khách sạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 客棧 (“hotel”), itself a compound of 客 (khách, “guest”) +‎ 棧 (sạn, “tavern, inn”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xajk̟̚˧˦ saːn˧˨ʔ]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰat̚˦˧˥ ʂaːŋ˨˩ʔ]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰat̚˦˥ ʂaːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

khách sạn (客棧)

hotel
Chị có thể giới thiệu cho tôi một khách sạn tốt không?
Can you recommend me a good hotel? (asking a woman who is younger than the speaker)

See also

nhà trọ
quán trọ

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