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Old Mar 17th, 2004, 04:44 PM
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Sending a fax to a hotel in Italy- please help me with my Italian

If I want to say "I booked my room with you through venere.com" and "please confirm this reservation through e-mail" how would it be phrased in Italian?
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Old Mar 17th, 2004, 05:10 PM
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Just send it in English. Be sure to give the dates of your stay, the kind of room you're expecting, price and anything special you reserved. I've used e-mail to book hotels in France, Italy, Czech Republic, Spain, etc. and have always written in English without any problems. Have always received confirmations by e-mail in English.
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Old Mar 18th, 2004, 02:48 AM
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Please add how to say "Explain your cancellation policy." Thanks! I know for a fact it's difficult to find someone who speaks English at this hotel this time of yesr.
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Old Mar 18th, 2004, 02:52 AM
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Get their e-mail address (if you can) and send it that way and ask for a reply. Save your time and your money.
 
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Have Venere not confirmed your booking ?
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Old Mar 18th, 2004, 04:55 AM
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1. Ho fatto la mia prenotazione da Voi tramite l'agenzia venere.com

2. Vi prego di confirmare questa mia prenotazione via e-mail.

Hope this helps ...

Steve
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Old Mar 19th, 2004, 04:53 PM
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Thanks!

How about "please explain your cancellation policy." To try and tell them that I would prefer they e-mail me a confirmation in English, but if they can't, to do so in Italian, I wrote
"Preferisco inglese, ma, non parli inglese scrivi in Italiano." Is that close?
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Sorry - missed that one:

Vi prego di indicarmi anche le Vostre condizioni disdetta.

I wouldn't ask them to reply in English - things can get lost in translation. If you have trouble with their reply post it here and we'll help.

Hope this helps ...

Steve

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Old Apr 12th, 2004, 09:10 AM
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I'm now working on a personal correspondance in Italian, to say "we celebrated Easter," would it be "Noi abbiamo celebrato Pasqua," or is there another way that is more widely accepted?
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