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 Complaining

Problems with the room? Food too hot? Many waiters and hotel staff suddenly don't understand English when you have a complaint! These useful phrases could help.

COMPLAINTS
ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SPANISH
This doesn't work esto no foon-thyonah Esto no funciona
The ... doesn't work el/lah ... no foon-thyonah El/La ... no funciona
The ... don't work los/lah ... no foon-thyo-nahn Los/Las ... no funcionan
(the) light (lah) looth (la) luz
(the) heating (lah) kah-lefak-thyon (la) calefacción
(the) air conditioning (el) ah-ee-re ah-kondee-thyo-nado (el) aire acondicionado
There's a problem with the room lah ahbeetah-thyon tye-ne oon pro-blemah La habitación tiene un problema
It's noisy ah-ee moocho rwee-do Hay mucho ruido
It's too hot / cold (room) ah-the demah-syahdo kahlor / free-o Hace demasiado calor / frio
It's too hot / too cold (food) estah mwee kahlyen-te / mwee free-o Está muy caliente / muy frío
The meat is cold lah kahr-ne estah free-ah La carne está fría
This isn't what I ordered esto no es lo ke he pe-deedo yo Esto no es lo que he pedido yo
To whom shall I complain pahrah oonah ke-khah kon kyen tengo ke ah-blar ¿Para una queja, con quién tengo que hablar?
It's faulty tye-ne oon de-fekto Tiene un defecto
I want a refund kyero de-bol-berlo Quiero delvolverlo
The goods were damaged in transit la merkan-thee-a se es-trope-o doo-rante el tra- yekto La mercancía se estropeó durante el trayecto

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