Thursday 13 March 2008

旅館 - lǚ guǎn – hotel


Today we shall learn another word for hotel.

The first character 旅, lǚ means to travel. It is pronounce loo with a 3rd or falling and rising tone.
The second character 館, guǎn means guest accommodation. It is pronounced gwan with a 3rd or falling and rising tone.
Because there are two 3rd tones together in this word the first character is pronounced as a 2nd or rising tone.