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28 [আটাশ] হোটেলে – অভিযোগ

28 [Āṭāśa] hōṭēlē – abhiyōga

The shower isn’t working.	শাওয়ার কাজ করছে না ৷; śā'ōẏāra kāja karachē nā
There is no warm water.	গরম জল / পানি আসছে না ৷; garama jala / pāni āsachē nā
Can you get it repaired?	আপনারা কি এটা ঠিক করাতে পারেন?; āpanārā ki ēṭā ṭhika karātē pārēna?
There is no telephone in the room.	ঘরে কোনো টেলিফোন নেই ৷; Gharē kōnō ṭēliphōna nē'i
There is no TV in the room.	ঘরে কোনো টেলিভিশন নেই ৷; gharē kōnō ṭēlibhiśana nē'i
The room has no balcony.	ঘরে কোনো বারান্দা নেই ৷; gharē kōnō bārāndā nē'i
The room is too noisy.	ঘরে খুব বেশী চেঁচামেচি শোনা যাচ্ছে ৷; gharē khuba bēśī cēm̐cāmēci śōnā yācchē
The room is too small.	ঘরটা খুব ছোট ৷; gharaṭā khuba chōṭa
The room is too dark.	ঘরটা খুব অন্ধকার ৷; gharaṭā khuba andhakāra
The heater isn’t working.	হিটার কাজ করছে না ৷; hiṭāra kāja karachē nā
The air-conditioning isn’t working.	এয়ার কন্ডিশনার কাজ করছে না ৷; ēẏāra kanḍiśanāra kāja karachē nā
The TV isn’t working.	টিভি চলছে না ৷; ṭibhi calachē nā
I don’t like that.	আমার এটা ভাল লাগছে না ৷; āmāra ēṭā bhāla lāgachē nā
That’s too expensive.	এটা খুবই দামী ৷; ēṭā khuba'i dāmī
Do you have anything cheaper?	আপনার কাছে একটু সস্তা কিছু আছে কি?; āpanāra kāchē ēkaṭu sastā kichu āchē ki?
Is there a youth hostel nearby?	এখানে আশেপাশে কি কোনো ইয়ুথ হোস্টেল আছে?; Ēkhānē āśēpāśē ki kōnō iẏutha hōsṭēla āchē?
Is there a boarding house / a bed and breakfast nearby?	এখানে আশেপাশে কি কোনো থাকবার জায়গা আছে?; Ēkhānē āśēpāśē ki kōnō thākabāra jāẏagā āchē?
Is there a restaurant nearby?	এখানে আশেপাশে কি কোনো রেস্টুরেন্ট আছে?; Ēkhānē āśēpāśē ki kōnō rēsṭurēnṭa āchē?

Language and advertising

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