One Japanese question
In my textbook the following sentence shows up in a conversation about picking a hotel
-"もっと　安い　ほうが　いいですが。。。"
The conversation then goes on with the other person describing the hotel…

What does が mean here?

I know it can mean "but", but that does not make sense here because there is no statement after it:
the person stops talking at that point, and the conversation continues with the next person…

Can someone help me out?

Thanks!

Yair

Question

One Japanese question
In my textbook the following sentence shows up in a conversation about picking a hotel
-"もっと　安い　ほうが　いい ですが。。。"
The conversation then goes on with the other person describing the hotel…

What does が mean here?

I know it can mean "but", but that does not make sense here because there is no statement after it: 
the person stops talking at that point, and the conversation continues with the next person…

Can someone help me out?

Thanks!

Yair

Answer

This is one of the ways Japanese use to show their dissatisfaction or to elicit another option humbly. The speaker stops talking because he/she doesn't want to say something negative to the currently suggested hotel room aloud.

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though

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「もっと安い方がいいですが。（ほかの選択肢はありませんか？）」or「もっと安い方がいいですが。（それしか選択肢がないのなら仕方ありません。）」

But, I am not sure if it is correct because it dépends on contexte and I do not know the dialogue in your textbook.

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