Skip to content

Travel phrases: 260 English words and phrases for your trip

260 words and phrases25 topics254 with momentsfrom 423 videos

Try 5 words from Travel phrases

From the Being polite topic

Word 1 of 5

At 13:25 in this video

I Paid a Taxi $10,000 to See How Far it Takes Me!

excuse me

phrase

As these videos use it

said politely to get someone's attention, to get past, or to say sorry for a small thing

Heard 83 times in 65 videos

Start this pack

Free, sign in with Google

All 260 words and phrases, by topic

Tap any word or phrase to hear it and play its moments where it has them. The topics follow a trip, from excuse me and asking for the bill to checking in, getting around and feeling ill.

Being polite

10 words and phrases · 01/25
  1. pleaseadverbused in polite requestin 563 videos
  2. thank youphrasewhat you say to someone who has given or done something for youin 1,026 videos
  3. excuse mephrasesaid politely to get someone's attention, to get past, or to say sorry for a small thingin 65 videos
  4. sorryadjectivefeeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undonein 459 videos
  5. hellointerjectiona word used to greet someone or to start a phone callin 270 videos
  6. goodbyeinterjectiona word you say when you leave someone or end a callin 154 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. cheersinterjectionthanks or bye (British, informal); also said when people drink togetherin 57 videos
  2. yes pleasephrasea polite way to accept something that is offeredin 14 videos
  3. no thank youphrasea polite way to refuse something that is offeredin 22 videos
  4. you're welcomephrasewhat you say back, politely, when someone thanks youin 38 videos

Asking for help

10 words and phrases · 02/25
  1. can you helpphrasea polite way to ask someone to do something for you or give supportin 6 videos
  2. i'm looking forphrasewhat you say when you are trying to find someone or somethingin 33 videos
  3. speak englishphrasebe able to talk in the language of the UK, the US and many other countriesin 19 videos
  4. i don't understandphrasewhat you say when the meaning of something is not clear to youin 63 videos
  5. pardonverbaccept an excuse forin 20 videos
  6. say that againphrasea request to repeat what was just said, often because you did not hear itin 8 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. more slowlyphraseat a lower speed than before or than othersin 24 videos
  2. what does that mean?phrasea question you ask when you want something explainedin 52 videos
  3. how do you sayphrasea question for asking the right word for something, often in another languagein 7 videos
  4. write it downphraseput words or numbers on paper so you do not forget themin 8 videos

Useful questions

10 words and phrases · 03/25
  1. where isphraseused to ask the place of someone or somethingin 179 videos
  2. is there aphraseused to ask if something exists or can be foundin 90 videos
  3. around herephrasein this area; near this placein 71 videos
  4. do you havephraseused to ask if someone owns or holds something, or to ask a shop for somethingin 203 videos
  5. how much isphraseused to ask the price of somethingin 25 videos
  6. how farphraseused to ask the distance to a placein 99 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. how long does it take?phraseused to ask how much time something needsin 13 videos
  2. what timephraseused to ask the hour, or when something happensin 30 videos
  3. how oftenphraseused to ask how many times something happensin 53 videos
  4. which wayphraseused to ask the direction to goin 36 videos

Travel basics

10 words and phrases · 04/25
  1. travelverbundertake a journey or tripin 528 videos
  2. tripnouna journey for some purpose (usually including the return)in 265 videos
  3. journeynounthe act of travelling from one place to anotherin 259 videos
  4. holidaynounleisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasurein 160 videos
  5. day tripphrasea visit to a place where you go and come back on the same dayin 5 videos
  6. touristnouna person who visits a place on holidayin 68 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. travellernouna person who is on a trip or journey, often a long onein 18 videos
  2. abroadadverbto or in a foreign countryin 49 videos
  3. the localsphrasethe people who live in a particular placein 24 videos
  4. visanounan endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing itin 23 videos

Eating out

11 words and phrases · 05/25
  1. restaurantnouna place where you pay to sit and eat mealsin 213 videos
  2. cafenouna small place that sells coffee, tea, cakes and simple mealsin 37 videos
  3. menunouna list of dishes available at a restaurantin 102 videos
  4. waiternouna person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)in 20 videos
  5. i'd likephrasea polite way to say what you wantin 157 videos
  6. i'll havephraseused to order food or drink, or to choose somethingin 48 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 5 with moments
  1. can i havephrasea polite way to ask for somethingin 62 videos
  2. would you recommendphrasea question asking if someone thinks something is good and worth choosingin 4 videos
  3. main coursephrasethe biggest dish of a meal, eaten after the starterin 10 videos
  4. dessertnounsweet food eaten at the end of a mealin 47 videos
  5. the billphrasethe paper showing how much you must pay for a meal (American English often says the check)in 40 videos

Drinks

10 words and phrases · 06/25
  1. coffeenouna hot, dark brown drink made from roasted and ground beansin 172 videos
  2. teanouna hot drink made by soaking dried leaves in boiling waterin 93 videos
  3. a cup of teaphrasea hot drink made by pouring boiling water on dried leaves, very popular in Britainin 4 videos
  4. a glass of waterphraseplain drinking water served in a clear cupin 10 videos
  5. tap waterphrasewater that comes straight from the pipes in a building, not from a bottlein 8 videos
  6. milknouna white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beingsin 124 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. juicenounthe liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cookingin 134 videos
  2. soft drinknouna cold, sweet, fizzy drink with no alcohol, such as colain 35 videos
  3. beernounan alcoholic drink made from grain, often served coldin 93 videos
  4. winenounfermented juice (of grapes especially)in 92 videos

Food and diets

10 words and phrases · 07/25
  1. hungryadjectivefeeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat foodin 118 videos
  2. thirstyadjectivefeeling a need or desire to drinkin 19 videos
  3. deliciousadjectiveextremely pleasing to the sense of tastein 131 videos
  4. spicyadjectiveproducing a burning sensation on the taste nervesin 52 videos
  5. i'm fullphrasewhat you say when you have eaten enough and cannot eat morein 3 videos
  6. vegetarianadjectivewithout meat or fish; for people who eat no meatin 22 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. vegannouna person who eats no meat, fish, eggs, dairy or other animal productsin 28 videos
  2. allergic tophrasehaving a bad bodily reaction to something, such as a food or a stingin 9 videos
  3. street foodphrasecheap, ready-to-eat food sold from stalls or carts outdoorsin 14 videos
  4. takeawaynounprepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premisesin 28 videos

Directions

10 words and phrases · 08/25
  1. turn leftphrasechange direction to your left-hand side, as at a corner or junctionin 7 videos
  2. turn rightphrasechange direction to your right-hand side, as at a corner or junctionin 6 videos
  3. on the leftphraseat the side of something that is nearer your left handin 80 videos
  4. on the rightphraseat the side of something that is nearer your right handin 84 videos
  5. straight onphraseforward without turning; or directly from the frontin 20 videos
  6. keep goingphrasecontinue moving or doing something; do not stopin 89 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. next tophrasebeside; very close to someone or somethingin 244 videos
  2. in front ofphraseahead of or facing someone or something; also where others can seein 319 videos
  3. around the cornerphrasevery near, just past the corner; or coming very soonin 25 videos
  4. go pastphrasemove by and beyond something without stoppingin 16 videos

Finding the way

11 words and phrases · 09/25
  1. mapnouna diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)in 228 videos
  2. directionsnounthe spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or movesin 101 videos
  3. nearbyadverbnot far away in relative termsin 114 videos
  4. the nearestphrasethe one that is closest to youin 30 videos
  5. far awayphrasea long distance from herein 152 videos
  6. over therephrasein that place, a little distance awayin 240 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 5 with moments
  1. across the streetphraseon the other side of the roadin 18 videos
  2. down the roadphrasea short distance along the road; also later in the futurein 42 videos
  3. traffic lightsphrasethe red, amber and green signals that control cars at junctionsin 11 videos
  4. roundaboutnouna road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central islandin 6 videos
  5. crossroadsnouna point where a choice must be madein 24 videos

Getting around

11 words and phrases · 10/25
  1. busnouna vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transportin 112 videos
  2. bus stopphrasea marked place at the roadside where you wait to get on a busin 2 videos
  3. get onphraseclimb onto or into a bus, train, plane or stagein 195 videos
  4. get offphraseleave a bus, train, plane or stagein 83 videos
  5. taxinouna car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for moneyin 58 videos
  6. on footphrasewalkingin 5 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 4 with moments
  1. the undergroundphrasethe train system that runs in tunnels below London; the Tubein 24 videos
  2. public transportphrasebuses, trains and other vehicles that anyone can pay to use (American English says public transportation)in 5 videos
  3. tramnouna wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricityin 4 videos
  4. ferrynouna boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedulein 17 videos
  5. hire a carphrasepay to use a car for a short time, which American English calls renting a car

Shops

10 words and phrases · 11/25
  1. shopnouna mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or servicesin 497 videos
  2. supermarketnouna large shop that sells food and household goodsin 43 videos
  3. marketnounan area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set upin 364 videos
  4. bakerynouna shop that makes and sells bread and cakesin 13 videos
  5. convenience storephrasea small shop that sells food and everyday items and stays open long hoursin 6 videos
  6. shopping centrenouna large building or area with many shops and places to eatin 35 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. souvenirnouna reminder of past eventsin 3 videos
  2. i'm just lookingphrasewhat you say in a shop when you do not need help and are only browsingin 6 videos
  3. cashiernouna person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)in 8 videos
  4. closedverbmove so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shutin 185 videos

Buying things

10 words and phrases · 12/25
  1. how much does it cost?phraseused to ask the price of somethingin 3 videos
  2. this onephraseused to point to or pick a particular thing near youin 627 videos
  3. i'll take itphraseused to say you will buy something, or will accept something even if not perfectin 16 videos
  4. anything elsephraseany other thing; often asked to see if someone wants morein 111 videos
  5. that's allphraseused to say there is nothing morein 218 videos
  6. what sizephraseused to ask how big something is, or which clothing measurement someone needsin 3 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 3 with moments
  1. try it onphraseput on clothes in a shop to see if they fit and look good
  2. sold outphrasewith none left to buy because all have been boughtin 14 videos
  3. receiptnounan acknowledgement (usually tangible) that payment has been madein 12 videos
  4. refundnounmoney returned to a payerin 19 videos

Prices

10 words and phrases · 13/25
  1. pricenounthe amount of money needed to purchase somethingin 328 videos
  2. cheapadjectiverelatively low in price or charging low pricesin 231 videos
  3. expensiveadjectivecosting a lot of moneyin 303 videos
  4. for freephrasewithout having to payin 118 videos
  5. discountnounan amount or percentage deductedin 64 videos
  6. on salephraseavailable to buy in shops; or sold at a lower price than usualin 13 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. special offerphrasea lower price or extra deal for a short timein 6 videos
  2. bargainnounnegotiate the terms of an exchangein 27 videos
  3. worth itphrasegood or useful enough to justify the cost or effortin 107 videos
  4. haggleverbargue about a price until you and the seller agreein 2 videos

Money

11 words and phrases · 14/25
  1. cashnounmoney in the form of notes and coinsin 121 videos
  2. credit cardphrasea plastic card that lets you buy things now and pay the bank laterin 38 videos
  3. debit cardphrasea plastic card that takes money straight from your bank account when you payin 2 videos
  4. cash machinenouna machine in a wall that gives out money from your bank account
  5. walletnouna small flat case for carrying money and cardsin 49 videos
  6. coinsnouna flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as moneyin 30 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 4 with moments
  1. banknotesnounpaper moneyin 4 videos
  2. currencynounthe metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently usedin 42 videos
  3. currency exchangephrasechanging one country's money into another's, or a place that does itin 4 videos
  4. keep the changephrasewhat you say to let someone keep the extra money after you pay
  5. tipnounan indication of potential opportunityin 255 videos

Hotels

11 words and phrases · 15/25
  1. hotelnouna building where you pay to sleep and stay for a short timein 108 videos
  2. bookingnounthe act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)in 26 videos
  3. check inphrasearrive and give your details at a hotel or airportin 44 videos
  4. check outphraselook at or visit something to see what it is like, or leave a hotel after payingin 325 videos
  5. breakfastnounthe first meal of the day (usually in the morning)in 125 videos
  6. receptionnounthe front desk where a hotel or office greets visitors, or a formal partyin 16 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 5 with moments
  1. the liftphrasea small room that carries people up and down between floors (American English says the elevator)in 21 videos
  2. hostelnouninexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)in 3 videos
  3. guest housephrasea small private house that offers rooms and breakfast to paying visitorsin 5 videos
  4. accommodationnounliving quarters provided for public conveniencein 12 videos
  5. fully bookedphrasewith no rooms, seats or tickets leftin 2 videos

In your room

10 words and phrases · 16/25
  1. bednouna piece of furniture that provides a place to sleepin 262 videos
  2. pillownouna cushion to support the head of a sleeping personin 31 videos
  3. bathroomnouna room with a bath or shower and often a toilet, or in American English any room with a toiletin 92 videos
  4. toiletnouna plumbing fixture for defecation and urinationin 62 videos
  5. showernounwashing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzlein 148 videos
  6. towelnouna rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wipingin 30 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. hot waterphrasewater that has been heated, for washing, cleaning or making drinksin 28 videos
  2. wifinouna way of connecting devices to the internet without wiresin 38 videos
  3. air conditioningphrasea system that cools the air inside a building or carin 14 videos
  4. noisyadjectivefull of or characterised by loud and nonmusical soundsin 22 videos

Sightseeing

10 words and phrases · 17/25
  1. tournouna journey or route all the way around a particular place or areain 149 videos
  2. tour guidephrasea person whose job is to show visitors around a place and tell them about itin 7 videos
  3. take a picturephraseuse a camera or phone to capture a photoin 23 videos
  4. look aroundphrasewalk about a place to see what is therein 70 videos
  5. famous forphrasewell known because of somethingin 40 videos
  6. the sightsphrasethe interesting places that visitors go to see in a town or cityin 7 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 3 with moments
  1. viewnounthe visual percept of a regionin 452 videos
  2. queuenouna line of people or vehicles waiting for somethingin 19 videos
  3. tourist attractionphrasea place that many visitors go to seein 3 videos
  4. tourist trapphrasea busy place that charges visitors too much for poor value

Places to visit

10 words and phrases · 18/25
  1. beachnounan area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lakein 152 videos
  2. museumnouna building where old, interesting or artistic objects are kept and shown to the publicin 96 videos
  3. churchnouna place for public (especially Christian) worshipin 81 videos
  4. old townphrasethe oldest, historic part of a city, often with narrow streetsin 4 videos
  5. city centrenounthe main business and shopping area in the middle of a townin 44 videos
  6. castlenouna large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attackin 32 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. palacenounofficial residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)in 25 videos
  2. templenounplace of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deityin 40 videos
  3. cathedralnounany large and important churchin 8 videos
  4. theatrenouna building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presentedin 68 videos

Trains

11 words and phrases · 19/25
  1. trainnounpublic transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotivein 448 videos
  2. ticketnouna commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)in 115 videos
  3. train stationphrasea place where trains stop to let passengers on and offin 7 videos
  4. platformnounthe combination of a particular computer and a particular operating systemin 173 videos
  5. carriagenouna railcar where passengers ridein 13 videos
  6. on timephraseat the planned time; not latein 45 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 5 with moments
  1. delayedverbmade late, or made to happen later than plannedin 37 videos
  2. cancelledverbpostpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduledin 36 videos
  3. return ticketphrasea ticket for a journey to a place and back again (American English says round-trip)in 12 videos
  4. first classphrasethe best and most costly seats on a plane or trainin 20 videos
  5. timetablenouna schedule listing events and the times at which they will take placein 88 videos

At the airport

11 words and phrases · 20/25
  1. airportnouna place where planes take off and land, with buildings for passengersin 99 videos
  2. flightnounan instance of travelling by airin 221 videos
  3. passportnouna document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home countryin 25 videos
  4. luggagenounthe bags and cases you take on a tripin 37 videos
  5. suitcasenouna large case with a handle for carrying clothes on a tripin 23 videos
  6. hand luggagephrasebags you carry onto a plane with you (American English often says carry-on)
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 5 with moments
  1. terminalnounstation where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goodsin 28 videos
  2. airport securityphrasethe checks of passengers and bags at an airport before they boardin 7 videos
  3. customsnounthe place at a border or airport where officers check your bags for banned or taxed goodsin 32 videos
  4. the gatephrasethe door at an airport where you get on your plane, or the way in or out of a placein 54 videos
  5. arrivalsnounthe act of arriving at a certain placein 9 videos

On the plane

10 words and phrases · 21/25
  1. planenounan aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jetsin 266 videos
  2. airlinenouna commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengersin 49 videos
  3. passengernouna person riding in a car, bus, train, ship or plane who is not driving itin 74 videos
  4. flight attendantphrasea member of the cabin crew who looks after passengers on a planein 8 videos
  5. boardingnounthe act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraftin 17 videos
  6. take offphraseremove clothing or something from a place; also, of a plane, leave the groundin 135 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. seat beltnouna strap in a car or plane that holds you safely in placein 13 videos
  2. aislenounpassageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in storesin 39 videos
  3. turbulencenouninstability in the atmospherein 16 videos
  4. jet lagnountiredness and poor sleep after a long flight across time zonesin 9 videos

Problems

10 words and phrases · 22/25
  1. there's a problemphraseused to say that something is wrongin 23 videos
  2. it doesn't workphraseused to say that a machine, method or plan failsin 46 videos
  3. it's brokenphraseused to say that something is damaged or no longer worksin 6 videos
  4. out of orderphrasenot working, as of a machine; or not in the right sequencein 8 videos
  5. lost myphraseused to say you can no longer find something of yoursin 35 videos
  6. got lostphrasecould not find the way and did not know where you werein 3 videos
Show all 10Show fewer4 more · 4 with moments
  1. locked outphraseunable to get into a place or account because it is locked or you lack the key or passwordin 6 videos
  2. complaintnounan expression of grievance or resentmentin 20 videos
  3. the managerphrasethe person in charge of a shop, hotel, team or businessin 14 videos
  4. embassynouna diplomatic building where ambassadors live or workin 8 videos

Staying safe

11 words and phrases · 23/25
  1. be carefulphraseused to warn someone to take care and avoid dangerin 99 videos
  2. watch outphraseused to warn someone of danger; look outin 61 videos
  3. is it safe?phraseused to ask if a place or thing is free from dangerin 5 videos
  4. dangerousadjectiveinvolving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harmin 302 videos
  5. policenounthe force of policemen and officersin 140 videos
  6. call the policephrasephone the officers who keep law and order, on 999 in the UKin 7 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 5 with moments
  1. stolenverbtake without the owner's consentin 50 videos
  2. thiefnouna person who stealsin 22 videos
  3. pickpocketnouna thief who secretly takes wallets and phones from people in crowdsin 2 videos
  4. scamnouna fraudulent business schemein 41 videos
  5. ripped offphrasecharged too much or cheated (informal)in 10 videos

Feeling ill

11 words and phrases · 24/25
  1. not feeling wellphrasefeeling a little illin 3 videos
  2. illadjectiveaffected by an impairment of normal physical or mental functionin 728 videos
  3. headachenounpain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugsin 35 videos
  4. a coldphrasea common mild illness with a runny nose, sneezing and a sore throatin 71 videos
  5. fevernouna rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infectionin 40 videos
  6. coughverbexhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestionin 27 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 5 with moments
  1. sore throatphrasepain at the back of the mouth and in the neck, especially when you swallowin 7 videos
  2. stomach achenouna pain in your bellyin 5 videos
  3. dizzyadjectivehaving or causing a whirling sensation; liable to fallingin 14 videos
  4. throw upphrasebe sick; vomitin 30 videos
  5. food poisoningphrasean illness from eating something that has gone bad or carries germsin 3 videos

Medical help

11 words and phrases · 25/25
  1. doctornouna licensed medical practitionerin 248 videos
  2. dentistnouna doctor who looks after teethin 19 videos
  3. hospitalnouna health facility where patients receive treatmentin 161 videos
  4. pharmacynouna retail shop where medicine and other articles are soldin 14 videos
  5. medicinenouna pill, liquid or other substance that you take to treat or prevent an illnessin 86 videos
  6. it hurtsphraseused to say that something causes you painin 41 videos
Show all 11Show fewer5 more · 5 with moments
  1. injuredverbcause injuries or bodily harm toin 46 videos
  2. prescriptionnounwritten instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patientin 26 videos
  3. an emergencyphrasea sudden, dangerous situation that needs action straight awayin 38 videos
  4. ambulancenouna vehicle that takes ill or injured people to hospitalin 19 videos
  5. first aidphrasesimple, quick medical help given to an injured or ill person before a doctor arrivesin 5 videos

More packs

About this pack
Price
Free
Account
Sign in with Google to practise
Daily
5, 10 or 20 new a day, reviews first
Moments
254 of 260 have a clip
Sources
Picked by Talk, CC BY-SA 4.0
Words and phrases
Picked by Talk.
How Talk picked them
We drafted about 1,800 candidate travel words and phrases covering airports, trains, directions, hotels, eating out, shopping, money, sightseeing, problems and health, counted how many of Talk's spoken videos say each one, and kept the clearest everyday ones heard in at least two videos, British forms first.
Licence
Talk shares this list under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meanings
From Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Princeton WordNet, used under the WordNet licence; Talk wrote or reworded some in plain English. WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Start this pack

Free, sign in with Google

We use cookies to see how people use Talk. Cookie details