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27 [스물 일곱] 호텔에서 – 도착

27 [seumul ilgob] hotel-eseo – dochag

Do you have a vacant room?	빈 방이 있어요?; bin bang-i iss-eoyo?
I have booked a room.	방을 예약했어요.; bang-eul yeyaghaess-eoyo.
My name is Miller.	제 이름은 뮐러예요.; je ileum-eun mwilleoyeyo.
I need a single room.	저는 일인실이 필요해요.; jeoneun il-insil-i pil-yohaeyo.
I need a double room.	저는 이인실이 필요해요.; jeoneun iinsil-i pil-yohaeyo.
What does the room cost per night?	방이 하룻밤에 얼마예요?; bang-i halusbam-e eolmayeyo?
I would like a room with a bathroom.	욕실이 있는 방을 원해요.; yogsil-i issneun bang-eul wonhaeyo.
I would like a room with a shower.	샤워기가 있는 방을 원해요.; syawogiga issneun bang-eul wonhaeyo.
Can I see the room?	방을 봐도 돼요?; bang-eul bwado dwaeyo?
Is there a garage here?	여기 차고가 있어요?; yeogi chagoga iss-eoyo?
Is there a safe here?	여기 금고가 있어요?; yeogi geumgoga iss-eoyo?
Is there a fax machine here?	여기 팩스가 있어요?; yeogi paegseuga iss-eoyo?
Fine, I’ll take the room.	좋아요, 이 방으로 할게요.; joh-ayo, i bang-eulo halgeyo.
Here are the keys.	여기 열쇠가 있어요.; yeogi yeolsoega iss-eoyo.
Here is my luggage.	여기 제 짐이 있어요.; yeogi je jim-i iss-eoyo.
What time do you serve breakfast?	몇 시에 아침식사를 줘요?; myeoch sie achimsigsaleul jwoyo?
What time do you serve lunch?	몇 시에 점심식사를 줘요?; myeoch sie jeomsimsigsaleul jwoyo?
What time do you serve dinner?	몇 시에 저녁식사를 줘요?; myeoch sie jeonyeogsigsaleul jwoyo?

Grammar prevents lies!

Every language has particular features. But some also have characteristics that are unique worldwide. Among these languages is Trio. Trio is a Native American language in South America. Around 2,000 people in Brazil and Suriname speak it. What makes Trio special is its grammar. Because it forces its speakers to always tell the truth. The so-called frustrative ending is responsible for this. This ending is added to verbs in Trio. It indicates how true a sentence is. A simple example explains how exactly it works. Let's take the sentence The child went to school. In Trio, the speaker has to add a certain ending onto the verb. Through the ending he is able to communicate whether he saw the child himself. But he can also express that he only knows it from speaking to others. Or he says through the ending that he knows it's a lie. So the speaker has to commit to what he is saying. Meaning, he must communicate how true a statement is. In this way he cannot keep anything a secret or sugarcoat anything. If a Trio speaker leaves the ending off, he is deemed a liar. In Suriname the official language is Dutch. Translations from Dutch into Trio are often problematic. Because most languages are much less precise. They make it possible for the speakers to be vague. Therefore, interpreters don't always commit to what they are saying. The communication with Trio speakers is thereby difficult. Perhaps the frustrative ending would be helpful in other languages too!? Not only in the language of politics…