Hotel

1. Olina ekisenge?

   Do you have a room?

   Usage

   The first question at a hotel or guesthouse; literally "do you have a room?".

   Grammar Note

   "Olina" = "you have"; same build as Tatoeba "Olina mmotoka" (you have a car), made a question by intonation. Dictionary: room ekisenge.

2. Njagala ekisenge ekirimu ebaafu

   I want a room with a bath

   Usage

   Asking for a room with a bath. The dictionary gives ebaafu as "bath".

   Grammar Note

   "Ekirimu" = "which has ... in it", agreeing with ekisenge. Composed from dictionary-verified words (room, bath); ebaafu is a loan and the exact modern usage should be checked with a native speaker.

3. Ekisenge kigula ssente mmeka buli kiro?

   How much is the room per night?

   Usage

   Asking the room price; buli kiro means "every night".

   Grammar Note

   Okugula means "to buy" and also "to cost" (dictionary: cost v.i. okutwala, okugula). The frame follows Wikivoyage "Kigula ssente mmeka". Kiro (night) is attested in Tatoeba.

4. Nneetaaga ettawulo na ssabbuuni

   I need a towel and soap

   Usage

   To the front desk when the room lacks them.

   Grammar Note

   "Na" (and) stays na before a consonant (n' before a vowel), as in Wikivoyage "kkumi na bbiri". Same verb as Tatoeba "Nneetaaga kwogera naawe". Towel and soap are dictionary words.

5. Longoosa ekisenge kyange, mwattu

   Please clean my room

   Usage

   To ask housekeeping.

   Grammar Note

   The command form of okulongoosa "to clean" (dictionary: clean v.). Kyange "my" agrees with ekisenge. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. Njagala ekisumuluzo ekirala

   I want another key

   Usage

   When you lost a key or need a second one.

   Grammar Note

   Ekirala "another" is in the same eki- class as ekisumuluzo; Tatoeba has "Waliwo ekirala?". Dictionary: key ekisumuluzo.

7. Nfuluma ssaawa mmeka?

   At what time do I check out?

   Usage

   Asking the check-out time; literally "at what time do I leave?".

   Grammar Note

   Okufuluma "to go out" is Wikivoyage "Fuluma" (EXIT) and dictionary "come out". "Ssaawa mmeka" follows Tatoeba "Bitandika ssaawa mmeka?". Composed from verified parts. Luganda clock reckoning can differ from the western one; ask to confirm.

8. Njagala okubeera wano olunaku olulala

   I want to stay here one more day

   Usage

   To extend your stay; olunaku means "day".

   Grammar Note

   Okubeera "to stay, live" appears with wano in Tatoeba "Obeera wano?". Olulala "other" agrees with olunaku (olu- class). Composed from dictionary-verified words (day: olunaku).

9. Eky'enkya kitandika ssaawa mmeka?

   What time does breakfast start?

   Usage

   Asking when breakfast is served; eky'enkya literally means "that of the morning".

   Grammar Note

   Ky'enkya is ky'(of) + enkya (morning), with elision. "Bitandika ssaawa mmeka?" is in Tatoeba. Dictionary: breakfast eky'enkya.

10. Olina akatimba k'ensiri?

    Do you have a mosquito net?

    Usage

    Worth asking at guesthouses in Uganda, as protection against malaria.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary gives mosquito net as "akatimba k'ensiri" (net of mosquitoes). K' is the connective ka before a vowel (elision).

11. Njagala ekisenge ekiteefu

    I want a quiet room

    Usage

    When choosing a room; ekiteefu means "quiet, gentle".

    Grammar Note

    An adjective takes the class prefix of its noun (eki- → ekiteefu). The dictionary lists -teefu under "quiet". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

12. Waliwo oluyoogaano nnyo

    It is very noisy

    Usage

    To complain about noise; literally "there is a lot of noise".

    Grammar Note

    "Waliwo" = "there is", as in Tatoeba "Waliwo ekirala?". Nnyo adds emphasis. The dictionary lists oluyoogaano under din and clamour (noise). Composed from dictionary-verified words.

13. Njagala amazzi agabuguma

    I want hot water

    Usage

    For asking for warm water to wash.

    Grammar Note

    A relative form of okubuguma "to be warm" gives "water that is warm". Same verb in Tatoeba "Wano wabuguma nnyo". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

14. Leeta amazzi, mwattu

    Please bring water

    Usage

    To have drinking water brought to the room.

    Grammar Note

    The command form of okuleeta "to bring". The same verb is in Tatoeba "Weebale kundeeta". Dictionary: bring okuleeta; water amazzi.

15. Ettawulo

    Towel

    Usage

    A word for asking for room supplies.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists ettawulo under towel (single source).

16. Omutto

    Pillow

    Usage

    A word for asking for room supplies.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary gives both omutto and ekigugu for pillow; omutto is used here. Single source.

17. Bulangiti

    Blanket

    Usage

    Handy in highland places where nights are cool.

    Grammar Note

    A loan from English "blanket"; the dictionary lists bulangiti under blanket (single source).

18. Ssabbuuni

    Soap

    Usage

    A word for asking for room supplies.

    Grammar Note

    A loan from English "soap"; the doubled bb and uu are part of the spelling. Dictionary: soap ssabbuuni (single source).

19. Ekitanda

    Bed

    Usage

    A word for the bed in a room.

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists ekitanda, ekiriri and obuliri under bed; ekitanda is used here (single source).

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