | Staff: Before eleven. | |
| Rena: Meka mersi. | Lena: Thank you very much. | |
| Serviomo: Nem marumkosa. Kontenveni! | Staff: You're welcome. Welcome! |