Travel English

TRANSPORTS
Asking someone to call you a taxi
Would you call me a taxi, please? Im going to _____________ (your destination).
OR
Could you give me te num!er "or a taxi service?
Calling a taxi yourself
Wen te dispatc operator ans#ers you #ill ear someting li$e %Circle &axi. 'o# can I elp
you?( or %)ello# &axi. Were are you located?(
)ou #ill need to provide te address o" #ere you are (your location) and #ere you are going
(your destination).
*or example+
Can I get a taxi to te airport? Im at te Cro#n 'otel.
Questions for a taxi dispatch operator:
Can I scedule a taxi pic$ up "or ,am tomorro#?
Is tere a "lat rate to te airport "rom ere?
Wat #ill it cost me to go "rom my hotel to the airport?
'o# long is te #ait "or a taxi rigt no#?
Questions the driver may ask you
Were are you eading?
'o# #ill you !e paying? (cas, credit card, de!it, "oreign excange)
-o you #ant a "lat "ee?
-o you need a receipt?
Telling the driver your destination
Can you ta$e me to te airport, please.
Im going to te .tar /otel do#nto#n.
-o you $no# #ere te 0ric$ .t. 1u! is?
Im going to ,23 /ain .t. please.
Questions for your taxi driver
Would you mind ma$ing a 4uic$ stop? (i" you need to pic$ someone or someting up on te #ay5
te driver #ill li$ely $eep te meter running even i" you are not in te car)
Wats your excange rate? (" you ave "oreign money)
-o you ave a "lat "ee to te airport?
-o you accept de!it?
-o you accept credit cards?
Wat do I o#e you?
What to say when leaving the cab
6eep te cange. (i" you are o""ering a tip)
/ay I ave a receipt please? (i" you need it "or !usiness purposes)
&an$s "or te ride.
7n8oy te rest o" your day.
VOCABULARY
location+ your current place
destination+ where you are going
metre+ the machine that reads the distance and calculates the cost
fare+ the amount you must pay
tip+ the extra money you offer for safe, friendly, and prompt service
car seat+ a seat for a child
luggage+ your bags and suitcases
cab+ short form for a taxi cab
flag or flag down+ to indicate that you want a taxi or bus to stop
pick up+ the taxi picks you up at your current location
drop off+ the taxi drops you off at your destination
van+ a larger taxi that has more seats
Questions to ask at the bus stop
Wic !us goes to te airport?
'o# o"ten does !us num!er 301 come?
-oes te do#nto#n !us stop ere?
Were do I catc te !us to te hospital/airport/mall/library/university?
Is tis te !us tat goes do#n Main Street? (#en you see one coming)
Talking to the bus driver
Is tis an express !us? (a !us tat ma$es very "e# stops)
'o# muc is te "are to 9?
Wat is te cilds "are?
Is tere a student "are?
-o I need a trans"er?
/ay I ave a trans"er, please?
I need to get o"" at 9
Can you tell me #en #e get to 9?
Wic is te closest stop to 9?
'o# "ar is it to te 9?
Show some courtesy to other passengers
/ay I sit ere?
Would you li$e my seat?
Ill stand.
I can move over "or you.
7xcuse me, tis is my stop. (I" someone is sitting !eside you or !loc$ing te door.)
VOCABULARY
transfer (ver!)+ to go "rom one !us to anoter using te same tic$et
transfer (noun)+ a piece o" paper tat so#s you paid "or a !us and lets you get on anoter !us
going anoter #ay
bus fare+ te amount o" money to pay te driver
bus route+ te #ay te !us goes: usually associated #it a ; or place name
get off+ leave te !us
get onboard+ enter te !us
rear seats+ seating at te !ac$ o" te !us
aisle+ te long all you #al$ do#n
courtesyreservedhandicapped seating+ to !e used !y tose #o need extra time or elp to get on
or o"" te !us
public transit+ transportation tat anyone can use (!uses, su!#ays, trains)