2016-05-11
Hello dear friend!
So, are you interested in spoken English for tourists - phrases and expressions, or maybe whole sentences? Then I am almost sure that everything is fine with you now and that you are in a good mood. " suitcase". Why? Because useful expressions only tourists are looking for tourists)).
Several years ago, my friend went to rest in Europe, she thought that she would see all the beauties there, visit, visit the most famous museums ... elementary phrases in English, not to mention picking up a textbook or phrasebook. I thought they would understand her on the fingers and relied on our Russian maybe.
As a result, she spent 2 weeks at the hotel, having got out a couple of times only to the next street for shopping, although, according to her, he did not really work out. She admitted that she had never felt so stupid and insecure. Yes, not a very pleasant feeling, I can tell you!
To avoid it, it will not hurt you (it really does not hurt!) To familiarize yourself with this article. It will be divided into 2 parts. In the first part , that is, on this page, you get to know the main English expressions and questions that will definitely come in handy on any foreign trip. All of them will be with translation and pronunciation (audio for each phrase) - you can practice them online and without leaving the checkout.
- I will give you examples, how you can and should react to phrases spoken to you, I will give advice, how not to get confused and do not fall face down in the mud)) when you hear the fluent, unintelligible speech of a foreigner who also looks at you angrily! In general, let's practice the full program!
So let's start with
Basic rules
- Use words of gratitude... Better to say them twice than not say them at all. (These are the words Thank you and a little more relaxed thanks )
- Politeness and again courtesy, to express which use the phrases:
— Please (when you ask for something) - Tell me, please, where I can find a hairdresser's
— You are welcome (when responding to thanks)
— Excuse me (when you want to ask or ask for something) - Excuse me, could you help me with the bus?
— (I'm) Sorry (when expressing regret) - If you wish ask permission or ask about the possibility (probability) of something, use the construction Can I ... / May I ...
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Can I open the window? (asking permission)
Can I change my ticket? (ask about the possibility) - If you ask someone for something, use the construction Could you ...
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Could you give me a new towel?
I also want to remind you what vocabulary for tourism you need to master first of all before traveling to an English-speaking country. Here is a list of words:
All these words with the correct pronunciation can be found by following the corresponding links.
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Let's get down to the phrases themselves, finally! And let's start with the important thing - emergency or unforeseen situations... Of course, they most likely will not happen to you, but knowing the necessary expressions in such cases will at least make you a little more confident.
If emergency caught by surprise
I've lost all my documents
I have lost all my documents
Help me, please
Help me please
Give me some watеr, please
Please give me some water
I'm not well
I do not feel good
I'm sick
I'm sick
I'm late for the train (plane)
I missed the train (plane)
I’ve lost my room key
I lost my room keys
I've lost my way
I'm lost (eh)
I'm hungry
I'm hungry (for)
I'm thirsty
I want to drink very much
Call a doctor, please
Call a doctor please
I'm dizzy
I feel dizzy
Take me to the hospital
Take me to a hospital
I have a temperature
I have a temperature
I've got a toothache
I have a toothache
Is it dangerous?
This is dangerous?
Don’t do it!
Do not do this!
I'll call the police!
I'll call the police
Well, now let's go in the order of your trip ...
The airport. Passport control
Where is luggage check?
Where is the baggage control?
Where is passport control?
Where is passport control?
Where is the information-office?
Where is the help desk?
Where can I check (pick up) my luggаge?
Where can I drop (receive) my baggage?
Where is the waiting room?
Where is the waiting room?
Where is the duty-free shop?
Where is the duty-free shop?
Where is the cloak-room?
Where is the luggage room?
Where is the exit to the city?
Where is the exit to the city?
How much shall I pay for the over-weight?
How much should I pay for being overweight?
Where (when) is the check-in?
Where (when) is the registration?
May I take this bag into the cabin?
Can I take this bag with me? (Aboard)
When is the next flight, please?
When is the next flight to ...?
Where do I get a luggage cart?
Where can I get a luggage trolley?
Railway (auto) station
Is there a direct train to…?
Is there a direct train to ...?
Give me a return ticket to London, please.
Please give me a ticket to London, there and back.
Give me a single ticket to London, please.
Please give me a ticket to London.
When does the train to Warsaw leave?
When does the train leave for Worsow?
From which platform?
What platform?
How can I get to platform number ...?
How can I get to platform number ...?
Is this train number ...?
Is this train number ...?
Is this carriage number ...?
Is this car number ...?
Show me my place, please.
Please show me my place.
Where is the toilet?
Where is the toilet?
From what stand does my bus go?
Where does my bus depart from?
What time does the last bus depart?
What time does the last bus leave?
What is the fare to Glasgow?
How much does it cost to get to Glasgow?
I wоuld like a rоund-trip ticket, please.
Return ticket, please.
Sorry, does this bus go to ..?
Does this bus go to ...?
I want to cancel this ticket
I want to cancel this ticket
Acquaintance
Good morning!
Good morning
Good evening!
good evening
Good night!
Good night
Hi!
Hey
Hello!
Hello
Do you speak Russian?
Do you speak Russian?
I don’t speak German, French,
…
I don't speak German, French ...
I don’t understand you
I do not understand
Pardon?
What did you say?
I didn’t quite hear what you said
I didn't quite hear what you said
I didn't quite understand (get)
I didn't quite understand
Could you repeat, please?
Could you repeat, please?
Could you speak more slowly?
Would you speak slower, please?
What is your name?
What is your name?
May I introduce you…
Let me introduce you ...
Pleased to meet you
Nice to meet
I am here for the first time
I'm here for the first time
I'm from Moscow
I am from Moscow
It's time for me to go
I have to go
Thank you for everything
thanks for all
Goodbye!
Goodbye
All the best!
Best wishes
Good luck!
Good luck
Taxi
Are you free?
You are free?
I need to go to…
I need to (on) ...
Please, take me to this address
Please take me to this address
Please, take me to the (hotel, bus station, railway station, airport)…
Please take me to ... (hotel, bus station, railway station, airport) ...
Could you wait for me here two minutes?
Could you wait for me here for a couple of minutes?
I'm in a hurry
I am in a hurry
How much?
How much is?
Keep the change
Keep the change
I need a check
I need a check
Do you mind if I close (open) the window?
Do you mind if I close (open) the window?
Hotel
Choice, check-in
I'd like to book a room
I would like to book a room at your hotel
I've got a reservation in your hotel
I have booked a room at your hotel
How much is a single room?
How much does a single room cost?
How much is a double room?
How much does a double room cost?
What floor is it on?
What floor is the room on?
How much is it per night?
How much does a room cost per night?
Does the price include ...?
Does the room rate include ....?
What does the price include?
What is included in the room rate?
We need one double room with an extra bed
We need one double room with an extra bed
Can I have a look at the room?
May I take a look at the room?
Is there a bathroom (conditioner, fridge, TV, telephone, balcony, WI-FI internet) in the room?
Is there a bathroom in the room (air conditioning, refrigerator, TV, telephone, balcony, internet)?
Sorry, it doesn’t suit me
Sorry, this number does not suit me
It suits me
This number suits me
Do you have cheaper rooms?
Do you have cheaper rooms?
When is the checkout time?
When is the checkout time?
When is breakfast served?
When is breakfast?
Do I pay in advance?
Payment in advance?
Communication with staff
Could you send the luggage to my room?
Please send luggage to my room
Please make up my room
Please clean my room
Could you send these clothes to the laundry?
Please send these clothes for washing
Can I have breakfast in my room?
Can I have breakfast in my room?
Number 56, please
Keys to room 56, please
Please, have these things ironed (cleaned)
Please iron (brush) these things
I need to leave one day earlier
I need to leave a day earlier
I'd like to extend my stay for a few days
I would like to extend my stay at the hotel by a few days
Problems
I'd like to change my room
I would like to change the number
There is no soap (toilet paper, towel, water,) in my room
I have no soap in my room ( toilet paper, towels, water)
The TV (conditioner, ventilator, dryer) is out of order
TV does not work (air conditioner, fan, hairdryer)
Departure
I'm checking out
I'm leaving
Can I have my luggage back?
Can I collect my luggage?
May I pay by credit card?
Can I pay with a credit card?
I pay in cash
I have cash
I forgot my key in the room
I forgot my key in the room
In the town
orientation
Where is the railway station?
Where is the train station?
Where is the department store?
Where is the department store?
Where can I buy ...?
Where can I buy…?
What is the name of this street?
What street is it?
Which way is to ..?
Which way to go to ...?
How can I get to ...?
How can I get to ...?
Urban transport
Does this bus go to ...?
Does this bus go to ...?
Where can I buy a metro ticket?
Where can I buy a metro ticket?
Whаt is the fаre?
How much is the passage?
Where do I get off?
Where should I get off?
What is the next stop?
What's the next stop?
Purchases
First, I would like to have a look
I want to see first
I want a pair of shoes, size ..
I need a pair of shoes, size ...
May I try it on?
You can try on
Where can I try it on?
Where can I try it on?
Which size is that?
What size is it?
Have you got a larger (smaller) size?
Do you have a larger (smaller) size?
Will you show me ...?
Will you show me ...?
Give me…
Let me…
That’s just what I wanted
This is exactly what I was looking for
It doesn’t fit me
Doesn't fit
Have you got any discounts?
Do you have any discounts?
Have you got such sweater (skirt ...) of a different color?
Do you have the same sweater (skirt ...) in a different color?
How much is it?
How much is?
Cafe
I would like coffee, tea..
I would like coffee, tea ...
We'd like to sit by the window
We would like to sit by the window
The menu, please
Menu, please
We haven’t chosen yet
We have not chosen yet
I'd like to have a drink
I would like to drink something
What can you recommend?
What can you recommend?
That was very good
It was delicious
I like your cuisine
I like your kitchen
I didn’t order that
I did not order this
The bill, please
The check, please
For those who want to stay informed ...
What's up?
How are you?
What’s the trouble?
What happened?
What’s the matter?
What's the matter?
H ow do you say… in English?
How to say ... in english
How do you spell that?
How is it spelled?
Is it far?
It is far?
Is it expensive?
It is expensive?
That, in fact, is all that I wanted to dwell on. Of course, my suggested list of useful things from the field of tourist English - base, does not include many details, but with it you can navigate in standard situations. If you want to know other phrases, suggest them in the comments - we will be happy to supplement this article with your help!
If you want to know English more thoroughly, understand the essence of the language, appreciate its beauty, learn to express your thoughts in it, understand the thoughts of other people, as well as plunge into the culture of the countries in which it is official, then I will be glad to see you among the readers , guests or subscribers.
Here you can always find a lot of free materials, lessons, practical and theoretical posts that I am happy to create for you!
And now I want to invite you to voi and wish you success!
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Okay, yes, know, ay dont speaker English, is the most basic set of words from the English language that almost everyone has. However, in order to travel independently, this is not enough. "Why then go somewhere by yourself, not knowing the language?" - you ask. Here's why.
What is our dictionary for?
For example, you live in Thailand and you really miss your family and friends. And now, finally, you decide to invite your parents, friends, brothers, sisters or, to be honest, your beloved mother-in-law! And what? In her own way, she will bring sausages, herring of her own salting, mushrooms, homemade pickled cucumbers, tomatoes, jams, sauerkraut, caviar or even bacon, will warm up under the warm Thai sun, tell her friends on Skype how warm it is here, at a time when they are all minus 20 degrees and a blizzard. And all of this is good.
This raises the question, how can she go? “The tour is, of course, the best. Conveniently. And the hotel is separate and the excursion to the crocodiles is included in the price, ”he thinks. "Oh, mom will come to visit, we'll see you !!!" - she will say.
As a result, you buy tickets from Etihad or Emirates with a transfer in the UAE, give instructions on basic issues. Here it turns out that the last time the mother-in-law used English was at school, when she sang the song "Happy bezdey tu yu" with friends to a classmate, or even learned German. And she, in Abu Dhabi, needs to look at the number of her exit. Or worse, moving from one terminal to another at the huge Dubai airport. This is where our concise English-Russian dictionary of the independent traveler comes in handy.
But seriously speaking, now many people go to spend the winter in Pattaya - a city in which almost every second Thai has learned. A city where all the inscriptions, signs, menus and price tags have long been translated for our beloved tourists. All this allows compatriots to live in Thailand without knowing English, therefore international Airport and airplanes are the only place where you can't do without it yet.
How to use it
All words and expressions in the dictionary are divided into thematic sections. At the end of each section, there are several pattern phrases in which words can be used. In brackets after an English phrase or word, a transcription in Russian is given, which will help you pronounce them relatively correctly.
Concise English-Russian Dictionary
Of course, it is unlikely that it will be possible to solve all the questions with the help of this dictionary. However, it is enough to get to the final destination without any problems.
The airport
Boarding pass - boarding pass
Boarding time - boarding time
Ticket - ticket
Departue - departure
Arrival - arrival (adjective), e.g. arrival time - arrival time
Arrive (errive) - to arrive (verb)
Time (time) - time
Date (date) - date
Flight - flight
Zone - zone
Seat (sit) - place
Baggage, luggage - luggage
Gate (gate) - gate (to board)
Food & beverage - food and snacks
WC, Toilet (toilet) - toilet
Stewardess - stewardess
Meeting point - meeting point
Shower (shower) - shower
Information
Passport Control - passport control
Train (train) - train, subway
Voucher Meal - lunch voucher
Check-in - check-in for a flight
Medical center - first-aid post
Passenger - passenger, passenger
Down (down) - down; Up (up) - up
Left (left) - left, left (another value - lost in the last time)
Right (right) - right, right (other meaning - correct, meaning "yes")
Straight - straight
Floor - floor
Late - late, late
Delayed - delayed
Belt (belt) - belt
I am lost - I'm lost
Phrases
Excuse me, sir / miss ... (excuse me sir / miss) - a polite appeal to any person, the beginning of a sentence.
Can you tell / show / help me? (ken yu tell / show / help mi?) - Can you tell me / show / help me?
Where is (my) gate (number ...)? (ver from (may) gate (number ...)?) - where is (my) boarding gate (number ...)? Use one of the words in parentheses.
How can I find ...? (how ken ai find ...) - How can I find ...? (train - train, toilet - toilet, (airline name) + office - airline counter)
I don’t know my gate. Can you help me? (Ay dont know may gate. Ken yu help mi?) - I don't know my gate number. Can you help me?
Sorry, I can’t understand (sorry, ay kant understand) - sorry, I don’t understand
Food
Juice - juice
Water (water) - water
Cold - cold
Hot (hot) - hot
No gass (know gass) - without gas
Black tea - black tea
Sugar (pike) - sugar
Coffe - coffee
Pizza (pizza) - pizza
Salad - salad
Sandwich - sandwich
Rice - rice
Pasta - pasta
Potato (potato) - potatoes
Chiken - chicken
Pork - pork
Cheese (cheese) - cheese
Beef (beef) - beef
Seafood - seafood
Fish (fish) - fish
No spicy - not spicy
Soup (soup) - soup
Orange (orange) - orange
Tomato - tomato
Apple (apple) - apple
Melon - melon
Watermelon - watermelon
Lemon (lemon) - lemon
Fork - fork
Spoon - spoon
Knife - knife
Phrases
Give me please ... (give me please ...) - please give me ...
I need more / extra ... (ay nid mor / extra) - I need more (in the sense of "put / give me more ...")
Health
Hight temperature - high temperature
Pharyngalgia (farigeldzhia) - sore throat
Diarrhea - diarrhea
Stomach pain - pain in the stomach / abdomen
Had pain (head pain) - headache
Cold - cold, cold
Nausea (knife) - nausea
Medicine (medisin) - medicine
Pharmacy - pharmacy
Drugstore (dragstore) - pharmacy
Phrases
I am a cold - I have a cold
I have + illness (ay have) - I have ...
Do you have medicine? (do you hev medicine?) - do you have a medicine?
How much does it cost? (how mach daz it cost?) - how much does it cost?
If you would like to print it, you can download the dictionary in DOCX format.
Enjoy your trip!
English is the universal language of the world community, which is spoken in many countries.
English is spoken in the United States and Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, India, Pakistan and Malta, New Zealand, Australia and some African countries, English is recognized as the official language of communication.
There are many varieties of the English dialect: Canadian, New Zealand, African, Cockney (dialect of some parts of London).
And this is only a small part of the countries where English is spoken. Considering how rapidly international relations between countries are developing, and the travels of the inhabitants of the planet around the world are becoming more active, it must be admitted that without possession of the generally recognized international language modern man he loses a lot in the knowledge of life, the history of the culture of other countries.
Traveling to English-speaking countries, especially those rich in historical and cultural relics, can be quite exciting.
Before making a trip abroad, it would be nice to take care of ways of communicating with representatives of another state and mentality.
In this case, a phrasebook of a foreign language can be a great help for tourists, vacationers and business people.
It will help to build communication with foreigners at least at a minimal level: ask for something, tell about yourself, choose the right product, order food in a restaurant.
The phrasebook is an irreplaceable book, it contains standard phrases, clichés of questions and answers, the most common in communication between people.
As a rule, the material in the phrasebook is divided into several sections according to common topics: greetings, transport, train stations, restaurants, hotels, shopping, dates and times, and many other situations.
A great convenience for the modern tourist is that the phrasebook can be downloaded in mobile phone or an iPhone, you can also purchase a colorfully designed phrasebook - a travel guide, which contains a list of addresses of attractions, phone numbers, price lists and other important details.
The phrasebook includes expressions and words used in everyday life in England, the United States and other English-speaking countries. Brought together with the Russians and English words pronunciation transcriptions greatly facilitate the correct reading of words, which makes communication more accessible and easy.
English is not difficult to learn, as words do not change by gender and case. Therefore, if you just take words from the dictionary, it is quite possible to compose a whole sentence.
To convert a word to plural, you just need to add the "s" suffix to it. There are exceptions, of course.
For example, mispronunciation of long and short vowels can cause confusion as pronunciation changes the meaning of a word. Therefore, the pronunciation of a long vowel is marked in the transcription with a colon.
English words and their pronunciation
By studying words and phrases from a phrasebook, you can learn to speak correctly and at the same time replenish your knowledge of English vocabulary.
Greetings
- Hey! - hi - Hi!
- Hello/! - hello - Hello!
- Good Morning! - goodmo: ning - Good morning!
- Good day! - good a: ftenun - Good Afternoon.
- Good evening! - Hoods: Vning - Good Evening!
- How are you feeling? - how a yu: fili: n - How are you feeling?
- Till! - bye - Bye!
- Thank you - senk'u - Thank you.
- Please - or: s - Please.
- Excuse me - Excuse me.
Acquaintance, goodbye
- My name is ... Maria - May name from Maria - My name is ... Maria.
- Let me introduce myself? - Let me introduce myself?
- Nice to meet you! - glad tumi: t yu: - Glad to meet you!
- Let me introduce you to Lara - Du yu like tu mit Laura? / It's Laura. - Do you like to meet Lara? / It’s Laura!
- What is your age? - What is your age? / How old are you?
- What country are you from? - ve a yu from - Where are you from?
- I am from Moscow - am from moskow - I, m from Moskow.
- Where are you staying? - yea yu: ste: in - Where are you staying?
- I don’t understand - ah dont andestend - I don’t understand
- I speak little English - ay sleep: kynglish bit - I speak english a bit.
- Are you married? - a: u: maryd - Are you married?
- How many kids do you have? - how many children do you have? ve?
- How is your mood? - how a: yu - How are you?
- Everything is fine! - im fine - I, m fine!
- Thanks, good! - senk'yu: ok - Thank you, okay!
- So so - so - so - so - so!
- Bad - bad - bad.
- Goodbye! - goodbye!
- See you! - si: yu - See you!
- Best wishes! - o: l ze best - All the best!
- tomorrow - tu'morow - tomorrow.
- Let's meet at nine o'clock? - Let’s meet at nineo’clock!
- on friday - he's Friday - on friday.
Train station / Hotel
- Where can I buy a plane ticket (train, boat)? - where I can buy a ticket for the plane (train, ship)? - haumach daz etiquette cost - How much does a ticket cost?
- One ticket to Moscow, please - one ticket to Moskow, please.
- Where can I change my ticket? - uae ah ken chenj may ticket - Where I can changemy ticket?
- Well, I buy this ticket.
- I need a hotel room - aini: d e ru: m - I need a room.
- I want to book a room for one / two people - ay wont boo: to er: m - I want to book a room for one \ two person.
- May I ask, what is the cost of this room? - May I ask what the charge is?
Transport / In the city
- Where can I get a taxi? - wea ai ken take e taksi - Where I can take a tahi?
- How much is a metro ticket? - how much is the ticket for metro?
- Take me home - take me home - Takeme home.
- I need to get to the station - ah no: d that gett the station - I need to get to the station.
- Stop here, please - Stophie, or: s - Stop here, please.
- Could you wait? - where you wait, pliz - Could you wait, please?
- Which bus do I need? - wat bass must iytake - What bus must I take?
- I want to buy one ticket - ay wont tubai van ticket - I want to buyone ticket.
- What is the best way to get there? - wichiz zabest way tuget zere - Which is the best way to get there?
- I'm looking for ... my hotel is aim sikin ... my houtel - I'm seeking ... my hotel.
- Supermarket - Supema: ket - Supermarket.
- Metro station - metrow station.
- Street - Street - Street.
- Post office - Post office.
- Pharmacy - fa: rmasi - Pharmacy.
- Hospital - hospital - Hospital.
- Ambulance - Quick help an ambulance.
- Doctor - Doctorate: - Doctor.
- I have a bruise - ah have a hurt.
- Fracture - Break - Break.
- Call a doctor - col ze docte: - Call the doctor.
- Call the police! - kol ze palis - Call the police!
- I'm lost! - i'm lost - I’m lost!
Shopping / Restaurant
Conversational English in the store
- I want to buy foodstuffs - ay wont tubai fu: dstaffs - I want to buy Foodstuffs.
- Water - vote: р - Water.
- Milk - Milk - Milk.
- Fish - fish - Fish.
- Meat - mi: t - Meat.
- Chicken - Chicken - Chicken.
- Potato - potato - Potato.
- Fruit - Fruit - Fruit.
- Sweets - sweets: tc - Sweets.
- Do you have a free table? - do you havea free table?
- I need to book a table. - ay vont that reserve a table - I want to reserve a table.
- Tea / Coffee - tea: / coffee: - Tea / coffee.
- Soup - soup - Soup.
- Fried - Fried - Fried.
- Boiled - Boiled - Boiled.
- Pasta - macaroni: c - Macaronis.
- Sandwich - sandwich - Sendvich.
- Wine - wine - Wine.
Dates and Times
- Time - time - time.
- Today - tu’day - today.
- Yesterday - yesterday - yesterday.
- Tomorrow - tu'morow - tomorrow.
- Tonight tonight.
- Now it is exactly five o'clock - it is from five sharp It is: n - It is five sharp It is.
- Morning - mo: ning - morning.
- Day - day - day.
- Evening - and: vnin - evening.
- Night - night - night.
- What time is it now? - What time is it?
- Week - ui: to - week.
- Monday is mandi - monday.
- Tuesday - tuesday.
- Wednesday - wednesday - wednesday.
- Thursday - Sunday - thursday.
- Friday - Friday - friday.
- Saturday - setadi - saturday.
- Sunday - sandy - sunday.
- Month - mans - month.
- January - janyuari - January.
- February - fabruari - February.
- March - ma: h - March.
- April - April - April.
- May - may - May.
- June - ju: n - June.
- July - ju: bark - July.
- August - about: guest - August.
- September - sep'temba - September.
- October - ok'tobe - Octorber.
- November - no'vemba - November.
- December - de’semba - December.
- Year - yea - Year.
- Season - si: zones - Season.
- Winter - u'inte - Winter.
- Spring - Sprin - Spring.
- Summer - Same - Summer.
- Autumn - o: tm - Autumn.
This phrasebook has been corrected for the most basic everyday words and expressions necessary when traveling abroad.
In order to independently advance in learning English, we recommend that you print out this phrasebook, and practice the correct pronunciation of memorizing English vocabulary every day.
Also find out more phrases that can help in an emergency.
Requires daily replenishment to master the language vocabulary and live communication. We wish you a pleasant and memorable journey!
