Accommodation

1. Misy efitrano ve ianareo?

   Mi-sy e-fi-tra-no ve ia-na-re-o

   Do you have any available rooms?

   Usage

   Used when checking in at a hotel or guesthouse

   Grammar Note

   "Misy efitrano" expresses existence: "there is a room". "Ve" turns it into a question, and "ianareo" is the polite plural "you", used when addressing the staff of a guesthouse.

2. Mila efitrano iray aho

   Mi-la e-fi-tra-no i-ray a-ho

   I need one room

   Usage

   Basic phrase when booking a room at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Iray" is the Malagasy number word for 1 and follows the thing counted (efitrano iray = one room). The subject aho of "mila" (to need) comes last (VOS).

3. Firy ny sarany amin'ny alina?

   Fi-ry ny sa-ra-ny a-min'ny a-li-na

   How much is it per night?

   Usage

   Asking about the nightly rate

   Grammar Note

   "Amin'ny" is a preposition + definite article combination meaning "at/per the ~." Commonly used for time and place expressions.

4. Misy fampangatsiahana ve ato?

   Mi-sy fam-pan-ga-tsia-ha-na ve a-to

   Is there air conditioning here?

   Usage

   Checking hotel amenities

   Grammar Note

   "Misy" is the existential verb; "Misy ... ve?" asks "Is there ...?". Fampangatsiahana is the causative noun of mangatsiaka (cold), i.e. "a device used for cooling"; hotels also widely understand the French loan "climatiseur".

5. Mangataka fanadiovana ny efitrano aho

   Man-ga-ta-ka fa-na-dio-va-na ny e-fi-tra-no a-ho

   I would like the room cleaned

   Usage

   Requesting housekeeping service at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Efitrano" compounds "efitra" (enclosed space) + "trano" (building) to mean room; fanadiovana is the noun formed from madio (clean) and means "the act of cleaning".

6. Amin'ny firy ora no tokony hivoaka?

   A-min'ny fi-ry o-ra no to-ko-ny hi-voa-ka

   What time is check-out?

   Usage

   Asking about the check-out time

   Grammar Note

   Clock time is asked with "amin'ny firy ora". "No" follows the focused phrase. Hivoaka is the future of mivoaka (to go out); tense is marked by alternating the verb's initial consonant (ni- / mi- / hi-).

7. Tsy miasa ny rano mafana

   Tsy mi-a-sa ny ra-no ma-fa-na

   The hot water is not working

   Usage

   Reporting a problem with hotel facilities

   Grammar Note

   "Tsy" is the negation particle, placed before the verb. "Rano" (water) + "mafana" (hot) = hot water. Adjective follows noun.

8. Misy wifi ve?

   Mi-sy wi-fi ve

   Is there Wi-Fi?

   Usage

   Checking for internet access at a hotel

   Grammar Note

   The modern loanword "wifi" is used in Malagasy too. "Misy ~ ve?" is a versatile pattern meaning "Is there ~?"

9. Te hametraka ny entako aho

   Te ha-me-tra-ka ny en-ta-ko a-ho

   I would like to store my luggage

   Usage

   Asking to store luggage before check-in or after check-out

   Grammar Note

   "Te" + the future form expresses desire (mametraka "to place/deposit" → hametraka). Entana means "luggage"; with the possessive suffix -ko it becomes entako "my luggage". Word order is verb-object-subject (VOS).

10. Tsara be ny hotely

    Tsa-ra be ny ho-tel-y

    The hotel is very good

    Usage

    Expressing satisfaction with accommodation

    Grammar Note

    "Be" means big/great but also intensifies adjectives: "tsara be" = very good. A natural compliment in Malagasy.

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