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La chica del hotel nos habló con mucha amabilidad y nos dijo que la carretera del este estaba cerrada.
Meaning
The girl at the hotel spoke to us very kindly and told us that the road in the east was closed.
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Breakdown of La chica del hotel nos habló con mucha amabilidad y nos dijo que la carretera del este estaba cerrada.
con
with
estar
to be
y
and
del
of the
Questions & Answers about La chica del hotel nos habló con mucha amabilidad y nos dijo que la carretera del este estaba cerrada.
Why is it del hotel and not de el hotel?
Because de + el contracts to del in Spanish.
- de el hotel → del hotel
- This contraction is required in normal Spanish.
The only common exception is when el is part of a proper name, for example:
- de El Escorial
So in this sentence, la chica del hotel is the correct form.
What does la chica del hotel mean exactly? Is she a guest or an employee?
Literally, it means the girl/young woman from the hotel.
In context, a native speaker would usually understand this as someone associated with the hotel, very likely:
- a receptionist
- a staff member
- a woman working there
Chica often means girl, but in everyday Spanish it can also mean young woman, depending on context. It does not necessarily mean a child.
Why are nos and nos repeated in the sentence?