Travel English: requests, details and clarification
Prepare language for a task: finding a room, confirming a booking or asking someone to repeat a number. A clear purpose is more useful than a long unsorted phrase list.
Use the pattern in context
Start with a polite request, then supply the relevant detail: I have a reservation under Lee. Could you confirm the room number? Repeat important names, dates and numbers back to the speaker. If you do not understand, ask for slower speech or a written detail. Practise both the line you might say and a likely staff question using the fictional profiles in the roleplays.
Examples to compare
- State purpose: I have a reservation.
- Confirm: Did you say Room 14?
- Clarify: Could you write that down, please?
Limits and useful distinctions
Travel customs and administrative requirements vary; these pages teach language rather than current entry rules, legal rights or prices. Do not memorize a fictional profile as your own answer. Adapt only with truthful details, and use the relevant official service for actual procedures.
Check your understanding
What can you say when a number is unclear?
Reveal the answer and reason
Did you say fourteen or forty?
A specific clarification names the contrast and lets the speaker confirm it. Read the guide
Try a new example with the same purpose. Check that your version keeps the intended meaning and grammatical pattern.