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"Hotel" in Polish: hotel

hotel

Say it: hotelnoun/hɔtɛl/

Hotel in Polish is hotel. Hotel is masculine; useful forms are hotelu (genitive), hotel (direct object) and hotelem (instrumental). Hotel is masculine in Polish; w hotelu means at the hotel and do hotelu indicates movement there.

Identifying or describing hotel

Hotel jest blisko dworca.
The hotel is near the station.
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How to pronounce hotel

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hotel

/hɔtɛl/

In hotel, keep the vowels clear and avoid adding vowels inside consonant clusters. The content words in hotel normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.

"Hotel" in Polish: quick reference

PolishEnglish
hotelhotel

Dictionary form for masculine hotel.

hoteluof hotel

Genitive form, used for example after nie ma.

hotelemwith hotel

Instrumental form after z meaning with.

How to use hotel in real life

  1. 1Identifying or describing hotel

    Hotel jest blisko dworca.

    The hotel is near the station.

    This sentence uses hotel to describe hotel in context.

  2. 2Using hotel in daily life

    Wybieram hotel ze śniadaniem.

    I choose a hotel with breakfast.

    Notice the form used for hotel in this practical sentence.

  3. 3Another use of hotel

    Czekam przed hotelem.

    I wait outside the hotel.

    The construction shows how hotel fits a different situation.

Mistakes English speakers make with hotel

Incorrect: Nie ma hotel.

Correct: Nie ma hotelu.

After nie ma, hotel takes the genitive form hotelu.

Incorrect: z hotel

Correct: z hotelem

When z means with, use the instrumental: z hotelem. Z can also mean from.

Good to know

Hotel is masculine in Polish; w hotelu means at the hotel and do hotelu indicates movement there.

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Describe hotel in two different contexts

  1. Partner

    Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.

    Make a sentence with this word.

  2. You

    Hotel jest blisko dworca.

    The hotel is near the station.

  3. Partner

    A teraz podaj inny przykład.

    Now give a different example.

  4. You

    Wybieram hotel ze śniadaniem.

    I choose a hotel with breakfast.

This is a sample dialogue for reading aloud. Try both parts, then replace a detail with one from your own life.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Hotel" in Polish

What grammatical form is hotel?

Hotel is masculine. No article is required with hotel; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.

How does hotel change as a direct object?

The accusative form is hotel. For comparison, the genitive is hotelu; negation can change the case required by a verb.

How do I use hotel after “with”?

Use z hotelem. Here z introduces the instrumental form of hotel, rather than its dictionary form.

What should I know about using hotel?

Hotel is masculine in Polish; w hotelu means at the hotel and do hotelu indicates movement there.

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