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PhrasesRequesting Hotel ServicesPotete portarmi degli asciugamani puliti?
A2formal

Potete portarmi degli asciugamani puliti?

Can you bring me some clean towels?

Pronunciation

a-sciU-ga-MA-ni — five syllables, stress on the fourth.

When to use it

Call housekeeping or reception when you need fresh towels. Standard hotels replenish daily; budget hotels may do so every two days.

What it means

'Potete portarmi' = can you bring me (plural formal). 'Degli asciugamani' uses the partitive 'degli' (some) before a masculine plural noun. 'Puliti' = clean (masculine plural agreeing with 'asciugamani').

Variations

Posso avere degli asciugamani extra?

Can I have some extra towels?

For additional towels beyond the daily allocation

Quando vengono cambiate le lenzuola?

When are the sheets changed?

Ask about the sheet change schedule for your stay length

Manca un asciugamano bagno.

A bath towel is missing.

Use 'manca' (is missing) for anything absent from the room

Mini Dialogue

— Potete portarmi degli asciugamani puliti? Quelli di questa mattina li ho usati. — Certamente. Quanti ne desidera? — Due grandi e un piccolo, per favore. — Li portiamo entro dieci minuti.

— Can you bring me some clean towels? I have used this morning's ones. — Certainly. How many would you like? — Two large and one small, please. — We will bring them within ten minutes.

Cultural Note

Many Italian hotels now follow 'green' policies where towels are changed every two or three days rather than daily. A card in the bathroom typically explains: 'Se vuole asciugamani nuovi, lasciali sul pavimento. Se vuoi usarli ancora, appendili' (If you want new towels, leave them on the floor; to reuse, hang them up).