Hotel

1. Amedzrodzeƒe

   Hotel / guesthouse

   Usage

   Refers to a hotel or guesthouse

   Grammar Note

   A compound: amedzro “guest” + dze + ƒe “place”. It is common in published Ewe texts.

2. Afi kae amedzrodzeƒe le?

   Where is the hotel?

   Usage

   Asks where the hotel is

   Grammar Note

   Composed with the attested pattern “Afi kae … le?”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

3. Mele xɔ aɖe didim

   I am looking for a room

   Usage

   Use it to begin asking for a room

   Grammar Note

   Composed; aɖe makes a noun indefinite (“a”). Not yet checked by a native speaker.

4. Zã ɖeka xɔ ga nenie?

   How much for one night?

   Usage

   Asks the price per night

   Grammar Note

   Composed; the price question is built like “Esia xɔ ga nenie?”. Native review advised.

5. Ɖe tsi dzoe li?

   Is there hot water?

   Usage

   Checks whether hot water is available

   Grammar Note

   Composed; tsi dzoe “hot water” appears in published Ewe texts, and li is “exist”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

6. Aba

   Bed

   Usage

   Refers to a bed or sleeping mat; abati is the bed frame

   Grammar Note

   aba is traditionally a woven sleeping mat and also means bed.

7. Xɔ si me aba le

   A room with a bed

   Usage

   States the room you need

   Grammar Note

   Composed; si is a relative marker “which”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

8. Abadzivɔ

   Bedsheet

   Usage

   Use it to ask for a bedsheet

   Grammar Note

   Contains aba “bed”.

9. Kundru

   Blanket

   Usage

   Use it to ask for a blanket

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary but rare in published Ewe texts; add a gesture if it is not understood.

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