Lesson 4: Organizing a Trip – Bookings, Changes, and Plans
Practice making and modifying reservations, asking about availability and rates, and describing travel experiences using different tenses.
About this lesson
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize a trip in Spanish — from your first booking call to changing or canceling plans. You will combine past, future, and conditional tenses to make polite requests and handle real-life situations such as delays, layovers, and refunds. The material is designed for early intermediate learners (B1) and builds confidence in both phone and online communication.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Request and make a hotel or transport reservation in Spanish.
- Ask questions about availability, rates, and conditions (meals, luggage, cancellations).
- Modify, confirm, or cancel a reservation politely using the conditional tense.
- Describe a travel experience, including delays and layovers, using past and future tenses.
- Express preferences and compare options (prices, conditions, routes).
Lesson vocabulary
- — правя резервация Quisiera hacer una reserva para el sábado por la noche.
- — наличност ¿Tienen disponibilidad para dos noches a partir del 15?
- — тарифа, цена La tarifa no incluye el desayuno.
- — отменям Necesito cancelar mi reserva por motivos de trabajo.
- — променям (резервацията) ¿Podrían modificar la fecha de mi reserva?
- — настаняване Buscamos alojamiento céntrico y tranquilo.
- — двойна стая Preferimos una habitación doble con baño privado.
- — полупансион (закуска + вечеря) La media pensión sale más económica en temporada baja.
- — чекиран багаж El billete incluye una pieza de equipaje facturado.
- — закъснение El vuelo tiene un retraso de dos horas.
- — прекачване Hacemos escala en París antes de llegar a Madrid.
- — възстановяване на сумата Solicité el reembolso porque cancelaron el tren.