Follow a journey from buying a ticket to asking about a hotel room. Learn the nouns together with useful phrases, then distinguish the number of guests from the number of beds.
The idea
Learn these travel words with their usual partners: bilet almak means to buy a ticket, rezervasyon yapmak to make a reservation, and otelde kalmak to stay at a hotel. Tek yön bilet covers the outward journey only; gidiş-dönüş bileti includes the return. For a stay, gecelik ücret names the price for one night, not the total for the whole visit.
| Turkish | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bilet | ticket |
| tek yön bilet | one-way ticket |
| gidiş-dönüş bileti | return ticket (round trip) |
| rezervasyon | reservation |
| pasaport | passport |
| valiz / bavul | suitcase |
| otel | hotel |
| resepsiyon | reception desk |
| tek kişilik oda | room for one person |
| iki kişilik oda | room for two people |
| iki yataklı oda | room with two beds |
| gecelik ücret | nightly rate |
Examples
- Biletimi telefonda saklıyorum.I keep my ticket on my phone.
- Resepsiyon girişin hemen yanında.Reception is right next to the entrance.
- Valizlerimiz odada bizi bekliyor.Our suitcases are waiting for us in the room.
- Bu otelde üç gece kalacağız.We will stay at this hotel for three nights.
- İki yataklı bir oda istiyoruz.We would like a room with two beds.
- Gecelik ücrete kahvaltı dahil mi?Is breakfast included in the nightly rate?
- Pasaportumu küçük çantamda taşıyorum.I carry my passport in my small bag.
- Rezervasyon yapmak için oteli arıyorum.I am calling the hotel to make a reservation.
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Watch out
İki kişilik oda tells you that a room is for two people; it does not itself specify two separate beds. If that is what you mean, use iki yataklı oda. Keep the people and the beds separate when describing a room.
Try it yourself
Complete the traveller’s request: Rezervasyon ___ istiyorum. Choose yapmak or almak.
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yapmak
yapmak: the speaker is a traveller asking to book. Rezervasyon almak describes receiving bookings, for example from the hotel’s perspective, so it changes the speaker’s role.
We want two separate beds: iki ___ oda. Choose kişilik or yataklı.
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yataklı
yataklı: the request explicitly mentions two separate beds. Kişilik would count the guests and would leave the bed arrangement unspecified.
For the outward journey only: ___ bilet. Choose tek yön or gidiş-dönüş.
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tek yön
tek yön: only the outward journey is wanted. Gidiş-dönüş would add a return journey that the request does not include.
Name a large wheeled travel case. Either of the two synonyms in the table is accepted.
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valiz / bavul
valiz / bavul: both words name a suitcase, so either fits the large travel case described. Wheels do not require a different noun.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete the traveller’s request: Rezervasyon ___ istiyorum. Choose yapmak or almak.
We want two separate beds: iki ___ oda. Choose kişilik or yataklı.
For the outward journey only: ___ bilet. Choose tek yön or gidiş-dönüş.
Name a large wheeled travel case. Either of the two synonyms in the table is accepted.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write a short hotel enquiry: say how many people are travelling, request a room with two beds, and ask whether breakfast is included in the nightly rate. Use the examples to build your own message.