ticket
/ˈtɪkət/A small paper or card showing you have paid to travel or enter a place.
Example: Please keep your ticket until you leave the station.
A110 words · Beginner
Public Transport vocabulary — A1
Public transport vocabulary for getting around town, including a bus, a taxi, a bicycle and a scooter, plus buying a ticket and waiting for the driver.
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10bus
/bʌs/A big road vehicle that carries many people and stops in many places.
Example:
I take the bus to work every morning.
taxi
/ˈtæksi/A car with a driver that takes you where you want and that you pay for.
Example:
We call a taxi when it rains really hard.
bicycle
/ˈbaɪsɪkəl/A vehicle with two wheels that you move by pushing pedals with your feet.
Example:
She rides her bicycle to school in good weather.
driver
/ˈdraɪvər/The person who sits at the front and makes a bus or car go.
Example:
The bus driver waited while an old man got on.
wait
/weɪt/To stay in one place until something or someone comes.
Example:
We had to wait twenty minutes for the next bus.
scooter
/ˈskutər/A two-wheeled vehicle, often electric, that you stand on to ride.
Example:
He rides an electric scooter to work.
motorbike
/ˈmoʊtərˌbaɪk/A two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine.
Example:
She commutes on her motorbike every day.
card
/kɑrd/A small plastic rectangle used to pay for things or travel.
Example:
Just tap your card to get on the bus.
metro
/ˈmɛˌtroʊ/A train system in a city, often underground.
Example:
The metro is fast and cheap in this city.
