Travelling and Tourism

accommodation - ubytování

noun - a place to stay

airport - letiště

noun - a building from which you can take a plane

arrival - příjezd, přílet

noun - the time when a plane, bus, train etc. comes or is scheduled to come

backpack - batoh, krosna

noun - a large piece of luggage carried on the back

beach - pláž

noun - the place at the seaside with sand, where you can lie, sunbathe, play etc.

bed and breakfast - penzion (nocleh se snídaní)

noun - a kind of accommodation that enables you to stay overnight and have breakfast in the morning

cable car - lanovka, kabina lanovky

noun - a vehicle transporting people through the air fastened to a cable, usually up and down a mountain

camera - fotoaparát, foťák, kamera

noun - a small device used for taking pictures or videos

camping - kempink, stanování, táboření

noun - sleeping or spending a holiday in a tent

carriage - vagón, vůz

noun - one of the parts which a train consists of

coach - dálkový autobus, autobus (dálkový)

noun - a bus used for travelling for longer distances

cruise - výletní plavba, okružní plavba

noun - a sightseeing tour, usually on a large ship

currency - cizí měna, měna

noun - the kind of money used in a particular country

customs - celní kontrola, celní prohlídka

noun - the place on the border, on the airport etc. where your baggage is checked to make sure you are not carrying any illegal things

deckchair - lehátko, rozkládací křeslo, skládací lehátko

noun - a kind of folding chair used outdoors

departure - odjezd, odlet

noun - the time when a train, plane, bus etc. leaves or is scheduled to leave

exchange office - směnárna

noun - a place where you can exchange one currency for another

fare - jízdné

noun - the money you pay for a journey

ferry - trajekt, přívoz

noun - a kind of boat that travels across a channel or a river and carries people, cars, buses etc.

flight - let, létání

noun - the act of flying, a trip by plane or another flying vehicle

flight attendant - letuška, stevard

noun - a steward or stewardess on a plane

gate - odletová brána, letištní východ (příchod k letadlu)

noun - a place at an airport that is used by passengers to get on or off a plane

guide - průvodce

noun - a person who shows you round a place which you don't know well

guidebook - průvodce (kniha), knižní průvodce

noun - a book that gives tourists valuable information about the country they are visiting

harbour - přístav, přístaviště

noun - the place where ships can be tied up and/or protected from the sea and wind etc.

hike - pěší túra

noun - a journey on foot

hire - najmout si, pronajmout si

verb - to give somebody money to work for you; to pay for using something for a short time

hitchhike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner

hostel - ubytovna

noun - a kind of cheap hotel where people stay when they are living far from home or travelling

hotel - hotel

noun - a building with many rooms for guests where you can stay over night

chalet - horská chata, chata (horská)

noun - a house in the mountains that is usually used by people on holiday

check in - ubytovat se, zapsat se (v hotelu), zaregistrovat se

verb - to come to a hotel, sign your name and get a room

check out - odhlásit se (z hotelu)

verb - to leave a hotel, return the key etc.

check-in - odbavení (na letišti), odbavovací přepážka, místo odbavení

noun - the place and situation in which you check in at an airport

information office - informační středisko, informační centrum, informace (kancelář), informační kancelář

noun - a place where people can get information, maps, etc.

journey - cesta

noun - a trip from one place to another

landmark - orientační bod, památka

noun - a building or something that can be easily recognized and which can help you to realize where you are

lost property - ztráty a nálezy

noun - an office where you go when you have lost or found something

luggage - zavazadla

noun - the suitcases, bags etc. that you carry with you when you travel somewhere

map - mapa

noun - a piece of paper with a drawing of the surface of a country or a region, showing where the towns and rivers and lakes etc. are

motorway - dálnice, silnice pro motorová vozidla

noun - a wide road with more lanes where cars can drive at higher speeds

package tour - zájezd

noun - a holiday that has been organized for you

passenger - cestující, pasažér

noun - a person who travels somewhere on a bus, train, plane etc.

passport - pas (cestovní), cestovní pas

noun - a document that serves for your identification when you travel abroad

peak season - hlavní sezóna

noun - the time of the year when there are most tourist at a place

plane - letadlo

noun - a means of transport that flies through the air and carries many passengers, it has two wings

platform - nástupiště

noun - the part of a railway station where you get on or off a train

postcard - pohlednice, pohled

noun - a card with a picture on one side that you send to your friends by mail when you are on a holiday

set off - vydat se na cestu, vyrazit na cestu, vyrazit (na cestu), vyjet

verb - to start a journey

ship - loď

noun - a large vehicle that travels on water or through space

sight - památka (pamětihodnost), pamětihodnost

noun - a place visited by tourists which is worth seeing

sightseeing - prohlížení památek, chození po památkách

noun - an activity often done by tourists in which they go from one place to another and they look at buildings, statues, churches etc.

sleeping bag - spacák, spací pytel

noun - a large warm bag that is used for sleeping in

station - stanice, železniční stanice, nádraží

noun - a place where you can take a train

suitcase - kufr

noun - a box-shaped thing in which you put your things when you go on holiday

sunbathe - opalovat se, ležet na sluníčku, slunit se

verb - to lie in the sun esp. when you want your skin to be darker colour

sunburn - spálit se (na sluníčku)

verb - to get burned by the sun

swimming pool - bazén, plavecký bazén, koupaliště, plovárna

noun - a place for swimming built outdoors or indoors

take a photo - udělat fotku, vyfotit něco, fotit

verb - to make a photograph

tent - stan

noun - a shelter made of strong cloth that is held up by poles and ropes

terminal - terminál

noun - the part of an airport from which you can take a plane

ticket - lístek, vstupenka, jízdenka

noun - a piece of paper that enables you to use a train, bus etc, or lets you enter a theatre, cinema etc.

ticket inspector - průvodčí, revizor (v MHD apod.)

noun - a person whose job is to check the passengers' tickets on a train, bus etc.

timetable - jízdní řád

noun - a board or a sheet of paper with the arrival and departure times

tourist - turista

noun - a person who is on a holiday, usually in a foreign country

train - vlak

noun - a big vehicle that uses railway tracks, it usually has a locomotive in the front and a few carriages, it can carry passengers or goods

trip - cesta, výlet

noun - a journey to a place and back

voyage - plavba

noun - a journey in a ship, especially a long one

wave - vlna (na moři apod.)

noun - a raised surface of something, e.g. of the sea