Eight-Language Tourism Dictionary电子书

Cover

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Body Matter

Personal data

age

Are you Englishman?

born

citizenship

country of origin

date, place of birth

divorced

duration of stay

father´s name

female

identity certificate

Is your wife English?

male

marital status

married

mother’s name

My husband is …

My name is …

name

nationality

No, I am …

passport

permanent address

permission of stay

profession

single

surname

temporary address

widow

widower

wife

Directions

along

around the garden

around, round

at the beginning of

At the crossing turn to the right.

at the end of

at the end of the street

at the stop

backward

behind

behind the corner

behind the hotel

far

forward

Go down (go up, ahead, towards the …, go out, go as far as the crossing/traffic lights and then turn to …)

here

in front of the cinema

in the centre

in the middle of

near

next to

on the left

on the left of the station

on the opposite side

on the other side of

on the right

on the right of the hotel

on this place

opposite

there

Turn to the left.

where

Where are you going?

You must go back.

Days, months; date, season

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

spring

summer

autumn

winter

in spring

in summer

in autumn

in winter

last year

this year

on the first of January 2002

on the second of January 2002

What is the date today?

It is the first of January.

Tomorrow it is the third of May.

Yesterday it was …

We will stay here till the fifth of June.

Are you going to return on the tenth of July?

Time

at midnight

at night

at noon

At six o´clock in the evening (in the morning, at about two o´clock).

before the afternoon

Come tomorrow (the day after tomorrow, some other day).

Do we have enough time to visit …?

Do you have some time?

Do you often go to the museum? (sometimes, never, from time to time, rarely).

during the day

Have you been waiting for a long time?

He left a minute ago.

He left a minute ago.

He left an hour ago.

He will come back in a while (in the morning, before midday, at noon, during the evening, at night).

I get up early.

in the afternoon

in the evening

It’s a quarter past three.

It’s a quarter to three.

It’s five minutes to ten.

It’s half past four.

It’s one o’ clock.

It’s ten minutes past one.

No, I don’t have any time.

We have a little time.

We must hurry up.

What is the time?

What time are we going to town?

When did he leave?

You are coming late.

Numerals

1 one

2 two

3 three

4 four

5 five

6 six

7 seven

8 eight

9 nine

10 ten

11 eleven

12 twelve

13 thirteen

14 fourteen

15 fifteen

16 sixteen

17 seventeen

18 eighteen

19 nineteen

20 twenty

21 twenty-one

22 twenty-two

30 thirty

31 thirty-one

40 forty

50 fifty

60 sixty

70 seventy

80 eighty

90 ninety

100 a hundred (one) hundred

200 two hundred

300 three hundred

400 four hundred

500 five hundred

600 six hundred

700 seven hundred

800 eight hundred

900 nine hundred

1000 a thousand

2000 two thousand

1 000 000 a million

Travelling

A week ago (a few days ago, the day before yesterday).

Are you going by car (bus, coach)?

ask about the way

consulate

documents

driving licence

embassy

excursion, tour, trip

For how long?

For one week.

get off

How can I get to …?

I must leave the day after tomorrow.

I’m flying.

I’m going by train.

journey

map

reason of travel (business trip, professional)

Thank you, the travel was pleasant.

tourism

travel document

traveller, passenger

visa

We are going to the seaside (to the mountains).

We are leaving today (tomorrow, in a week, on the seventh of July).

What was your journey like?

When are you coming back?

When did you arrive?

When do you leave?

When do you leave?

Where are you going this year?

At the frontier

Passport control

certificate of inoculation

Fill in the form.

frontier

frontier crossing

Here are my documents.

Here is my passport.

How long are you going to stay?

I’m sorry, the validity of your passport expired.

passport

valid till …

What time will we be at the frontier?

Who are you traveling with? (alone, with my wife and children).

Your passport, please.

Customs

customer

custom-house

Do you have anything else?

Do you have anything to declare?

duty

I have only personal belongings (linen, toilet requisites, clothes).

I have several gifts.

It is duty-free.

Open your suitcase, please.

Where is your luggage?

Luggage office

bag

How much is it for a piece?

I’m going to leave here three suitcases.

Is the luggage office open also at night?

It should be paid in advance (on withdrawal).

luggage

registered luggage

suitcase

ticket

When shall I pay?

Where is the luggage office?

At the railway station

Are there seat-reservation cars (sleeping cars, couchette cars, dining car) on the train?

Do we have to change the train?

Do you travel by the fast or express train?

How long do we have to wait for the connection?

How long does the train go to …?

Is there any connection?

Slow train (fast, express) leaves at …

The next train leaves in three hours.

The train leaves at six.

What time does the express train come from …?

What time does the train arrive?

What time does the train to …arrive?

When is the next train to …?

Where is the railway station?

Tickets

I’d like to reserve a window seat (a seat facing the engine, a seat in opposite direction, a seat in a nonsmoker, a seat in a smoking compartment).

Do you wish an upper or lower couchette?

Where can I get the tickets?

How much is the ticket?

luggage ticket

The ticket is valable … days.

ticket office

(Two) tickets to …, please.

First class ticket (second class ticket, a half ticket, one return ticket) to …

return ticket

On the train

Are there still any seats available?

arrival

compartment

conductor

connection

corridor

Could you wake me up at six?

curtain

delay

departure

dining car

direction

discount

Does the train stop at …?

Don’t you mind my opening (closing) the window?

entrance

exit

fast train

first class

get off

get on (the train)

go by train

heating

Here is my ticket.

How far do you travel?

How many stations are still there to …?

I’ll be back in a minute.

in a while

information office

journey, trip

left-luggage office

luggage

luggage porter

May I put my suitcase on the rack?

May I turn on (turn off) the light?

No problem at all.

non-smokers

occupied

on time

railway

railway station

seat

seat reservation

second class

sleeping car

smokers

station

subway

supplementary charge

This seat is occupied (vacant).

ticket

Tickets please.

time table

to arrive

to book a seat

to change the trains

to leave, to depart

to miss (the train)

to stop

toilets

train

traveller

wagon (dining car, couchette car, sleeping car)

waiting room

What time is dinner being served?

When do we arrive to …?

Where is the dining car?

window

Would you be so kind and keep an eye on my seat?

Would you mind my smoking?

Plane

Are there any air-tickets available?

Are there any seats free for tomorrow?

Could you confirm my flight to …?

Excuse me, how can I get to the airport?

How long does the flight take?

How much is a tourist class ticket?

I can put you on the waiting list.

Is it a nonstop flight?

Is there any landing?

Sorry, the flight is fully booked.

Sorry, the flight to … is booked.

There is only one seat free.

What days does the plane fly to …?

What time do I have to be at the airport?

What time does the plane take off on Sunday?

What time does the plane to … take off ? (every day, twice a week).

Where can I buy air-tickets?

Where from and what time does the bus go to the airport?

Where is the air-line office?

You can buy the air-tickets in advance.

Check-in

On the plane

air hostess

airline

airport

air-ticket

airways

All passengers to … are asked to assemble at gate number …, please.

arrival

belt

boarding card

cabin luggage

cloud

Could I have a pill, please?

crew

departure

excess luggage

Fasten your seat belts and keep your seats, please.

Fill in the form, please.

flight

fog

Here is your boarding card.

How do you feel?

How many kilogrammes of luggage may I take along?

I feel sick.

I would like to take along my handbag on the board.

intermediate landing

landing (emergency landing)

Passengers are requested to fasten the seat belts and stop smoking.

pilot

plane

refreshment

The … Airways announce their regular flight to …

The plane takes off (lands).

to arrive

to depart

to embark (a plane)

to fasten

to fly

to land

to take off

We are flying at the cruising height of 10 000 feet.

We are flying over …

We will land in fifteen minutes.

What altitude are we flying at?

What is the name of the town we can see?

You have to pay supplementary charge of …

Your luggage is 5 kilgrammes exceeded.

Bus

A ticket to … please.

Are there any vacant seats at six?

Can you tell me, please, where the bus office is?

Is there any bus connection to …?

What time does the next bus to … leave?

Which bus does go to …?

Taxi

About ten minutes.

Are you free?

Could you call me a taxi?

Could you wait here? I’ll be back in a minute.

Give me a lift to …, please.

Go faster.

How much do I pay?

Pull up please, I’ll get off here.

To the center of the town.

Where is a taxi rank?

Where shall I drop you?

Car

Asking the way

About twenty minutes from here.

Am I right for …?

Excuse me, how can I get on the motorway to …?

Go straight ahead, then turn to the left (to the right).

How many kilometres is it?

I’ll show it to you on the map.

Is it far?

There is a traffic diversion.

Watch out, the road is being reconstructed.

We are going to …

You are going in the wrong direction.

You must go back.

Hitch-Hiking

Can you give me a lift to …?

Get on, please.

Pull up behind the crossing (behind the bridge, behind the house).

Sit at the back.

Where are you going?

Where shall I drop you?

Information notices

Traffic signs

Accident

Ahead only

Bend (to left, right)

Cross-road, cross-way

Danger

Diversion

First-aid station

Give way

Give way to traffic on major road

Hospital

Children

Level crossing with barrier ahead (without barrier ahead)

No overtaking

No parking

No stopping

No through road

No waiting

One-way traffic

Parking

Pedestrian crossing

Petrol station

Police

Road narrows

Road with priority

Road works

Service station

Slippery road

Slow down

Speed limit

Steep hill upwards

Petrol station

… litres of petrol.

Full tank please.

Please, clean the windscreen.

Where is the nearest petrol station?

Break of traffic regulations

Good morning, your driving licence please.

I’m a foreigner, I don’t know your traffic rules.

You didn’t have the right of way.

You didn’t respect the stop sign.

You exceeded the speed limit.

You have to pay a fine.

You were overtaking in the bend.

Accident

accessories

accident

ask about the way

bend

brake

breakdown

bus

bus stop

can

Can you be a witness, please?

Can you help me to get the car to the nearest garage?

Can you tow me?

car

car

certificate of motor insurance

collision

consumption

Could you call police and ambulance?

crossing

crossroads

direction

Do you have a car insurance?

Don’t hold up the traffic, please.

driver

driving licence

driving school

engine

fine

first-aid kit

front

charge

charge for parking-site (guarded, non-guarded)

I couldn’t brake, I knocked down a person.

I had an accident.

insurance

Is anybody hurt?

It is the fault of the driver of the other car.

It wasn’t my fault.

junction

load

lorry

maximum speed

motorcycle

motorway

no parking (no entry)

number plate

oil

one-way traffic

overtake

owner of the car

parking

pedestrian crossing ahead

petrol (gas)

policeman

rear

right of way

road

road map

road, way

roadsign

run over

safety belts

skidding

slow down

speed

tank

The car skidded.

the keys of the car (of luggage)

There was an accident.

to avoid

to brake

to come into collision

to fill the tank up

to go straight ahead

to have a breakdown

to park

to puncture (tire)

to repair

to start

to stop

to tow

to turn

to turn to the left (to the right)

toll

tools

traffic

traffic

traffic jam

traffic lights

viaduct

visibility

washing

water

What is the number of your insurance certificate and name of the insurance company?

You were driving too fast.

Your name and address, please.

Hotel

I’d like to rent a room for …

air conditioning

ashtray

bath towel

bathroom

bathtub

bed

bed sheet

bedside table

bell

bill

blanket

blind

board (full board, half-board)

boarding-house

breakfast

Can you recommend to me a good hotel near the beach (in the center of the town, in a quiet quarter)?

carpet

clean the room

corridor

cupboard

curtain

dining room

dinner

dirty

door

floor

furniture

garage

ground floor

hall

heating

chair

chamber maid

I would like to book one single room (one double room, a room with a bath, with shower, with an extra bed) for tomorrow.

Is the hotel expensive?

key

kitchen

lamp

light

lock

lunch

making reservations

mirror

number

occupied

pillow

porter

price

rent

room

service

shower

soap

socket

table

tablecloth

tidy, clean

tip

to lock up

to pay

to rent out

to take a bath

towel

waiter

wake up

washbasin

water (hot, cold, drinking)

water closet

We are going to stay at a hotel.

We are two adults and a child.

Where is the hotel …?

window

At reception

At the end of the corridor.

Do you have any vacancies?

For how long?

For one night (three days, one week, two weeks).

Here is your key.

I am sorry, we are full up.

I would like a room with a sea view (with a balcony).

I’m sorry, all rooms with a bath are full.

I’ve made a reservation by phone for a single room.

In the name of …?

Is there a lift?

Is there a towel (soap) in the bathroom?

On the first floor.

On the left, on the right, straight ahead.

On which floor?

Opposite (next to …)

Please, the key to the room number …

Shall I pay in advance?

The room is too small and expensive.

Where is the toilet (bathroom, restaurant), please?

Will you have my luggage sent up, please.

Yes, you have a room number …

Hotel services

Can I have it fixed?

Can I have some other room?

Can you put me through the number …?

complaints

Could I have my suit pressed (my shirt laundered, my shoes cleaned, my trousers cleaned)?

Did anybody ask about me yesterday?

Is there any message for me?

It’s cold in my room (it’s too hot, the central heating is out of order, the light isn’t working, there’s no hot water, the water tap is dripping).

Tell the man, please, that I’m in my room.

There is such a noise in my room.

Will you bring my breakfast, please.

Yes, you have a recommanded letter here.

You have a parcel here.

Price

Breakfast is included in the price (board, half-board).

How much is it for a single room per night? (for a double room for one week)?

Is service included?

Departure

I would like to pay my bill.

I’m leaving this evening (tomorrow morning, in an hour).

May I leave my luggage at the porter?

Thank you, here is something for you.

Will you be so kind and arrange a taxi for me?

Restaurant

… and chips four times.

A bottle of red wine.

A bottle of wine, please.

A glass of water (wine, beer).

A piece of bread.

A piece of meat.

almond

An orange juice, please.

Anything else?

aperitif

apple

apricot

bacon

banana

beer (black, bottled, lager)

bitter

bitter

bottle

bread (fresh, toasted)

bread roll

breakfast

broth

butter

cabbage

cake

cake

Can I have the bill, please?

Can you pass me the salt?

cauliflower

cocoa

coffee (with milk, black, espresso, Turkish)

cognac

cup

curd

cuttlery

delicate

dessert

dessert

dessert plate

dinner

Do you like it?

drink

eggs (scrambled, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, fried)

Enjoy your meal.

fish (sea fish, fresh-water)

fork

fresh

fruit

glass

grapefruit

ham (smoked, boiled)

Hard-boiled eggs, toasted bread and tea.

Have you ordered your meal?

Here’s to you!

honey

How much do I pay?

chicken

chocolate

I eat nothing salted.

I have lunch (at home, in a snackbar).

I have my breakfast (at home, at the hotel, in the café).

I have my dinner at home (in the restaurant).

I have stomach problems.

I like it very much.

I will have beer.

I will have …

I’d like to eat something hot (cold).

I’d like to take something to eat (to drink).

I’ll have ice-cream.

I’ll have some dessert.

I’ll have something dietetics.

I’ll have veal cutlet with chips and salad.

I’m hungry (thirsty).

I’m looking for a good restaurant.

I’m not hungry (thirsty).

ice

ice-cream

Is this table free?

It has no taste.

It’s delicious.

jam

juice (pineapple, lemon, grapefruit, orange)

Keep the change.

kitchen

knife

lemon

lemonade

lettuce

lunch

May I give you more?

meal

meal (beef, lamb, mutton, veal, smoked, pork)

menu

Menu, please.

milk

mineral water

mushrooms

mustard

One table for two persons.

orange

peach

pepper

pineapple

plate

portion

potatoes

Potatoes and salad.

roast

roasted

roll

salami

salt

salt

sausage

sausage

serviette

snack

Soft-boiled eggs, rolls with butter and coffee.

Some sugar.

spit

spoon

starter, hors-d’oeuvre

steak

strawberry

sugar

sweet

table

tablecloth

tangerine, mandarine

tea (strong, not too strong)

tea spoon

Thank you, I have already eaten.

Thanks, the same to you.

That restaurant is luxurious and expensive.

There is a free table at the window.

There is a free table in the corner.

There is a good kitchen here.

This restaurant isn’t expensive.

This table is reserved.

to cook

to cut

to drink

to eat

to have breakfast

to have dinner

to have lunch

to order

to roast

to taste

to taste

Two steaks, please.

vegetables

watermelon

What can you recommend to us?

What is today’s speciality?

What kinds of wines do you have?

What time do you have your lunch?

What will you have for breakfast?

What will you have for drink?

What will you have?

Where do you take your meals?

Where will we take the table?

Will you have some aperitive?

Will you sit at the table.

wine (white, red, rosé, sweet, dry, sparkling, cooled, branded)

Would you like a starter?

Would you like to have a meal with us?

Shops and services

Antiques

Baker’s

Bookshop

Butcher’s

Cleaner’s

Clothes

Clothing

Confectionery

Domestic articles

Drugstore

Electrical appliances

Florist’s

Fruits

Grocery store

Chemist’s

Jeweller’s shop

Leather shop

Post Office

Self-service

Shoes

Tobacconist’s

Vegetable

Shopping

Anything else?

Are you being served?

Could you show me …

Excuse me, I’m looking for …

I’d like to buy …

Is there any shop with …?

Thank you, I just have a look.

Thanks, that’s all.

What can I do for you?

Where can I buy …?

Where is the cash desk?

Wrap it up, please.

Price

How much do I pay?

Can we buy it by instalments?

Could you make an abatement?

How much cost one kilo of …?

How much is it?

I don’t like bargaining.

I pay cash (by credit card).

It is a fixed price.

It’s a sale.

It’s cheap.

It’s too expensive.

What is the total?

The Grocer’s

cream

Don’t you have a smaller packing?

Half kilo of sugar.

cheese (gruyere, camembert, grated)

I’d like one kilo of meat.

I’d take twenty grams of butter, ten eggs, a packet of coffee, a loaf of bread.

I’ll have half kilo of …

Is this bread fresh?

One kilo of flour.

One litre of milk.

yoghurt

Health

accident

after meals

ache

bandage

before meals

blood

blood group

breath

burn

Call for a doctor, please.

Call for ambulance.

Can you tell me where is the nearest doctor (hospital, health centre)?

cold

consequences

cough

diagnosis

diarrhoea

diet

digestion

Do you feel any pain near the heart?

doctor

emergency attendance

examination

faintness

fever

first-aid

first-aid station

flu

fracture

Have you taken your temperature?

Have you undergone any operation?

He is seriously injured.

He is unconscious.

headache

health insurance

hospital

How are you feeling today?

How much do I owe you, doctor?

I feel faint.

I feel like vomiting.

I had an accident.

I have a cold and I cough.

I have constipation (diarrhoea).

I have a stomach upset.

I have a temperature.

I have broken my hand (leg).

I have caught a cold.

I have no apetite.

I have sleepless nights and I perspire.

I have stomachache (headache, legache, a sore throat, backache).

I hurt my head.

I must examine you.

I must see a doctor.

I sunburnt my back.

I vomit.

I’ll prescribe you a prescription.

I’m feeling blue.

I’m ill.

I’m out of sorts.

illness

inflammation

It’s not serious, only a slight indisposition.

Keep your breath.

Lie on your back, please.

medical care

mortal

on an empty stomach

Open your mouth, please.

patient

pill, tablet

plaster

Please cough.

Please turn over.

poisoning

pressure

pulse

sleep

suffer

sunstroke

surgery hours

Take a deep breath.

Take off your clothes.

to be on a diet

to bleed

to cough

to cure

to faint

to feel ill

to have a cold

to have a headache

to have a temperature

to heal

to look after

to recover

to scald

to take one’s pressure

to take one’s temperature

tonsillitis

treatment

vaccinate

What’s troubling you?

Where do you feel the pain?

wound

wounded, injured

You have to keep a diet.

You have to loose weight.

You have to stay in bed.

You look well.

At the dentist

Can you see me now?

Come in a week, please.

How much do you charge for the filling?

I have toothache.

Is it necessary to make an appointment?

My molar (filling) has gone off.

The tooth must be removed.

tooth/teeth

At the Chemist’s

Come in an hour.

cotton

desinfectant

distil water

Do I have to wait a long time?

dose

drug

Here is your prescription.

I’d like an ointment for burn.

ointment

pill

Please give me a cough syrop.

Please give me a drug for headache (against cough, diarrhoea).

prescription

Shake before use.

tablet

The drug is provided only on prescription.

thermometer

tissue handkerchieves

to swallow

Two pills before meals (after meals, on an empty stomach).

vitamin

Where is the nearest chemist’s shop, please?

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