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호텔

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Meaning and Usage

"호텔" refers to a commercial building providing lodging, meals, and other services for travelers and tourists. It is a loanword from English and widely used in everyday Korean.

Common Contexts

You will often hear "호텔" when talking about travel plans, accommodation, or meeting places within hotels such as the lobby or restaurant.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 호텔 예약 (hotel reservation): used when booking a room.
  • 호텔 로비 (hotel lobby): common meeting place.
  • 호텔에서 묵다 (stay at a hotel): describing lodging.

Register and Politeness

"호텔" is neutral and used in both formal and informal contexts. It is a standard term without honorifics.

Learner Tips

Be careful not to confuse "호텔" with "모텔" (motel), which usually refers to cheaper, short-stay accommodations. "호텔" implies a more formal or full-service lodging option.

Example Sentences

이번 여행에서는 서울에 있는 호텔에 묵을 거예요.

Ibeon yeohaengeseoneun Seoul-e inneun hotel-e muk-eul geoyeyo.

On this trip, I will stay at a hotel in Seoul.

호텔 예약은 인터넷으로 쉽게 할 수 있어요.

Hotel yeyak-eun inteones-euro swipge hal su isseoyo.

You can easily make a hotel reservation online.

호텔 로비에서 친구를 만났어요.

Hotel robi-eseo chingureul mannasseoyo.

I met my friend in the hotel lobby.