Chinese For Dummies (126 page)

ànmō yùgāng
按摩浴缸
(ahn-maw yew-gahng) (
hot tub
)

diànshì
电视
(
電視
) (dyan-shir) (
television
)

gānxǐ fúwù
干洗服务
(
乾洗服務
) (gahn-she foo-woo) (
dry cleaning service
)

lǚguǎn fàndiàn
旅馆饭店
(
旅館飯店
) (lyew-gwahn fahn-dyan) (
hotel ­restaurant
)

shāngwù zhōngxīn
商务中心
(
商務中心
) (shahng-woo joong-sheen) ­(
business center
)

tǐyùguǎn
体育馆
(
體育館
) (tee-yew-gwahn) (
gym
)

xǐyī fúwù
洗衣服务
(
洗衣服務
) (she-ee foo-woo) (
laundry service
)

yóuyǒngchí
游泳池
(yo-yoong-chir) (
swimming pool
)

Getting problems fixed

Uh oh . . . you're finally ensconced in your big, beautiful hotel room when you discover that the
mén suǒ bú shàng
门鎖不上
(
門鎖不上
) (mun swaw boo shahng) (
door doesn't lock
) and the
kōngtiáo huài le
空调坏了
(
空調壞了
) (koong-tyaow hwye luh) (
air conditioning doesn't work
). To make matters worse, your
chuānghu dǎ bù kāi
窗户打不开
(
窗戶打不開
) (chwahng-hoo dah boo kye) (
window won't open
). Heat wave! It may be hard to believe, but in addition to all that, your
mǎtǒng dǔzhùle
马桶堵住了
(
馬桶堵住了
)
(mah-toong doo-joo-luh) (
toilet is clogged
). Time to call the nearest
kèfáng fúwùyuán
客房服务员
(
客房服務員
) (kuh-fahng foo-woo-ywan) (
hotel housekeeper
) for help.

Call quick if the following pieces of equipment are
huàile
坏了
(
壞了
) (hwye-luh) (
broken
) and need immediate fixing:

chāzuò
插座
(chah-dzwaw) (
electric outlet
)

kāiguān
开关
(
開關
) (kye-gwahn) (
light switch
)

kōngtiáo
空调
(
空調
) (koong-tyaow) (
air conditioner
)

mǎtǒng
马桶
(
馬桶
) (mah-toong) (
toilet
)