English Travel Vocabulary: Planning a Trip

Hi. Welcome again to www.engvid.com. My name is Adam. Today, I'm talking about a very interesting

sannu, barkan mu da sake saduwa a yanar www.engvid.com . sunana Adam. yau zanyi magana akan muhimmin darasi.

topic because, for example, in Toronto right now, it's very, very cold. I'm thinking about

misali ,a Toronto yau akwai sanyi sosai. Ina tunanin yin tafiya.

travelling; I would love to go somewhere hot to get away from this winter. So, when I travel,

inson zuwa wani wuri inda yake da zafi don in kaurace ma wannan sanyin, to yanzu idan zan tafi dole ne inyi shirye shirye

I have, of course, to make travel arrangements. So here, we have a list of words, a list of

to anan inda sunayen wasu kalmomi

things that you must think about before you go on a trip to a different country. We're

da kuma abubuwa da dazaka bukata kafin kayi tafiya zuwa wata kasa

going to go over each of these.

Bari mu duba mugani

We're going to start with "booking" and "reservation". Now, many people think that this is more or

zamu fara da Booking watau tanadi. yawancin mutane suna ganin booking da reservation duk daya ne.

less the same, which it is. To book something or to reserve something means to keep a place,

tau , kayi booking wani abu yana nufin kayi tanadin wuri,

to keep your place. You book a flight, you book a hotel room. Generally speaking, you

don anfaninka. kayi tanadin jirgi,ko tanadin dakin HOTEL.

make a reservation at a restaurant; you make a booking with a travel agency or with a hotel,

shi kuma reservation, a restorent akeyi, booking tare da ma aikatan tafiyetafiye ko hotel.

with accommodations, any type of accommodation. Speaking of, accommodations are hotel, motel,

ko kuma wurin zama,ko wane irin wajen zama. idan ana maganar Accomodations sune hotel, da sauransu

hostel, B&B, bed and breakfast; all kinds of accommodations. Make sure you have a booking

har da su Hostel,BMB, da kalaci. duk ya kamata kayi tanadin su

before you go, so your place is safe, it's kept for you. When you arrive, it's all good.

kafin ka tafi. don samun natsatstsiyar tafiya. za,a ajiye maka. idan ka isa.

Next, when you're at your destination, the place you're going to, you might want to "rent"

idan ka isa inda zaka. zaka bukaci haya

a car. Okay? Sorry, this is accommodation. One thing I wanted to also make sure - "accommodations",

ta mota, kuyi hakuari dole a kara 's' in bahaka ba, zata canja ma'ana

without the "s", "accommodation" means something different. Okay? "Accommodations" is where

dole a kara 's' in bahaka ba, zata canja ma'ana

you're going to sleep.

yana nufinn wurin bacci

And you might want to "rent" a car. You can also "hire" a car. Means the same thing. British

kuma zaka so kayi aron mota. duk dai dayane a british English

people generally use "hire" more, North Americans use "rent" more often.

suna anfani da hire, America kuma rent.

Next, you have to think about your "baggage". Suitcase, luggage, bags, anything you're carrying

maganar baggage, kamar jikka, da sauran abubuwan da zaka tafi dasu

with you. You might have "check-in baggage". Sorry, I don't know if you can see this guy.

jikkarka ta check-in

"Check-in baggage" and "carry-on baggage". "Check-in baggage" means you give it to the

da kuma carry-on

airline, they put it under the plane, you pick it up at your destination. "Carry-on"

check-in baggage itace jikka wadda za.a sata a kasan jirgi zai tafi da ita. amma carry-on

means you carry on, so you carry it on your shoulder on to the plane. Okay? In your carry-on,

na nufin jiggar da zaka shiga da jirgi

you have to be careful, it has to be small. You can't have liquids because of security

amma kasani carry-on baggage ba,a sa abu mai ruwa cikinta

and all that stuff. So things that you can't put in your carry-on, you must put in your

duk abubuwan dai da baza,a sasu a carry-on ba sai ka maida su a check-in bag

check-in baggage and give to the airline.

sai a wuce da ita

Next, when you get to the airport, assuming you're flying, you will have to do a few things

Abu nagaba , idan kaje filin jirgi,

that concern the word "boarding". Before you board your plane, get on your plane - you

kafin kashiga jirgi. akwai abunda ake cema boarding

will get a boarding pass that lets you pass through security and into the airport. On

dole kasamu boarding pass. da zai baka iznin wuce wa a airport

the boarding pass, you will see your "boarding time", this is when you get on the plane and

a boarding pass anan zakaga lokacin tashi.

your "boarding gate", the place in the airport where you're going to get on your plane before

da kuma kofar da zaka bi zuwa wajen jirgi

takeoff. Okay? We can also use this for a train. You board a train, you get a boarding

za a iya anfani dashi kuma a tafiyar jirgin kasa

pass with a boarding time, and generally a boarding platform. Okay? So "boarding", getting

lokaacin tashi,da wuri da kuma inda zaka tashi . shima duk akwai

on your vehicle, whatever vehicle that might be.

You will also generally need to get a "visa" to many countries. Now, a "visa" is something

Dole kuma sai kana da Visa

that you use to get into a country, it gives you permission to stay in that country. But

be aware: many places, if you're going through another country... So, for example: I'm going

idan zaka shiga wata kasa

to country "C" via country "B". "Via" means by way of or through. So I might need a "transit

misali, zanje kasar C ta hanyar kasar B, dole in bukaci Transit

visa", means I can go there, switch planes and keep going on my journey. But I'm still

tana nupin . inda zan dakata kafin inwuce kasar da zani

in another country, I need a transit visa. Excuse me. Also, make sure you're prepared

dole in samu transit visa. Kuma ka tabbata

to spend money as soon as you get to your destination.

kashirya kashe kudi a inda zakaje

If you're going to a different country, that country will but using a different "currency",

idan zaka wata kasa, suma suna da kudin su daban

type of money. In Canada, we have Canadian dollar. America has American dollar. Okay?

kamar a kanada, munada kanadiyan dala. Amurika kuma suna da Dalar Amurka

For things like that. In Europe, you need the euro. So make sure you have some of the

a Yurop kuma EURO

currency before you go, or purchase it at the airport or at the destination you're going

to katabbata kanada kudin kasar da zakaje, zaka iya sayen kudin a filin jirgin

to.

Some countries, especially hot countries, are not very... You don't have very clean

wasu kasashen, ba kamar masu zafi sosai basu da ruwa mai kyau

water or there may be lots of diseases or other things you need to worry about; mosquitoes,

akwai. cutuka da yawa. sauro dA SAURANSU

malaria, etcetera. You might need to get "vaccination". You might need to get a shot or you might

za,a yi maka allurar riga-kafi

need to get pills or anything like that to protect you from whatever troubles there are.

ko kuma dure

"Vaccinations" are sometimes called "inoculation", same thing. It's a pill or it's a shot, a

wani locaki vaccination daya yake da da inoculation

needle.

allura

When you purchase your ticket, the travel agent will probably send you an "itinerary."

idan kasayi tikitinka. za,a baka itinerary da trabilin ajent dinka

"Itinerary" is a plan; you're leaving this day, this time, this airport, arriving this

shi itinerary.. tsarine na tafiya, misali lokacin tashin ku,ranar tashi, filin jirgin, da sauransu

airport, this day, this time. Itinerary is also a plan if you're doing like a package

duk daya dai

tour with excursions. "Excursion" means an outing. You have planned outings; you're going

itinerary anayinsa a tafiyar excursion kuma.

different places, you're going to do different things. If you're going to Africa, you're

na ziyarar wurare da yawa. idan zaka AFRICA,

probably going to go on safari, that is a type of excursion. You're going to go somewhere

kila zakaje safari, duk dai shima excursion ne.

and do this, this, and that on this, this, and that day. Okay? So your itinerary is a

plan, a written plan of what you're going to do.

duk daya dai

Then, if you buy anything overseas, when you come home, you might have to "declare" to

idan ka siyo wani abu, in kazo gida zaka bukaci

the "customs" officer what you bought, how much you spent. What are you bringing back

kafadima kostum ofisa abunda ka siyo. nawa kuma ka siyoshi.

home with you? Right? So you have to make a declaration. Be prepared to declare anything

dole ka fadi masu.

that you bought because if you get caught, not going to be very good; you might get into

kashirya fadima kostom duk abinda ka siyo, dan idan aka kamaka, zaka shiga

a bit of trouble with the customs officer.

matsala a wajensun kostoms

And then, once you do all of these things, pack your bag - don't forget your bathing

bayan ka gama, sai ka dauki jakarka, kada ka manta da bathing suits,sunscreen

suit, sunscreen. I need sunscreen every time I travel because I'm kind of pale. And all...

, ni ina yawan anfani da gilashi

Then you're ready to go. Right?

sai ka sabe gida

Anyway, if you need to work on these words a little bit more, go to www.engvid.com. I'll

idan kana bukatar kara duba wadannan kalmomi. sai kaje engvid.com

be putting up a quiz there for you to work on these words. And come visit us again. Bye.

sai mun kara haduwa, sai Anjima.