Start a hotel-room inquiry, understand the available room type, and ask the price per night. In this fictional exchange, the receptionist offers a single room for 80 euros per night. Practise finding those two details in the replies, then take each role aloud. Asking about availability and hearing a price does not itself reserve the room; this workshop covers the inquiry before any booking decision.
Asking the availability question
Start with the core question «Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei?» which means “Do you have a room available?” The word «frei» here means available, not free of charge. To ask whether any rooms remain, add «noch»: «Haben Sie noch Zimmer frei?» meaning “Do you still have rooms available?” For one room, use «Ist noch ein Zimmer frei?» meaning “Is a room still available?” Keep the polite form «Sie» throughout. These are complete, useful questions for a hotel desk. Practice saying each one slowly, then at a natural pace. Notice that the verb «haben» or «ist» comes first in a yes/no question. That word order is what makes the question clear.
Understanding the reply and the price
A common affirmative reply is «Ja, wir haben noch Zimmer frei.» meaning “Yes, we still have rooms available.” In the recorded dialogue, the hotel says «Ja, wir haben noch ein Einzelzimmer frei.» meaning “Yes, we still have a single room available.” The guest then asks «Wie viel kostet es pro Nacht?» meaning “How much does it cost per night?” The reply is «Es kostet 80 Euro pro Nacht.» meaning “It costs 80 euros per night.” This is a fictional hotel price from the recording. The recording does not include a booking confirmation or a negative response, so do not assume either. Your task is to recognize the single-room reply and the nightly price, not to negotiate or book.
Listen once, then say the phrase yourself. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
Checking available voices…
Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei?
Do you have a room available?
HAH-ben zee ayn TSIM-mer fry
Haben Sie noch Zimmer frei?
Do you still have rooms available?
HAH-ben zee nokh TSIM-mer fry
Ist noch ein Zimmer frei?
Is a room still available?
ist nokh ayn TSIM-mer fry
Ja, wir haben noch Zimmer frei.
Yes, we still have rooms available.
yah veer HAH-ben nokh TSIM-mer fry
Read one side aloud, then answer in your own words. The goal is to make the exchange yours.
Guten Tag, haben Sie noch ein Zimmer frei?
Good day, do you still have a room available?Ja, wir haben noch ein Einzelzimmer frei.
Yes, we still have a single room available.Das ist gut. Wie viel kostet es pro Nacht?
That's good. How much does it cost per night?Es kostet 80 Euro pro Nacht.
It costs 80 euros per night.Your turn
Try each prompt out loud. Choose a guided start, the full sequence, or a challenge pass after your first attempt.
Guided exchange: ask and answer availability
Use the recorded audio or read the lines aloud. You will play both roles: first the guest, then the hotel receptionist.
Your task: Guest: say «Guten Tag, haben Sie noch ein Zimmer frei?» Hotel: reply «Ja, wir haben noch ein Einzelzimmer frei.» Guest: ask «Wie viel kostet es pro Nacht?» Hotel: answer «Es kostet 80 Euro pro Nacht.» Repeat the exchange twice, switching roles each time.
Choose a question or interpret a reply
You will hear or read one line at a time. Decide whether it is a guest question or a hotel reply, then choose the correct meaning.
Your task: For each line, say whether it is spoken by the guest or the hotel, and give its plain English meaning: «Haben Sie noch Zimmer frei?», «Ja, wir haben noch ein Einzelzimmer frei.», «Wie viel kostet es pro Nacht?», «Es kostet 80 Euro pro Nacht.» Then choose the question that explicitly asks about one room rather than rooms in the plural: «Ist noch ein Zimmer frei?» or «Haben Sie noch Zimmer frei?»
Recall with correct speaker roles
Cover the text. You will recall the recorded exchange from memory, keeping the guest and hotel lines separate.
Your task: Say the four-line exchange aloud without looking: guest greeting and availability question, hotel affirmative reply with single room, guest price question, hotel price answer. Then write the two speaker roles next to each line you said.
Common questions
Does «frei» mean the room is free of charge?
No. In «Haben Sie ein Zimmer frei?», «frei» means available, not free of charge. The recorded price is «Es kostet 80 Euro pro Nacht.» which means it costs 80 euros per night. That price is a fictional hotel price from the recording, not a real policy.
Can I practice alone if I am not staying at a hotel?
Yes. You can play both roles alone using the recorded audio. Pause after each line and repeat the other speaker's part. This is fictional practice for speaking and listening, not a real booking or a real hotel policy.
Sources and further reading
- german: ask about room availabilityChecked September 2026
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