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suite
A series of several connected rooms in a hotel that are rented out as one unit and usually consist of a living area and a sleeping area.
Das Paar hat für seine Hochzeitsnacht die Präsidenten-Suite gebucht.
The couple booked the presidential suite for their wedding night.
'Suite' is a loanword from French and is pronounced that way in German as well. The 'ui' sounds like a long 'i', similar to the German word 'Schiene'.
Wir haben für das Wochenende eine Suite im besten Hotel der Stadt reserviert.
We reserved a suite at the best hotel in the city for the weekend.
You can always recognize the meaning of 'Suite' (suite) from the context. Words like 'Hotel' or 'buchen' (to book) point to the hotel suite, 'Musik' (music) or 'Komponist' (composer) to the musical piece, and 'Software' or 'Programm' (program) to the program package.
Im Hotel bekamen wir ein Upgrade auf eine größere Suite.
At the hotel, we got an upgrade to a larger suite.
In the hotel context, 'Suite' is often used with verbs such as 'buchen' (to book), 'reservieren' (to reserve), or 'mieten' (to rent). Common compounds are 'Präsidenten-Suite' (presidential suite) or 'Hochzeits-Suite' (honeymoon suite).
Für ihre Flitterwochen haben sie die Hochzeits-Suite gebucht.
They booked the honeymoon suite for their honeymoon.
apartment
'die Suite' and 'das Apartment' can both refer to accommodation with more space than a simple room. However, a 'Suite' typically belongs to a hotel and consists of several connected rooms, often with a living area and a sleeping area. It usually sounds more upscale. An 'Apartment' is more like a small, self-contained apartment, often furnished and for shorter or longer stays. Learners may confuse the words because both can have several areas. In a hotel, a particularly large unit is more likely to be called a suite; for a small self-contained apartment, 'Apartment' is more likely.
Für ihre Hochzeitsreise haben Anna und Max eine Suite im Hotel gebucht.
Anna and Max booked a suite at the hotel for their honeymoon.
Während des Praktikums wohnt Mehmet in einem kleinen Apartment nahe dem Bahnhof.
During his internship, Mehmet lives in a small apartment near the train station.