13 phrases to learn3 key words5 useful expressions
Heading to France for hotel? These French phrases for Reporting a problem cover what you are likely to hear or need to say. Each line pairs French with a clear English meaning.
This is a preview of a lesson from the French for Travel course in Vocabilis.
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.
What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- ask for wifi access
- find your room
- a technician will be there in 10 minutes
- we'll fix it right away
- we'll change the bulb now
- we'll restart the router
Essential phrases
- Un technicien arrive dans dix minutes.A technician will be there in 10 minutes.
- Nous résolvons ça tout de suite.We'll fix it right away.
- Nous changeons l'ampoule maintenant.We'll change the bulb now.
- Nous allons redémarrer le routeur.We'll restart the router.
- Nous pouvons vous proposer une autre chambre.We can offer you another room.
- La climatisation ne marche pas.The air conditioning is not working.
- La télévision ne s'allume pas.The TV won't turn on.
- Il n'y a pas d'eau chaude.There is no hot water.
- L'ampoule est grillée dans la salle de bain.The light bulb is burned out in the bathroom.
- Le wifi est très lent.The wifi is very slow.
- Il y a trop de bruit dans la chambre.There is too much noise in the room.
- Le coffre-fort ne s'ouvre pas.The safe won't open.
- La porte de la salle de bain ferme mal.The bathroom door doesn't close well.
Useful words
- chambre — Room
- porte — Gate
- wifi — Wifi
Useful expressions
- dans dix minutes — In 10 minutes
- dans la chambre — In the room
- eau chaude — Hot water
- ne marche pas — Doesn't work
- tout de suite — Right away
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.