2. Travelling
Our words
arrive | to get to a place, especially at the end of a journey | I'll wait until they arrive | saapua |
delay | a period of a time when something has to wait because of a problem that makes that makes it slow or late | Our flight delays | viivästys |
cancellation | a decision to stop something that has already been arranged from happening | I would like to make a cancellation about the trip | peruutus |
destination | a place to which somebody is going or being sent | Finland is popular travelling destination | kohde |
travel insurance | when you are paying to company so they agree pay if something happens; for example you get sick while you're abroad | If you get corona virus on your trip travel insurance will replace the quarantine costs | matkavakuutus |
sightseeing | the activity of visiting interesting buildings and places as a tourist | We are going to sightseeing in Paris | nähtävyyksien katselu |
check-in | the place where you go to at an airport to leave your bags, cases etc. and show your flying ticket | There is a long queue at the check-in | lähtöselvitys |
security check | the place where you go after check-in and give your hand luggage for inspection so staff can check that you don't have anything dangerous or forbidden | I didin't pass the security check because I have too much liquid in my bag | turvatarkastus |
booking | an arrangement that you make in advance to buy a ticket to travel somewhere | Early booking is recommended | varaus |
itinerary | a plan of a journey, including the route which you go past | Our itinerary goes past Estonia and Liettua | matkareitti |
business trip | a trip you make if you have do work short-termly on abroads | My leader sent me to the business trip to the USA | työmatka |
all inclusive | your trip includes all services for example foods, drinks, flying tickets, the ride to the hotel | I would like to take all inclusive because it's so easy and luxury | valmismatka/ pakettimatka |
railway station | Stop where trains are arriving and departing to different places | Could you advise me to the railway station? | juna-asema |
time tables | a chart showing the times at which trains, buses and planes leave and arrive | I couldn't find the time table so I was late | aikataulut |
accommodation | the place where you sleep when you are on trip | We need a cheap one accommodation so would hostel be okay? | majoitus |
board a plane | the situation when you are walking to inside the plane | I'm boarding a plane right now | nousta koneeseen |
runway | a long narrow way where a plane take off from and lands on | Our flight delays because the runway is busy right now | kiitorata |
cockpit | the area in plane where the pilot sits and directs the plane | Is our flight's captain in the cockpit? | ohjaamo |
cabin | the area in plane where passengers sit | I would like to travel in first-class cabin | matkustamo |
currency | the system of money that a country uses | Where can I change the currency? | valuutta |
resort | a place which is very popular among tourists and offers many free-time activities | This resort is amazing destination! | resortti/ lomahotelli |
transfer | to move from one place to another; for example from terminal to the hotel, sometimes includes baggage carrier | Do we have transfer? | kuljetuspalvelu |
deposit | a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment | I need to pay deposit now and the rest after two monts | ennakkomaksu |
walk-in-customer | customer who hasn't reservation to the hotel | We don't have space in here to walk-in-customers at the moment | walk-in-asiakas |
room service | the serving of customers and their rooms' cleaning in hotels | There is so clean, thanks for room service | huonepalvelu |
European plan | the hotel room's price doesn't include any meals | You need to buy breakfest separately because you have European plan | "eurooppalainen suunnitelma"/ pelkkä majoitus |
Continental plan | the hotel room's price includes breakfest | We already paid our breakfests because we have Continental plan | "mannermainen suunnitelma"/ aamianen kuuluu hintaan |
half board | the price you paid will include breakfest and one anothe meal (usually dinner) | We have half board so our dinner is already paid | puolihoito |
full board | the price you paid will include three meals at the hotel's restaurant | We don't need to go to the city to find restaurants because we have full board | täyshoito |
transit | passenger who has to change flight and doesn't have to go to the security-check or customs for second time | I am transit passenger so I can go directly to the departure hall | jatkava matkustaja |