Okay, yes, know, ay dont speak English - the most basic set of words from in English, which almost everyone has. However, this is not enough to travel independently. “Why then go somewhere on your own without knowing the language?” - you ask. But why.

What is our dictionary for?

For example, you live in Thailand and really miss your family and friends. And so, finally, you decide to invite your parents, friends, brothers, sisters, or, to be honest, your beloved mother-in-law! And what? In her own way, she will bring sausages, salted herring, mushrooms, homemade pickled cucumbers and tomatoes, jam, sauerkraut, caviar or even lard, bask in the warm Thai sun, tell her friends on Skype how warm she is here, at a time when it’s minus 20 degrees and a snowstorm. And everyone feels good about it.

Here the question arises, how should she go? “It’s best, of course, with a voucher. Comfortable. And the hotel is separate and the excursion to the crocodiles is included in the price,” he will think. “Oh, mom is coming to stay, we’ll see you!!!” - she will say.

As a result, you buy tickets from Etihad or Emirates with a transfer to the UAE and receive instructions on basic issues. Here it turns out that the last time my mother-in-law used English was at school, when she and her friends sang the song “Happy Bezdey Tuyu” to a classmate or even learned German. But in Abu Dhabi she needs to look at her exit number. Or worse, moving from one terminal to another at the huge Dubai airport. This is where our short summary will come in handy. English-Russian dictionary independent traveler.

But seriously speaking, now many people go to spend the winter in Pattaya - a city in which almost every second Thai has already learned. A city where all the inscriptions, signs, menus and price tags have long been translated for our beloved tourists. All this allows compatriots without knowledge of English to live in Thailand, so the international airport and airplanes are the only place where it is still impossible to live without it.

How to use it

All words and expressions in the dictionary are divided into thematic sections. At the end of each section there are several template phrases in which the words can be used. In parentheses after the English phrase or word there is a transcription in Russian that will help you pronounce it relatively correctly.

Concise English-Russian dictionary

Of course, it is unlikely that it will be possible to solve all the questions with the help of this dictionary. However, it is enough to get to your final destination without any problems.

Airport

Boarding pass (boarding pass) - boarding pass

Boarding time - boarding time

Ticket (ticket) - ticket

Departue (departier) - departure

Arrival - arrival (adjective), e.g. arrival time - time of arrival

Arrive - to arrive (verb)

Time (time) - time

Date (date) – date

Flight (flight) - flight

Zone (zones) - zone

Seat (sit) – place

Baggage (luggage), luggage (lage) - luggage

Gate (gate) - exit (boarding)

Food & beverage (food and beverage) - food and snacks

WC, Toilet (toilet) – toilet

Stewardess (stewardess) - flight attendant

Meeting point (meeting point) - meeting place

Shower (shower) - shower

Information (information) - information

Passport Control (passport control) - passport control

Train (train) – train, metro

Voucher Meal (mil voucher) - lunch voucher

Check-in – check-in for a flight

Medical center (medical center) - first aid station

Passenger (passenger) - passenger, passenger

Down (down) - down; Up (ap) - up

Left (left) – left, to the left (another meaning – lost in the past tense)

Right (right) - right, to the right (another meaning - right, in the meaning of “yes”)

Straight (straight) - straight

Floor (floor) – floor

Late (late) - late, late

Delayed (delayed) - delayed

Belt (belt) - belt

I am lost (ay em lost) - I am lost/lost

Phrases

Excuse me, sir/miss... (excuse me sir/miss) - a polite address to any person, the beginning of a sentence.

Can you tell/ show/ help me? (ken yu tell / shou / help mi?) - Can you tell me / show / help me?

Where is (my) gate (number…)? (ver from (May) gate (number...)?) – where is (my) gate (number...)? Use one of the words in brackets.

How can I find…? (how ken i find...) - How can I find...? (train – train, toilet – toilet, (airline name) + office – airline counter)

I don't know my gate. Can you help me? (Ay dont know my gate. Ken yu help mi?) - I don’t know my boarding gate number. Can you help me?

Sorry, I can’t understand (sorry, ah kant understand) - sorry, I don’t understand

Food

Juice (juice) - juice

Water (water) - water

Cold (cold) - cold

Hot (hot) - hot

No gass (no gas) - without gas

Black tea (black tea) – black tea

Sugar (pike) - sugar

Coffe (coffee) – coffee

Pizza (pizza) – pizza

Salad (salad) – salad

Sandwich (sandwich) - sandwich

Rice (rice) - rice

Pasta (pasta) – pasta

Potato (potato) - potato

Chicken (chicken) - chicken

Pork (pork) - pork

Cheese (cheese) - cheese

Beef (beef) - beef

Seafood - seafood

Fish (fish) – fish

No spicy (no spicy) - not spicy

Soup (soup) - soup

Orange (orange) - orange

Tomato (tomato) – tomato

Apple (apple) - apple

Melon (melon) – melon

Watermelon (watermelon) - watermelon

Lemon (lemon) - lemon

Fork (fork) - fork

Spoon (spoon) - spoon

Knife (knife) - knife

Phrases

Give me please... (give me please...) - give me please...

I need more /extra… (ai nid mor/ extra) – I need more (in the sense of “put/give me more...”)

Health

Hight temperature (high temperature) - high temperature

Pharyngalgia (farigeldzhia) - sore throat

Diarrhea (dayaria) - diarrhea

Stomach pain (stomak pain) – pain in the stomach/abdomen

Had pain (head pain) - headache

Cold (cold) - cold, cold

Nausea (knife) – nausea

Medicine (medicin) - medicine

Pharmacy (pharmacy) - pharmacy

Drugstore (dragstore) - pharmacy

Phrases

I am a cold (ay em a cold) - I have a cold

I have + illness (ay have) – I have...

Do you have medicine? (do you have medicine?) - do you have medicine?

How much does it cost? (how much daz it cost?) – how much does it cost?

If you want to print it out, you can download the dictionary in DOCX format.

Have a nice trip!

You will be traveling to England, Scotland or the USA in the near future, and your level of language proficiency is very low. It’s an unpleasant picture, and problems will await you everywhere, from the inability to find the right place to the difficulty of explaining things to local workers and passers-by. To order lunch in a cafe, get to the desired attraction, or buy a ticket at the airport, you need basic knowledge of English and certain specific expressions.

The British collected all the letters into a comic sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, which literally means “The nimble brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” This is a ridiculous expression used to represent printed fonts.

If you don’t have time to learn the language, but your knowledge is at the level of “London is a capital of Great Britain,” then you’ll have to stock up on a phrasebook. Learn important phrases, and you will spy on the rest if necessary.

Common important phrases in English

All Englishmen, and Americans too, often use expressions of gratitude and apology; they are polite and stranger they speak “you”, using a huge arsenal of phrases, this is how it is done. You too should learn the most important phrases when communicating in English-speaking cities.

• I speak a little English. - I speak a little English. If you do not understand the phrase of the interlocutor, then you need to say so and they will explain it to you in a simpler way

  I'm really sorry! - I’m so sorry!

  Sorry, but I can't. - I’m sorry, I can’t!

  It's nice of you. - It’s very kind of you. A great way to say thank you, especially to strangers.

  Don't thank me. - Don’t mention it

  Do you need help? - Can I help you? In the UK, this is the customary way to address people on the street. Therefore, do not be surprised that in a moment of confusion a passerby may come up and ask

  Everything is fine, thank you! - No problem (it’s ok), thanks!

  I'm happy for you! - I’m glad for you!

  Can you help me?. - Could you help me? asking a passerby for help in orientation on the street, or in another matter.

Regardless of the purpose of your visit, you need to know these phrases; they will help you communicate with passers-by and strangers. Even in a country where they don’t speak English, people will understand you.

Interesting! English is the most widespread language in the world; more than a billion people speak it, that is, every 7 inhabitants of the planet, but they are scattered all over the world. And more than 3 billion know it at a basic level. There are 24 registered dialects in the United States alone, so it is no more difficult for you to understand Americans than for a resident of one state to understand someone from another state.

The principle of constructing sentences in English

People who know Russian find it easy to learn English because of the similarity of sentence construction. The English also have a subject and a predicate in a phrase - a noun and a verb, which usually stand after each other and are supplemented by other members of the sentence. Questions are constructed according to the same principle as in Russian - first comes the question itself (What? How? Why? How much?), and only then everything else.

Interesting! For daily communication, the British use 1000-1500 words. Every 100 minutes, a new word or concept is formed in English in the world; it is developing and expanding faster than any language in the world!

For example, the phrase “I’m 25 years old” in English is constructed - “I’m 25 years old”, and to ask how old a person is, in Russian we put the words - “How old are you?” The same thing will happen in English – “How old are you?”

Using this knowledge, you can construct sentences from familiar words approximately according to their meaning if the situation does not allow you to remember or look for the correct expression. For example, the phrase “I need help” sounds like “I need help.”

In terms of sentence construction, English is simpler than Russian, there are no cases, no genders - verbs with masculine and feminine pronouns in a sentence are no different. There are only conjugations and tenses and a list of verbs that change their form without obeying the rules of conjugation. You just need to learn them.

English expressions needed at the airport

Upon arrival at customs or at the airport, you will be asked for the purpose of your visit, where you will live and how long you plan to stay in the country. Here are the main questions asked by customs officers and approximate answers to them. This is quite enough to communicate with them, otherwise ask for a translator.

Employees at English airports, railway stations, and customs do not like humor at all. Therefore, for a long time now, travel companies have had to warn clients that they should not joke with service representatives. They understand jokes, but have a negative attitude towards jokers.

An unsuccessful phrase can cost you a couple of hours of freedom, a thorough personal search and checking of all things. This is an unpleasant procedure; it can cause you to be late for your flight or be denied entry into the country if the situation occurs upon arrival. Talk about your luggage and the purpose of your visit in strictly specific phrases.

Interesting! The British are polite and friendly towards foreigners, they especially love to hear correct native speech from visitors, and they often praise you for this and celebrate your successes. In addition, they will be happy to help you learn some complex phrases or phrases.

In addition to customs officers, you will have to communicate with airport representatives to find out information on how to get to the plane or simply understand what they want to hear. Usually, before the plane they ask for a ticket, the contents of hand luggage and wishes about the seat.

Difficulty understanding

Anyone who begins to learn English is faced with complete misunderstanding on the part of its native speaker, since classic book pronunciation is very different from spoken pronunciation. They speak fluently, emphasizing important points more with intonation than with words.

The peculiarity of the British is the speed of pronouncing phrases; they swallow some of the “unimportant” letters, thereby turning their speech into a continuous stream of phrases incomprehensible to a foreigner. Ask them to speak slowly or repeat phrases if you don't understand them.

The difficulty for visitors is the dialect; each province and country of Great Britain has its own peculiarities of speech, turns of phrase, phraseological units and idioms.

• This also applies to the United States; there is the concept of “American English” - phrases used only by Americans.

  Canada has its own characteristics and stable expressions. Before flying to a certain country, it is worth studying its features in terms of language, gestures and the psychology of communication on the street and in institutions. This will help avoid unpleasant situations and smooth out the difficulty of talking with local residents.

Essential phrases for cafes and restaurants

If you need to eat in a cafe or restaurant, it is enough to know a few basic phrases so that the waiter understands the order.

It is not necessary to remember the names of the products; you can directly point them to the menu with your finger. A list of phrases sufficient for communication, ordering a dish and asking for the bill:

• I want a cup of coffee (tea, cookies, breakfast, lunch, dinner) sounds - I’d like a cup of coffee (tea, cookies, a breakfast, a lunch, dinner).

  Can I please have the menu (bill). - Can I have a menu (the bill), please?

  Thank you, it was delicious. – Thanks, that was very good!

  This is not my order, I didn’t ask for this - I didn’t order that.

Interesting! British cuisine is considered the worst and poorest in the world, so restaurants and cafes serve dishes from almost all countries of the world.

Waiters in cafes or restaurants are polite and try to please customers as much as possible. In England, you can order a dish that is not on the menu and there is almost a 100% chance that it will be served. Point to pictures of dishes on the menu and explain with gestures. A lot of funny and memorable situations happen this way when traveling. Don’t be surprised if more visitors are seated next to you; when there are no free tables, guests are seated in empty seats.

Phrases required for a hotel or hotel

If you are going to stay in a hotel or inn, you will have to communicate and express yourself with the staff. There may be an employee at the entrance to the establishment, fluent in language, then it is better to indicate which one you can speak easily. Otherwise, you need to learn the following phrases. What do you need to know when booking a room, entering and leaving?

• I want to book a hotel room. - I want to book room in your hotel

  I booked a room at this hotel. - I booked a room at your hotel

  How long do you plan to live here? - How long are you planning to stay here?

  I will live here for 3 days (1 week). - I plan to stay here for 3 days (1 week)

  Give me the keys to room 105. - The key to room 105, please

  What does the room price include? - What is included in the room rate?

  What time breakfast? - What time is Breakfast?

  Please clean the room. - Please do a cleaning in my room.

  There are no towels in my room (soap, electricity, toilet paper, water). - In my room there are no towels (soap, electricity, toilet paper, water)

  I want to change my number. - I want to change the room

  I want to leave. – I'm checking out

  I lost my key. – I've lost my keys

These simple phrases are enough to solve all standard situations; for the rest, you may need the help of a translator or phrasebook. The request can be written into the translator on your phone or laptop and translated through an online translator.

Interesting! Great Britain and England are far from the same concepts. England is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and neighbors three other countries - Wales, Scotland and Ireland. And Queen Elizabeth II has been ruling there for more than 60 years, although she is only a “picture” - the face of the ruling parliament.

A few important phrases to find your way

Sometimes situations arise when your capabilities are not enough to find the desired address or it is difficult for you to get to the attraction. Ask questions to passers-by and local residents - they will be happy to tell you how to get to the right place faster and more conveniently. What questions might be needed? And what can you hear in response from a passerby?

• What is the name of this street? - What is the name of this street?

  Where can I find the nearest metro station (bus stop, toilet)? - Where is the nearest metro station (bus stop, toilet)?

  Can you show this on a map? - Can you show it on the map?

  How to get to the museum (cinema, cafe, monument)? - How can I get to the museum (cinema, monument)?

  Will this bus go to...? - Does this bus go to...?

  Where should you get off? - Where do I get off?

  What's the fare? – What is the fare?

  It is far from here? - Is it far from here?

  I'm looking for this address (place). - I "m looking for this address (place)

  It's far from here, better take a taxi. - It is far off You had better take a taxi

  I need to buy a ticket. - I would like to buy a ticket

To make it easier to explain your request to passers-by, carry a street map with you; it will be easier to show the road and draw a route. Or a piece of paper with an address or destination written on it. The British take great pleasure in showing tourists the way; they are proud of the sights.

Emergency phrases

Unpleasant but important phrases a tourist should know, in stressful situation There is no way to look up the words you need in a dictionary or on your phone. They will help in unpleasant dangerous situation ask passers-by for help.

It will be better if the phrases are not useful, but it’s worth learning them first. Especially if you are traveling with children. By the way, children adapt faster to a new environment and easily learn spoken language simply by communicating with foreigners. Perhaps, after a couple of days of stay, the child will help you express yourself and suggest the necessary phrases.

Be sure to teach your child the rules of behavior if he is lost, if he feels bad and you need help. In English-speaking countries, you must approach police officers or any uniformed personnel. The child should know your phone number, the hotel where you are staying, or friends if you are staying with them. It’s better to stock up on a piece of paper with the hotel address or coordinates of the person you need to contact - in a stressful situation, the child may get confused and not explain the problem.

This is the entry level and the minimum that will help you not get lost in a foreign country and have fun.

Travel and tourism are always wonderful! New people, new experiences enrich us. But what if you don’t know the language of the country you’re traveling to? It doesn’t matter, English will always help you out, because it is an international language, it is known everywhere. And this is where spoken English will serve you well. Therefore, it is very important to know phrases in English for travelers and tourists. Basic phrases for tourists in English with translation

Spoken English is sometimes more important than literary English because it can always help in various situations with foreigners. There are basic phrases of the English language that can be useful to tourists in certain conditions. These English phrases and expressions will also help in everyday conversation.

Any conversation begins with a greeting. The English language material is quite rich in greetings. Such phrases are very important for a tourist, because, as you understand, they help to start any conversation, say hello, and win over your interlocutor.

• Good morning! - Good morning!
• Good afternoon! - Good afternoon!
• Good evening! - Good evening!
• Hello! Hi! - Hello! Hello!
• How do you do? / How are you? - How are you doing?
• Nice to meet you! - Glad to see you!
• Good bye! - Goodbye!
• Have a nice day! - Have a nice day!
• See you! See you later! - See you! See you later!
• Good night! - Good night!
• Bye-bye! - Bye!

• Please / thank you - Please / thank you
• I don’t understand you - I don’t understand you
• Please, speak more slowly - Please speak more slowly
• Could you repeat that, please? — Could you repeat that?
• What is your name? - What is your name? - My name is... - My name is...
• Can you help me? - Can you help me?
• Where is... Where is...

o the bathroom - toilet
o museum - museum
o hotel - hotel
o beach - beach
o embassy - embassy

• How much is this? - How much does it cost?
• Can I ask you a question? - Can I ask a question?
• I am from... I am from... (country/city)
• I am hungry - I'm hungry
• I am thirsty - I’m thirsty
• What time is it? - What time is it now?
• Today / yesterday / tomorrow - Today, yesterday, tomorrow
• How do I get to .? - How do I get to???
• I have an emergency. Please call for help! - This is an emergency. Call for help!
• Excuse me - Sorry (to attract attention)
• I’m sorry - Sorry (regret)

Phrases for specific cases

Now let's move on to phrases that may be useful to you in certain situations and in certain places. These phrases will help you communicate at the airport, in a hotel, in a restaurant, on the street, etc.

If you need to get visa:

• Can I ask for a visa? — Can I apply for a visa?
• I would like to visit Ireland… as a tourist. / as a student - I would like to visit Ireland ... as a tourist / as a student
• I want to extend my visa. What shall I do for that? — I want to extend my visa. What should I do for this?

If you need to customs:

• Can you tell me where is the customs, please? — Could you tell me where the customs office is?
• These are my passport and customs declaration - This is my passport and customs declaration
• This is my luggage, please. - Here's my luggage, please.
• I came for one week (one day, one year). — I came for a week (for one day, for a year).

Phrases for tourists in airport:

• I would like to buy a ticket. — I would like to buy one ticket
• These are my documents. - Here are my documents
• How much is the ticket? - How much does the ticket cost?
• This is my luggage. - This is my baggage
• I feel sick. - I feel bad.

If you need to hotel:

• Can I get a room, please? — Can I get a number?
• I need a room. - I'd like to check in
• Where is the nearest hotel? - Where is the nearest hotel?
• How much is it? - How much does it cost?
• Where can I leave my luggage? — Where can I leave my luggage?

If you find yourself in unfamiliar place:

• How can I get to??? — How can I get in???
• How can I get to the center? — How can I get to the center?
• Where is the metro, please? - Where is subway?
• Where can I find a chemist shop? — Where can I find a pharmacy?
• How can I call a taxi? — How can I call a taxi?
• Is it far/near from here? — Is it far/near from here?
• Where is the museum, please? - Where is the museum?
• Where is the bus stop, please? — Where is the bus stop?
• Excuse me, where am I? - Excuse me, where am I?
• What street am I? - What street am I on?

If you need to shop:

• Where is the nearest shop, please? — Where is the nearest store, please?
• How can I get to the shop? — How can I get to the store?
• I want to buy... - I want to buy...
• How much is it? / How much does it cost? - How much does it cost?
• It’s expensive/cheap - It’s expensive/cheap
• Show me, please, this. - Show me this, please.
• Is that all? - This is all?
• Here it is (Here you are) - Here you go
• Thank you. - Thank you.

Some English phrases about money:

• Where can I change money? - Where can I change money?
• When does the bank open/close? — When does the bank open/close?
• Where can I find the bank? —Where can I find a bank?
• I have little money. - I do not have enough money.

If you need to cafe Restaurant:

• I would like apple juice. — I would like apple juice
• I am hungry. - I am hungry
• I want to take a sandwich. — I'd like to take a sandwich
• I would like to take a soup and some potatoes. — I would like to take soup and potatoes
• Give me, please... - Give me, please...
• May I have the bill, please? - Could I have the bill, please?
• Can I see the manager, please? — Can I talk to the manager?

If you would like to visit museum or attractions:

• Excuse me, where is the museum, please? — Excuse me, where is the museum?
• How can I get to the museum? — How can I get to the museum?
• Does this bus go to the museum? — Does this bus go to the museum?
• I would like to see... - I would like to see...
• Where can I find??? - Where can I find???
• I am looking for some places of interest. — I'm looking for sights
• Please, help me to find... - Please help me find...

There are still a lot of phrases for tourists. There are as many stable expressions as there are situations. We hope these basic phrases help you. Good luck in communicating on tourist trips and traveling around the world!