Learn English in 30 Minutes ALL Travel Phrases You Need
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hi and welcome back to weekly words I’m
Alicia and I don’t know what I’m gonna
talk to you about yet but let’s start
today’s topic is words that vary by
region Creek I say Creek you might hear
the word Creek Creek and the word Creek
means a small River essentially there’s
a creek in my backyard
for example sure the next word is coyote
I say coyote how do other people say
this word kite coyote oh yeah coyote I
don’t say that coyote is kind of a
doglike animal it’s a wild animal about
the size of a dog with a howl at night
we had them in Oregon where I’m from I
definitely heard them at my house last
night I heard the Coyotes
out in my pasture okay the next word is
root ro u te root is how I say it you
might also hear the word pronounced
route root ro ute means the way through
a city or a town or some kind of path in
other words ro ot which this word sounds
like is the system that’s at the bottom
of a plant that a plant uses to get
nutrients you know with the little hairy
fibers I’m so good at explaining plant
biology oh I know a good route to get
from school to the park later let’s take
that on our bicycles that was oddly
specific the next word is apricot or you
might hear apricot as well it’s a fruit
so you might say hey did you bring any
apricots to the picket pick it to the
biggest
apricots no I pick it on the other hand
is a word that means protest there’s a
freebie in there for example you might
say hey I really like those apricots you
brought me the other day they were
delicious
okay the next ooh the next word is
caramel I say I think I say caramel oh
this is making me doubt myself
there’s caramel and there’s caramel they
both refer to
sweet substance that’s often a type of
candy or often inside a type of candy
it’s really really delicious so you
might say oh my favorite kind of candy
is caramel or my favorite kind of candy
is caramel just depends on where you’re
from apparently in the east the East
Coast they say caramel on the west coast
it seemed as we say caramel that sounds
about right to me hmm
you can choose end ray what was this one
called ah this has been words that vary
by region you can choose which region
you’re from perhaps what it’s probably
best for you to be consistent when
you’re speaking so that you don’t
confuse the person listening to you I
hope you enjoyed and I will see you
again next time
bye bye yeah vamos a la playa now we’re
going to the beach hi everybody welcome
back to top words my name is Alisha and
today we’re gonna be talking about 20
travel phrases that you should know so
let’s go do you have any recommendations
the first phrase is do you have any
recommendations this is great to use
when you get to a restaurant where you
don’t know what the food is you don’t
know anything about the local cuisine or
you’re just feeling a little bit
adventurous you can ask the waitstaff do
you have any recommendations how much is
this how much is this this is useful
when you’re out shopping or when you’re
in a restaurant and the price is not
clearly marked or something is not clear
to you so you can ask how much is this
usually when you point to something I
would recommend like pointing to the
menu are pointing to an item how much is
this
I’d like this you can point to something
and say I’d like this if you want to say
I’d like one for example I don’t know
you’re getting beer I’d like one of
these if however you’re in a situation
where you can’t point you can say I’d
like ten of the blah blah blah I’d like
ten of blue t-shirts please can I try
this on is useful when you’re shopping
for clothes so you find something that
you’d like to try just ask the staff can
I try this on you can just say I want to
try this on if you like do you speak
English you might get asked this phrase
so you should say if you’re watching
this video you should probably say yes
or you can say yes a little if you’re
not feeling very calm
if you’re watching this video and you’re
understanding this part and you say no
then things that’s a little strange I
have a reservation
usually the staff will greet you and you
can say I have a reservation hello I
have a reservation it’s at 7 o’clock the
name is Alisha usually we say the name
is or it’s under meaning the reservation
is under my name or it’s for name or
it’s in name water please depending on
which country are from water may or may
not automatically be brought to your
table when you’re in a restaurant if you
would like more water however you can
say water please to make it a little
more polite I would like wave at the
waitstaff and say could I please have
some more water do you take credit cards
do you take credit cards in case you’re
not sure if the shop that you’re in will
accept credit cards or debit cards you
can ask them do you take credit cards
it’s so it doesn’t mean do you take
meaning are you going to take my card
but this take means do you accept credit
cards this isn’t what I ordered so if
you’re at a restaurant you order steak
and you get lobster instead you can look
at it and go oh this isn’t what I
ordered
be careful though saying this politely
if you look at the waitstaff and you say
this isn’t what I ordered
they’re gonna be like I don’t know just
be a nice customer excuse me but I don’t
think this is what I ordered or this
isn’t what I ordered
can you please check could we have the
menu please if for some reason you don’t
receive a menu when you come to the
table you can again just wave it a
member of the staff and say could we
have the menu please could you give me a
discount could you give me a discount
means I would like a cheaper price
essentially it depends on which country
you’re in if haggling or bargaining
meaning talking to the seller to try to
reduce the price my family didn’t
bargain we didn’t haggle so I don’t
haggle it depends on you and your
culture but just yeah just be be aware
of the culture that you’re in and the
place that you’re in before you ask this
question do you have any vegetarian
dishes
ah this is useful some people
have specific eating requirements or
eating needs maybe food allergies for
example you can replace vegetarian with
the specific dietary requirement that
you have do you have any vegan dishes do
you have any gluten-free dishes do you
have any low-fat dishes do you have any
low-carb dishes do you have any fish
free dishes do you have any could you
take a picture of me please if you are
in a location where you would like to
take a picture but you don’t want to do
a selfie or you don’t have a selfie
stick or whatever you want someone else
to take a picture of you a stranger that
you don’t know you can ask them could
you take a picture of me please or
excuse me would you mind taking a
picture of me please
I’m allergic to blah blah blah if you
have a food allergy or even an allergy
to a medicine this is the phrase you can
use to explain that I’m allergic to
wheat or I can’t eat wheat for example
is the Wi-Fi free meaning can I use the
Wi-Fi free of charge
keep in mind some places have a password
that you have to ask the staff for so
you can say is the Wi-Fi free if they
say yes you can then follow that up with
can I have the password I’d like to have
a non-smoking seat please so when you go
to a restaurant you have an option
between smoking and non-smoking sections
the staff will say smoking or
non-smoking
you can say I’d like to have a
non-smoking seat please
quite honestly though the most natural
response is just to say non-smoking
could I get a map maybe it’s a map of
the subway system for the city that
you’re in or maybe it’s a map of the
area around your hotel you could say
could I have a map as well could I have
the check you’re finished it’s your cafe
you’re finished at the restaurant and
it’s time to leave it’s time to pay so
you say to the waitstaff excuse me could
I have the check another more common
expression perhaps as excuse me check
please
you might also hear bill excuse me can I
have the bill where is the bathroom
very important question if you’re
traveling in America we don’t really use
the word toilet or washroom very much we
use bathroom or restroom to talk about
toilet facility
excuse me can you tell me where the
bathroom is
or excuse me I’m looking for the
bathroom or I’m looking for the restroom
is this the train for bla bla bla or is
this the train that goes to bla bla bla
to confirm with someone that I’m indeed
on the correct train line if I say is
this the train bound for San Francisco
you can use that to check if you’re
correct so that’s the end those are
twenty travel phrases that you can use
when you’re traveling in an
english-speaking country give them a try
I hope that they go well for you of
course there are many different
variations on these themes so be sure to
experiment a little bit thanks very much
for watching this episode of top words
and we will see you again soon bye the
things that I do before I travel to a
country where I cannot speak the
language I actually learned numbers ok
Fein imagine you’re on a plane your seat
mate wants to know where you’re from
what do you say hi Alicia here there’s
no need to worry in this lesson you’ll
learn how easy it is to tell somebody
where you’re from Gustavo and Ana are
having just this kind of conversation as
their plane lands in New York City let’s
watch
excuse me but is that the Statue of
Liberty yes that’s right
so are you from New York yes I am and
you where are you from I’m from Brazil
really so are you from Rio no I’m not
I’m from Sao Paulo
Oh Sal Paulo
now the lesson focus here’s how to talk
about where you’re from ready
do you remember how Gustavo explained
where he was from
I’m from Sao Paulo
first is a contraction meaning I am I’m
next is the word from and last is a
place named Sal Paulo together it’s I’m
from Sao Paulo
the structure is I’m from plus the place
name you can use it with cities
countries or even with regions imagine
your hometown is Shanghai what would you
say
I’m from Shanghai now imagine you’re
from Egypt what would you say
I’m from Egypt do you remember how Anna
asked Gustavo if he was from Rio de
Janeiro are you from Rio first is the
second person singular form of the verb
to be our next is the word you
this is the word from and last is a city
named Rio together it’s are you from Rio
the structure is are you from plus a
place name it’s similar to the above
expression I’m from Sao Paulo
except that the verb to be which has
been contracted with the word I to make
I’m has been moved to the beginning of
the sentence and put in the second
person along with the subject are you
from Rio now imagine you meet someone on
the plane ask him or her if he or she is
from Los Angeles
are you from Los Angeles now imagine you
meet someone with an Australian accent
ask him or her if he or she is from
Australia
are you from Australia now if you have
no idea where someone’s from you can ask
where are you from in this case the
place name has been removed and the
sentence starts with where it’s also
said with a different intonation
together it’s where are you from
imagine you meet someone new but have no
idea where they’re from ask them where
they’re from
where are you from imagine you’ve just
landed after a long flight to America
and you’re almost free but first you
need to go through passport control what
will they ask you how should you respond
hi Alicia here navigating passport
control isn’t as hard as you might think
in this lesson you’ll learn how GU stavo
has just arrived in New York he’s in
line at passport control let’s watch
next passport please
hello here you are how long will you be
staying for six weeks and where will you
be staying at the Four Seasons Hotel
what’s the purpose of your visit I’m
here on business okay thank you
welcome to the United States
now the lesson focus here’s what you say
to navigate passport control ready
do you remember the first question the
immigration officer asked after Gustavo
gave him his passport
how long will you be staying immigration
officers asked this question to find out
about the length of a visitor’s stay
they want to know if a visitor plans to
stay for two weeks for example or one
month first is the phrase how long next
is the word will after this is the word
you and last is the phrase be staying
Gustavo responds with a length of time
for six weeks
first is the word for next is the number
six and last is the word weeks together
it’s for six weeks the sentence
structure to answer the question how
long will you be staying is four plus
number of days or weeks imagine you’re
going to stay for two weeks answer the
question how long will you be staying
for two weeks do you remember the second
question the immigration officer asked
Gustavo in the scene
and where will you be staying this
question is identical to the first
question except instead of saying how
long the immigration officer asked where
the immigration officer is asking to
find out which hotel or address a
visitor will be staying at again it’s
where will you be staying in response
Gustavo gives the name of his hotel
at the Four Seasons Hotel
first is the word at and after this is
the name of the hotel the Four Seasons
Hotel together it’s at the Four Seasons
Hotel the sentence structure to answer
the question where will you be staying
is at plus your hotel name imagine
you’ll be staying at the Plaza Hotel
answer the question where will you be
staying
at The Plaza Hotel do you remember the
third question the immigration officer
asked in the scene what’s the purpose of
your visit
the immigration officer asks this to
understand why Gustavo is visiting first
is a contraction of what and is what’s
next is the word the after this is the
word purpose next is the word of
following this is the word you’re and
last is the word visit together
it’s what’s the purpose of your visit in
response
Gustavo answers I’m here on business
this starts with the core phrase I’m
here on following this core phrase is
the word business altogether it’s I’m
here on business
this means that Gustavo is in the
country to do business and not just to
sightsee alternatively he could have
said I’m here for pleasure this is the
same pattern as the first response the
only difference is that on business has
been taken out and for pleasure is used
instead again
that’s I’m here for pleasure now you try
imagine your trip is for sightseeing
answer the question what’s the purpose
of your visit
I’m here for pleasure now imagine you
are visiting the US on business answer
the question what’s the purpose of your
visit
I’m here on business
you’ve arrived at your hotel and are
almost ready to relax after your long
trip but the person at the front desk
only speaks English how do you check-in
hi Alicia here checking in at a hotel in
English is easy in this lesson we’ll
learn how miss Davao just arrived at his
hotel in New York let’s watch good
evening sir
hi my name is Gustavo Silva I have a
reservation thank you very much mr.
Silva could you spell your name please
si LV egg thank you ah yes mr. Silva
here’s your room key is there a shop in
this hotel
no but there’s a small grocery store in
the next building and is there any
shampoo or conditioner in the room yes
sir thank you
oh and a wake-up call please of course
what time at 7:00 but what time’s
breakfast from 6:00 to 7:30 a.m. in the
dining room on the first floor
now the lesson focus here’s how to check
in at a hotel ready
do you remember the first thing gu
stavos said to the hotel clerk in the
scene after he introduces himself
I have a reservation
first is the phrase I have next is the
phrase
reservation together it’s I have a
reservation use this expression to
indicate that you’ve reserved a room in
advance you can also use this phrase in
other situations where you made a
reservation such as at a restaurant now
you try
imagine you have just come to a
restaurant where you’ve made a
reservation what would you say
I have a reservation now imagine you’ve
booked a rental car online and you’re
checking in to pick up your car what
would you say
I have a reservation do you remember how
gustavo asked if the hotel has a shop is
there a shop in this hotel first is the
phrase is there and next is the phrase a
shop last is the phrase
in this hotel together its is there a
shop in this hotel this structure allows
you to easily ask if something is nearby
or in a particular location start your
question with is there and then insert
something you are looking for finally
add a location now you try
imagine you’re checking into a hotel and
want to know if there’s an ATM in the
hotel what would you say
is there an ATM in this hotel now
imagine you’re in a shopping mall and
want to find out if there’s a coffee
shop in the mall what would you say
is there a coffee shop in this mall
do you remember how gustavo asks if
there is shampoo or conditioner in the
room is there any shampoo or conditioner
in the room
first is the phrase is there any next is
the phrase shampoo or conditioner and
last is the phrase
in the room together it’s is there any
shampoo or conditioner in the room this
phrase structure is very similar to the
one we just learned except the word NE
is used to refer to uncountable nouns
such as shampoo water or bread the
structure is is there any followed by
the item and location now you try
imagine you’re checking into a hotel and
you want to know if there is bottled
water in the room what would you say
is there any bottled water in the room
imagine you’re baking cookies and you
want to know if there’s any milk in the
refrigerator what would you say
is there any milk in the refrigerator
imagine you and your family want to go
someplace but you need to take a bus to
get there do you know how to buy tickets
in English hi Alicia here buying tickets
in English is easy in this lesson you’ll
learn how the stavos family has just
arrived in America and Gustavo and
George have met them at the airport
let’s watch
five tickets to Times Square please okay
will that be five adults uh how young do
you have to be to get discounted tickets
children under 10 years old are eligible
for child tickets children 10 years or
older need adult tickets got it
Sophia you’re eight years old right
right and Lucas is over ten so four
adults and one child okay four adults
and one child to Times Square
your total is seventy-three dollars and
95 cents
George I’ll pay don’t worry about it I
got it everybody welcome to the United
States
now the lesson focus here’s how to buy
tickets ready
do you remember what George said to
purchase tickets to Times Square
five tickets to Times Square please
first is the phrase five tickets next is
a phrase that includes a place
to Times Square last is the word please
together it’s five tickets to Times
Square please
structure is number plus tickets two
plus please now you try
imagine you want two tickets to Atlantic
City
what would you say to the ticket clerk
two tickets to Atlantic City please now
imagine you want four tickets to Grand
Central Station what would you say to
the ticket clerk
four tickets to Grand Central Station
please
do you remember how George told how many
adults and children would need tickets
four adults and one child
first is the phrase
for adults next is the word
and and last is the phrase one child
together it’s
and one child keep in mind that the age
range for children’s tickets varies
widely so you might have to ask the
ticket clerk to be sure now you try
imagine you are buying tickets for
yourself to adult friends and an infant
what would you say to the ticket clerk
three adults and one child now imagine
you are chaperoning a group of six
elementary school students on a trip to
the zoo what would you say to the ticket
clerk
one adult and six children do you
remember how George told Gustavo that he
was going to pay for the tickets
I got it this is a phrase that is used
to tell someone else that you will pay
the total bill including their portion
now you try you are on a date and you
want to pay for the meal what do you say
when the check comes
I got it now imagine you are sharing a
cab with a friend and you want to offer
to pay for the ride what would you say
I got it
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