Accommodation

1. Ndefwaya umuputule wa bantu babili.

   I want a room for two people.

   Usage

   Asks at a lodging reception for a room that sleeps two

   Grammar Note

   "Wa" is the "of" that agrees with the class 3 noun umuputule, and "bantu babili" means "two people". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Ndefwaya imiputule ibili.

   I want two rooms.

   Usage

   Asks for two rooms for a family or group

   Grammar Note

   "Imiputule" is the class 4 plural of umuputule, and the numeral takes the matching form "ibili". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Ndefwaya umuputule umbi.

   I want a different room.

   Usage

   Asks for another room when the first one does not suit you

   Grammar Note

   "Umbi" means "another" and follows the noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Ndefwaya ubusanshi umbi.

   I want another bed.

   Usage

   Asks for an additional bed

   Grammar Note

   "Ubusanshi" is a class 14 noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Umuputule

   Room

   Usage

   A room; the plural is "imiputule"

   Grammar Note

   A class 3 noun (prefix umu-); the plural is the class 4 form "imiputule"

6. Ubusanshi

   Bed

   Usage

   A bed; also written without the prefix as "busanshi"

   Grammar Note

   A class 14 noun (prefix ubu-)

7. Hotela

   Hotel

   Usage

   A hotel; useful when looking for a place to stay

   Grammar Note

   A loanword, sometimes written in the English form "hotel"; native review recommended

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