Street & travel items
Learn the English words for common street and travel items.
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Terms in this deck
- traffic lighta light with red, yellow, and green colors that controls traffic
- sidewalka paved path for people to walk beside a street
- cornerthe place where two streets meet
- ticketa piece of paper that lets you travel or enter a place
- suitcasea case used to carry clothes when traveling
- luggagebags and suitcases you carry while traveling
- crosswalka marked path where people can safely cross a street
- street signa sign that shows a street name or traffic rule
- traffic jama long line of cars that cannot move
- passportan official document needed to travel to another country
- boarding passa ticket that lets you get on an airplane
- gatethe area at an airport where you board a plane
- terminala building at an airport or bus station where travelers wait
- platformthe area where you wait to get on a train
- tollmoney you pay to use certain roads or bridges
- highwaya large road used for fast travel between cities
- intersectiona place where two or more streets cross
- roundabouta circular road junction where traffic moves in one direction
- pedestriana person who is walking, not driving
- laneone of the marked sections of a road for a single line of traffic
- speed bumpa raised part of the road that makes cars slow down
- curbthe edge of the sidewalk next to the street
- parking metera machine where you pay to park your car
- street lampa light on a pole that lights up the street at night
- fire hydranta pipe on the street used by firefighters to get water
- bus stopa place where a bus stops to pick up or drop off people
- baggage claimthe area at an airport where you pick up your luggage
- security checkpointthe place at an airport where your bags and body are checked
- carry-ona small bag you bring with you on an airplane
- visaan official document that lets you enter another country
- customsthe place at a border where officials check travelers and their bags
- layovera stop between two flights on a trip
- mapa drawing that shows where places are
How to study this deck
This vocabulary helps you in the street, at the airport and on transport. Study first what you see when walking (sidewalk, traffic light, crosswalk) and then what you need to travel (passport, boarding pass, luggage). Practice an imaginary trip step by step: arrive at the terminal, show your passport, find the gate.
The trickiest words
- sidewalk: it is the sidewalk in the US; in the UK it is called "pavement".
- luggage: it is uncountable: "some luggage", not "a luggage". For one piece, say "a suitcase".
- ticket: it is a transport or entry ticket and also a fine ("a parking ticket").
Examples in context
She stopped at the traffic light.
He packed his suitcase for the trip.
They were stuck in a traffic jam.
They waited in the terminal for their flight.
The accident happened at the intersection.
The car slowed down for the speed bump.
They parked too close to the fire hydrant.
She packed light and only took a carry-on.
Mini dialogue
- A: Excuse me, where is the boarding gate?
- B: Go straight to the terminal, past the passport check.
- A: I have two suitcases. Is that a problem?
- B: Not at all. Just show your ticket and your passport.