Lesson 18 of 18 · Hotel
Report a Found Object and Hand Over to Reception
Factually report an unattended personal object—specifically a telephone—found in room 101, 102, or 201 to the reception desk, state where it was found without guessing ownership or inspecting private contents, and complete a handover confirmation under the fictional property's lost-property procedure.
Learn these expressions
Ho trovato un telefono nella camera centouno.
I found a phone in room 101.
Opening a found-property report.
L'ho trovato sul tavolo.
I found it on the table.
Describing specific room location.
Porto subito l'oggetto alla reception.
I am bringing the object to reception right away.
Declaring physical handover transport.
Consegno questo telefono.
I am handing over this phone.
Executing physical handover at the desk.
Non posso sbloccare o aprire l'oggetto.
I cannot unlock or open the object.
Clarifying data privacy boundary.
Confermo: telefono trovato nella centouno.
I confirm: phone found in 101.
Final handover verification formula.
New words
- ho trovato
- I found (from the verb trovare)
- il telefono / un telefono
- the phone / a phone (masculine singular noun)
- l'oggetto
- the object / the item (masculine singular noun; plural gli oggetti)
- sul tavolo
- on the table / on the desk
- consegno
- I hand over / I deliver (present tense verb consegnare)
- non posso sbloccare
- I cannot unlock
- Dove hai trovato il telefono?
- Where did you find the phone?
- dalla camera
- from the room
- la responsabile
- the supervisor; il registro = the log
- il portafoglio
- the wallet
You may hear
- Dove hai trovato questo oggetto? = Where did you find this object?
- In quale camera era? = In which room was it?
- Compilo il registro degli oggetti smarriti. = I am filling out the lost property log.
- Ricevuto: telefono dalla centouno. = Received: phone from room 101.
Grammar tipsShow
Fixed Past Expression (Ho trovato):
To report finding something, use the conversational past form Ho trovato (I found), followed by the item and the room:
Ho trovato un telefono nella camera centouno. (I found a phone in room 101.)
Handover Formula (Consegno... alla reception):
When you step up to the front desk to pass the item to a colleague, say Consegno (I hand over):
Consegno questo telefono alla reception. (I hand this phone over to reception.)
If a guest claims the item in the corridor:
If a guest says “Quello è il mio telefono!” (That is my phone!), don't hand it over yourself. Send them to reception: Vada alla reception, per favore (Please go to reception).
Listen to the conversation
Listen once without reading. Then step through the lines below, one turn at a time.
Listening practice
Listen, pick an answer, then reveal the spoken words to check. Practice only, not an exam.
Question 1
What specific object was discovered, and in which room was it located?
Question 2
What does the speaker say they are doing?