Book 1 Lesson 9 misan (Staying in a Rooming House)

Book 1 Lesson 9 — misan (Staying in a Rooming House)

misan ｜ Staying in a rooming house

It rained in the evening, and many tourists went to the rooming house run by Mangday (Md) in Iraralay. At this time, Sompo (So) and Masaray (Ma) also walked into the rooming house.

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Guest1: ya pa mian so isanan?
Are there any more rooms?

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Md: kamo papira?
How many people?

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Guest1: namen tatlo a mavakes, ya raroa o mehakay.
There are five of us, three women and two men.

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Guest2: ya apira ngernan do kasa a ahep?
How much does it cost per night?

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Md: teylilima a ranaw o teysa a ka tao.
It is five hundred NT dollars per person.

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Guest2: ya macivilang o kanen do alima a ranaw?
Does that include meals?

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Md: nohon.
Yes.

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Guest1: simango am koman?
When do we eat?

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Md: si anem a ka vatvatek.
Six o’clock.

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Guest1: wajin na yanan no kareyan?
Where is the restroom?

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Md: ori do kaozi, o parioriosan am, ori do kawanan; oya am, kagi no ’itkehan nio.
It’s to the left. The bathroom is to the right. This is your room key.

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Ma, So: Mangday, kehakay kong.
Good evening, Mangday.

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Md: wo, kamo nikacimoyan, to kamo rana ngísan jia an?
Oh, you’re soaked. You should stay here for the night.

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Ma, So: nohon.
Sure.

Demonstrate ｜ misan (Staying in a Rooming House)

（1）Owner × tourists: price, room size, bargaining, meals, hot water, bathroom

(1) Tourists ask the owner about the price of a room.

1. apira do kasa ahep?
How much per night?

alima a ranaw.
Five hundred dollars.

atlo a ranaw.
Three hundred dollars.

asiam a ranaw.
Nine hundred dollars.

2. teypipira o asa a ka tao?
How much per person?
teydedoa ranaw (o asa a ka tao).
Two hundred dollars per person.

teyenem a ranaw (o asa a ka tao).
Six hundred dollars per person.

teyepat a ranaw (o asa a ka tao).
Four hundred dollars per person.

(2) Tourists ask how many people per room.

3. papira (o mitkeh) do asa a ka vahay?
How many people can sleep in each room?

tatlo a ka tao (do asa a ka vahay).
Each room can hold three people.

raroa a ka tao (do asa a ka vahay).
Each room can hold two people.

4. papira a ka tao do asa ka vahay ya?
How many people can sleep in this room?
raroa (a ka tao) do jia,
This room holds two people.

lalima (a ka tao) do jito,
This room holds five people.

papito (a ka tao) do jito.
This room holds seven people.

(3) The tourists bargain with the owner.

1. ápira [o nizpi] do kasa a ahep?
How much per night?

2. teylilima a ranaw o teysa ka tao.
Five hundred dollars per person.
3. kasingasíngat na?
Wow, that is expensive!

4. nona, pavevehan ko so alima poo.
Ok, fine, I’ll deduct fifty dollars.

(4) Tourists ask about meals.

5. ya mácivilang o kanen?
Does that include meals?

6. nohon.
Yes.
7. simango am koman?
When is dinner?

8. si anem aka vatvatek.
Six o’clock.

(5) Tourists ask about hot water for bathing.

9. ya mian so cinoat?
Is there hot water?
10. ya ji ngian.
Yes.

(6) Tourists ask about the location of the bathroom.

11. wájin na yanan no kareyan?
Where is the bathroom?
12. óri do kaozi.
To the left.

（2）Guests negotiate rooms, keys, payments, beds, and bath order

1. raroa kamo do jia, tatlo kamo do jito an, óya o kagi no it-itkehan nio.
You two sleep in this room, and you three sleep in that one. These are the keys to your rooms.

2. takamo teypipira so itoro?
How much should each of us pay?

3. teylilima ranaw.
Each person should pay five hundred dollars.

4. mikeh ka do jia, mitkeh ka do jito a, mitkeh ko do jia an.
Why don’t you sleep over here, you over there, and I’ll sleep over here. How is that?

5. sino manma marios?
Who is bathing first?

6. yaken, ta ya ko mannget.
Me, because I am very hot.