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Travel and getting around

Travel Basics

Practise practical words for moving through a new place with confidence.

  • Teens and up
  • Easy · A2
  • 32 words

The words

Every word in this set, with what it means. Tap a word to hear it.

airport
a place where planes take off and land
station
a place where trains or buses stop
ticket
a paper or pass that lets you travel or enter
passport
an official book used when traveling to another country
suitcase
a case for carrying clothes when traveling
map
a drawing that shows where places are
hotel
a place where travelers pay to stay
room
a space inside a building
train
a long vehicle that travels on rails
bus
a large vehicle that carries many passengers
plane
a vehicle that flies through the air
taxi
a car you pay to take you somewhere
street
a road in a town or city
bridge
a structure that lets you cross over water or a road
corner
the place where two streets or lines meet
left
the side opposite your right
right
the side opposite your left
straight
moving in one direction without turning
arrive
to reach a place
leave
to go away from a place
visit
to go and spend time somewhere
journey
travelling from one place to another
trip
a short journey and the time you spend there
beach
the sandy edge of the sea
mountain
a very high piece of land
city
a large, busy place where many people live
country
a land with its own name and government
luggage
the bags you take when you travel
platform
the place at a station where you get on a train
gate
the door at an airport where you board a plane
delay
a wait that makes something later than planned
guide
a person who shows you a place and explains it