hoteli
hoh-TEH-lee
How to say it
Swahilihotelihoh-TEH-leesoon
Englishhotel; restaurant, cafésoon
Frenchhôtel ; restaurantsoon
Meaning
A building where travelers pay to sleep and eat; in Tanzania the word is also used for a small restaurant or café.
Good to know
A noun of the n class, the same in the plural (hoteli hizi). Hotelini means at the hotel. In Kenya a small eatery is also called hoteli, while a guesthouse is nyumba ya wageni.
Examples
- Tulilala katika hoteli karibu na ufukwe.We slept in a hotel near the beach.
- Twende hotelini tukanywe chai.Let's go to the café and have some tea.
- Hoteli hii ina vyumba mia moja.This hotel has a hundred rooms.
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