✈️ Travel Verbs

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In this lesson you will learn useful English travel verbs for trips, transportation, hotels, sightseeing, and getting around. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Planning Your Trip

✈️ To travel
to go from one place to another, often far away
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Viajar
🇫🇷 French: Voyager
🇩🇪 German: Reisen
🇮🇹 Italian: Viaggiare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Viajar
🧳 To pack
to put clothes and things into a suitcase
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Empacar
🇫🇷 French: Faire ses valises
🇩🇪 German: Packen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare le valigie
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer as malas
🏨 To reserve / book
to arrange a hotel, ticket, or table in advance
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Reservar
🇫🇷 French: Réserver
🇩🇪 German: Reservieren
🇮🇹 Italian: Prenotare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Reservar
🚌 To leave
to start a trip or go away from a place
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Salir
🇫🇷 French: Partir
🇩🇪 German: Abfahren / Abfliegen
🇮🇹 Italian: Partire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Partir / Sair
📍 To arrive
to get to a place at the end of a trip
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Llegar
🇫🇷 French: Arriver
🇩🇪 German: Ankommen
🇮🇹 Italian: Arrivare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chegar
🚶 To go
to move toward a place
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Ir
🇫🇷 French: Aller
🇩🇪 German: Gehen / Fahren
🇮🇹 Italian: Andare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ir

🟡 Transportation Verbs

🚗 To drive
to control a car or other vehicle
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Conducir
🇫🇷 French: Conduire
🇩🇪 German: Fahren
🇮🇹 Italian: Guidare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Dirigir / Conduzir
🛫 To fly
to travel by plane
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Volar
🇫🇷 French: Voler
🇩🇪 German: Fliegen
🇮🇹 Italian: Volare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Voar
🚆 To board
to get on a plane, train, bus, or ship
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Abordar
🇫🇷 French: Embarquer
🇩🇪 German: Einsteigen
🇮🇹 Italian: Imbarcarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Embarcar
🚌 To take (transportation)
to use a bus, train, taxi, or other ride
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tomar
🇫🇷 French: Prendre
🇩🇪 German: Nehmen
🇮🇹 Italian: Prendere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pegar / Tomar
🛄 To check baggage
to give your suitcase to the airline before a flight
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Facturar
🇫🇷 French: Enregistrer les bagages
🇩🇪 German: Aufgabe des Gepäcks
🇮🇹 Italian: Imbarcare i bagagli
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Despachar a bagagem
↩️ To return
to go back to a place
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Regresar
🇫🇷 French: Revenir / Retourner
🇩🇪 German: Zurückkehren
🇮🇹 Italian: Ritornare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Voltar / Regressar

🔵 Hotels & Sightseeing

🛎️ To check in
to register at a hotel or airport
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Hacer el check-in
🇫🇷 French: Faire le check-in
🇩🇪 German: Einchecken
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare il check-in
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer o check-in
🔑 To stay
to sleep or live somewhere for a short time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quedarse
🇫🇷 French: Séjourner / Rester
🇩🇪 German: Bleiben / Übernachten
🇮🇹 Italian: Soggiornare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ficar / Hospedar-se
📸 To visit
to go and see a place or person
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Visitar
🇫🇷 French: Visiter
🇩🇪 German: Besuchen
🇮🇹 Italian: Visitare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Visitar
🗺️ To look for
to try to find something
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Buscar
🇫🇷 French: Chercher
🇩🇪 German: Suchen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cercare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Procurar
📄 To show
to let someone see a ticket, passport, or paper
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mostrar
🇫🇷 French: Montrer
🇩🇪 German: Zeigen
🇮🇹 Italian: Mostrare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Mostrar
🏖️ To relax
to rest and enjoy free time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Relajarse
🇫🇷 French: Se détendre
🇩🇪 German: Sich entspannen
🇮🇹 Italian: Rilassarsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Relaxar

🧠 Useful Grammar

Going to + verb

Use this pattern to talk about future plans.

I'm going to travel tomorrow.
Travel destinations

Use to before destinations.

I travel to Mexico.
Common travel verbs

Many useful travel expressions use simple verbs or short phrases such as check in, check baggage, and take the bus.

💬 Common Travel Phrases

✈️ I want to travel to Spain.
Spain is my travel destination
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quiero viajar a España.
🇫🇷 French: Je veux voyager en Espagne.
🇩🇪 German: Ich möchte nach Spanien reisen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Voglio viaggiare in Spagna.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quero viajar para a Espanha.
🏨 I need to reserve a hotel room.
I must book a room before the trip
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Necesito reservar una habitación.
🇫🇷 French: Je dois réserver une chambre d'hôtel.
🇩🇪 German: Ich muss ein Hotelzimmer reservieren.
🇮🇹 Italian: Devo prenotare una camera d'albergo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Preciso reservar um quarto de hotel.
🚌 I'm going to take the bus.
my plan is to travel by bus
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Voy a tomar el autobús.
🇫🇷 French: Je vais prendre le bus.
🇩🇪 German: Ich werde den Bus nehmen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Prenderò l'autobus.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vou pegar o ônibus.
📸 We're going to visit the museum tomorrow.
the museum is on tomorrow’s plan
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Vamos a visitar el museo mañana.
🇫🇷 French: Nous allons visiter le musée demain.
🇩🇪 German: Wir werden morgen das Museum besuchen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Andiamo a visitare il museo domani.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vamos visitar o museu amanhã.

❓ Useful Questions

✈️ When are you going to travel?
asks about the date of a trip
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cuándo vas a viajar?
🇫🇷 French: Quand allez-vous voyager ?
🇩🇪 German: Wann werden Sie reisen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Quando viaggi?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quando você vai viajar?
🏨 Where are you going to stay?
asks about the hotel or place to sleep
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Dónde te vas a quedar?
🇫🇷 French: Où allez-vous séjourner ?
🇩🇪 German: Wo werden Sie übernachten?
🇮🇹 Italian: Dove soggiornerai?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Onde você vai ficar?
🚌 How are you getting to the airport?
asks about the type of transportation
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cómo vas al aeropuerto?
🇫🇷 French: Comment allez-vous à l'aéroport ?
🇩🇪 German: Wie kommen Sie zum Flughafen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Come vai all'aeroporto?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Como você vai para o aeroporto?
📸 What places do you want to visit?
asks about sightseeing plans
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué lugares quieres visitar?
🇫🇷 French: Quels endroits voulez-vous visiter ?
🇩🇪 German: Welche Orte möchten Sie besuchen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Quali posti vuoi visitare?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Que lugares você quer visitar?

💬 Everyday Conversation

Checking into a hotel
showing a passport and completing check-in
A: Hello. I have a reservation.
B: Welcome. Can you show your passport?
A: Of course.
B: You can check in now.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: Hola. Tengo una reservación.
🇪🇸 B: Bienvenido. ¿Puede mostrar su pasaporte?
🇪🇸 A: Claro.
🇪🇸 B: Puede hacer el check-in ahora.

🇫🇷 A: Bonjour. J'ai une réservation.
🇫🇷 B: Bienvenue. Pouvez-vous montrer votre passeport ?
🇫🇷 A: Bien sûr.
🇫🇷 B: Vous pouvez faire le check-in maintenant.

🇩🇪 A: Hallo. Ich habe eine Reservierung.
🇩🇪 B: Willkommen. Können Sie Ihren Pass zeigen?
🇩🇪 A: Natürlich.
🇩🇪 B: Sie können jetzt einchecken.

🇮🇹 A: Ciao. Ho una prenotazione.
🇮🇹 B: Benvenuto. Può mostrare il passaporto?
🇮🇹 A: Certo.
🇮🇹 B: Può fare il check-in adesso.

🇵🇹 A: Olá. Eu tenho uma reserva.
🇵🇹 B: Bem-vindo. Pode mostrar o passaporte?
🇵🇹 A: Claro.
🇵🇹 B: Pode fazer o check-in agora.

📝 Example Sentences

🚗 We drive to the airport.
we go there by car
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Conducimos al aeropuerto.
🇫🇷 French: Nous conduisons à l'aéroport.
🇩🇪 German: Wir fahren zum Flughafen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Guidiamo all'aeroporto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Dirigimos para o aeroporto.
🛫 The plane leaves in the morning.
the flight starts in the morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: El avión sale por la mañana.
🇫🇷 French: L'avion part le matin.
🇩🇪 German: Das Flugzeug fliegt morgens ab.
🇮🇹 Italian: L'aereo parte al mattino.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O avião sai de manhã.
🏨 We stay at a hotel near the beach.
our hotel is close to the sea
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Nos quedamos en un hotel cerca de la playa.
🇫🇷 French: Nous séjournons dans un hôtel près de la plage.
🇩🇪 German: Wir übernachten in einem Hotel in der Nähe des Strandes.
🇮🇹 Italian: Soggiorniamo in un hotel vicino alla spiaggia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ficamos em um hotel perto da praia.
📄 I showed my ticket at the entrance.
I let them see my ticket to go in
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mostré mi boleto en la entrada.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai montré mon billet à l'entrée.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe mein Ticket am Eingang gezeigt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho mostrato il biglietto all'ingresso.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Mostrei o meu bilhete na entrada.
🚌 We took the train downtown.
we used the train to reach the city center
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tomamos el tren al centro.
🇫🇷 French: Nous avons pris le train pour le centre-ville.
🇩🇪 German: Wir haben den Zug in die Innenstadt genommen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Abbiamo preso il treno per il centro.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pegamos o trem para o centro.
🏖️ They want to relax during their vacation.
their holiday plan is to rest
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quieren relajarse durante las vacaciones.
🇫🇷 French: Ils veulent se détendre pendant les vacances.
🇩🇪 German: Sie möchten sich im Urlaub entspannen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Vogliono rilassarsi durante le vacanze.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eles querem relaxar durante as férias.

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

Read the situation. Choose the travel verb that fits.
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