Hotel

1. Ng soak el check in.

   Ng so-ak el check in

   I would like to check in.

   Usage

   Check in at a Palau hotel or diving resort

   Grammar Note

   "Ng soak el ..." means "I want to ..." (soak is the first-person form of sau, "liking"). check in is borrowed from English; English is widely used in Palau

2. Ng ngar er ker a ki er a blik?

   Ng ngar er ker a ki er a blik

   Where is the key to my room?

   Usage

   Ask for or locate the room key

   Grammar Note

   The frame for asking a location is "Ng ngar er ker a X?" (expression ngar ker = "where is it"). blik is the first-person singular possessive of blai (house / building)

3. Ng tela er a taem el breakfast?

   Ng te-la er a taem el break-fast

   What time is breakfast?

   Usage

   Ask for breakfast time at a hotel or diving resort

   Grammar Note

   taem and breakfast are both from English; Palau resorts operate in English

4. Ng tela er a taem el checkout?

   Ng te-la er a taem el check-out

   What time is checkout?

   Usage

   Confirm the checkout time with hotel staff

   Grammar Note

   Palau hotels handle requests in both Palauan and English

5. Ng ngar er ngii a problem er a blik.

   Ng ngar er ngii a pro-blem er a blik

   There is a problem in my room.

   Usage

   Report a problem in your room to hotel reception

   Grammar Note

   ngar er ngii is the existential expression "there is"; blik is the first-person singular possessive of blai (house / building), "my room"

6. Ng soak a chimo el towel.

   Ng so-ak a chi-mo el tow-el

   I would like one towel, please.

   Usage

   Request an extra towel from hotel staff

   Grammar Note

   "I would like" is soak (the first-person possessive of sau "liking"); its agreement marker is ng, not ak. Non-living things are counted with chimo el X (chimo el babier = one letter). towel is from English

7. Ng ngar er ngii a Wi-Fi er a blik?

   Ng ngar er ngii a Wi-Fi er a blik

   Is there Wi-Fi in my room?

   Usage

   Check if your hotel room has Wi-Fi

   Grammar Note

   ngar er ngii is the existential expression "there is"; Wi-Fi is from English; blik is the first-person possessive of blai (house / building), "my room"

8. Ng soak el extend a stay er ngak.

   Ng so-ak el ex-tend a stay er ngak

   I would like to extend my stay.

   Usage

   Request to extend your hotel stay

   Grammar Note

   "Ng soak el ..." means "I want to ...". extend and stay are both from English, and "my" is expressed by adding er ngak ("of me") after the noun; Palauan resorts handle requests in English

9. Ng kmal ungil a hotel er Belau!

   Ng kmal un-gil a ho-tel er Be-lau

   The hotels in Palau are very wonderful!

   Usage

   Express your appreciation for Palau's excellent hotels and resorts

   Grammar Note

   ungil is the most versatile positive adjective in Palauan

10. Ke mesulang el mengemedaol er ngak!

    Ke me-su-lang el me-nge-me-da-ol er ngak

    Thank you for your hospitality!

    Usage

    Express formal thanks to hotel staff or a host for their hospitality

    Grammar Note

    The forms are Sulang. (very informal "thanks") and Ke mesulang. (examples: "Ke mesulang. = Thanks. Informal."; "Ke kmal mesulang. = Thank you very much."); Ke sulang does not occur. With the second-person subject marker ke the verbal form mesulang is required. What you are thanking someone for follows the linker el as an imperfective verb (Sulang el lmuut el mei. = "Welcome back / thanks for coming back."). mengemedaol is v.t. "welcome; call together; celebrate; invite; accommodate", and its object takes er (Ak mengemedaol er kemiu el mei. = "I'm inviting you all to come."). Note: the hyphenated -em possessive does not exist (the second-person singular attaches directly to the stem, as in sulem, sebechem).

11. chiull

    Pillow

    Usage

    To ask for a pillow

12. bar

    Blanket

    Usage

    To ask for a blanket

13. olechui

    Toilet paper

    Usage

    To ask for toilet paper

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