Hotel: The following are questions tourists may need to use at hotel counters.
- Do I have to pay for the room when checking in?
- Where is breakfast served?
- What time (or where) is breakfast served?
- Do you have any free rooms?
- Does the room have air conditioning?
- Where can I exchange money?
- How do I check my messages?
- Can I leave my bags here?
- Did you give me back my passport?
In some difficult situations:
The following are some necessary sentences for using in difficult situations.
- I was robbed.
- Someone stole my passport.
- That man hit me / swung at me.
- We need an ambulance / stretcher.
- It’s an emergency. / It’s urgent.
- I’m going to call the police.
- Leave me alone!
- Help! / Assistance!
- Officer, could you help me please?
- Is it safe / secure to walk at night in the neighborhood?
(Source: Adapted from http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/travelenglish/index.html retrieved 14/2/ 2014)
English expressions about the weather in Asia:
- Mostly dry or warm and dry
- Hot and humid
- The weather stays constant throughout the year.
- It is too warm and there’s too much rain. / It’s too hot and very rainy.
- Some months have low average rainfall.
- Some Asian countries have a variety of different weather patterns throughout the year.
- In the cool season, the average temperatures drop into the mid-70s.
- The weather is relatively dry, but humidity is on the rise.
- Temperatures rise to between 25 to 40 Celsius in March and April.
- Monsoon season is May to October.
- Temperatures remain fairly pleasant.
- The weather is fairly dry, but it gets increasingly hot and humid.
- The mildest temperatures range from 17.7 to 25 Celsius.
- In winter, daytime temperatures can go down to 54 Fahrenheit, although the season is also fairly dry.
- In the rainy season, temperatures also climb up to 40 Celsius during the summer months.
- In the hot and dry season, a daily average temperature is 32.2 C.
(Source: Adapted from http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/travelenglish/index.html retrieved 4/2/ 2014)