Checking Into a Hostel in Brazil: Portuguese for Beds, Lockers, and Shared Rooms — Practice

Confirm your booking and bed

A reserva is a reservation and a cama is a bed. Dormitório compartilhado means shared dorm room; quarto privativo means private room. Give the name on the booking and ask which bed is assigned to you.

Ask about lockers, towels, and shared spaces

A locker is commonly called armário or locker; a padlock is a cadeado. Ask whether towels and a lock are included or whether you need to bring your own. Banheiro is bathroom, and cozinha compartilhada is shared kitchen.

Understand hostel rules and breakfast times

Ask the time with que horas começa? and the rules with quais são as regras? If you arrive late, confirm how to enter the building. Listening for até means “until,” which is useful for opening hours and check-out times.

Remember: Confirm your assigned bed, what the nightly rate includes, and how to access the hostel before you leave reception.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. I have a reservation under the name Alex Morgan.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Tenho uma reserva no nome de Alex Morgan.

2. Which bed is mine in the dorm?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Qual é a minha cama no dormitório?

3. Is there a locker with a key, or do I need to bring a padlock?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Tem armário com chave ou preciso trazer um cadeado?

4. Is a towel included in the nightly rate?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   A toalha está incluída na diária?

5. What time does breakfast start?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Que horas o café da manhã começa?

6. If I arrive after midnight, how do I get in?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Se eu chegar depois da meia-noite, como faço para entrar?

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Confirm your assigned bed, what the nightly rate includes, and how to access the hostel before you leave reception.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Checking Into a Hostel in Brazil: Portuguese for Beds, Lockers, and Shared Rooms lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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