Aihepiiri 5 Travel
Our words
aboard | in or to a foreign country | She worked abroad for a year. | ulkomailla |
all-inclusive | including everything or everyone | Our trips are all-inclusive—there are no hidden costs. | kaikki sisältäen |
bank holiday | a public holiday, for example Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, etc. | The annual Durrow Carnival takes place over the August bank holiday weekend. | vapaapäivä |
beach | an area of sand or small stones, next to the sea or a lake | He decided to go to the beach for a swim. | ranta |
budget | low in price | Save pounds on budget flights to the sun. | budjetti |
board | a long thin piece of strong hard material, especially wood, used, for example, for making floors, building walls and roofs and making boats | He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. | lauta |
booking | n arrangement that you make in advance to buy a ticket to travel somewhere, go to the theatre, etc. | We can't take any more bookings. | varaus |
break | a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc. | She was on her lunch break. | tauko |
courier | a person or company whose job is to take packages or important papers somewhere | We sent the documents by courier. | kuriiri |
currency | the system of money that a country uses | You'll need some cash in local currency but you can also use your credit card. | valuutta |
Our words
daypack | a small backpack in which you carry what you need for one day | The blanket is light and easy to carry in a daypack. | päiväreppu |
destination | a place to which somebody/something is going or being sent | Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final destination. | päämäärä |
ecotourism | organized holidays that are designed so that the tourists damage the environment as little as possible, especially when some of the money they pay is used to protect the local environment and animals | Ecotourism is financing rainforest preservation. | ekomatkailu |
exchange | an act of giving something to somebody or doing something for somebody and receiving something in return | The exchange of prisoners took place this morning. | vaihto |
explore | to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it | The city is best explored on foot. | tutkia |
foyer | a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait | I’ll meet you in the foyer at 7 o’clock. | aula |
guest | a person that you have invited to your house or to a particular event that you are paying for | She had invited six guests to dinner. | vieras |
guide | a person who shows other people the way to a place, especially somebody employed to show tourists around interesting places | Our tour guide showed us around the old town. | opas |
hiking | the activity of going for long walks in the country for pleasure | He loves hiking. | vaellus |
holiday | a period of time when you are not at work or school | She spent her holiday decorating the flat. | loma |
Our words
seaside | an area that is by the sea, especially one where people go for a day or a holiday | Summers were spent at the seaside. | merenrannalla |
sight | the interesting places, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists | We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights. | nähtävyys |
sitting | a period of time during which a court or a parliament deals with its business | He rarely attends sittings of the House of Lords. | istunto |
souvenir | a thing that you buy and/or keep to remind yourself of a place, an occasion or a holiday; something that you bring back for other people when you have been on holiday | I bought the ring as a souvenir of Greece. | matkamuisto |
tan | if a person or their skin tans or is tanned, they become brown as a result of spending time in the sun | My skin tans really easily. | rusketus |
teltta | a shelter made of a large sheet of canvas, nylon, etc. that is supported by poles and ropes fixed to the ground, and is used especially for camping | Everyone was sleeping outside in tents. | teltta |
tour | a journey made for pleasure during which several different towns, countries, etc. are visited | They embarked on a tour around the country. | matka |
tourist | a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure | busloads of foreign tourists | turisti |
trip | a journey to a place and back again, especially a short one for pleasure or a particular purpose | Did you have a good trip? | reissu |
upgrade | to improve the condition of a building, etc. in order to provide a better service | On the flight back, we were upgraded to business class. | parannus |