Essential English Vocabulary for Travel and Business

Directions and Movement

• Go straight on: Sigue recto
• Turn back / Go back: Volver
• Turn left/right: Gira a la izquierda/derecha
• Go along: Ve a lo largo de
• Cross: Cruzar
• Take the first: Coge la primera
• It's on the left: Está a la izquierda
• Opposite: Enfrente (cara a cara)
• Near: Cerca
• Next to: Al lado de
• Between: Entre
• At the end (of): Al final de
• At the corner: En la esquina
• Behind: Detrás
• In front of: Delante
• Around the corner: Girando la esquina
• Traffic lights: Semáforo
• Crossroads: Cruce
• Signpost: Señal

Prepositions of Place and Movement

• On: Encima (tocando la superficie)
• In: Dentro de, en (refiriéndose a un lugar)
• Into: Dentro (acompañado de go)
• Through: A través de / atravesar (espacio cerrado)
• Across: Al otro lado de, en frente
• Along: A lo largo de
• To: A, hacia
• Up and down: Subir y bajar
• Off: Salir
• Onto: Por encima de, arriba de
• Past: Por delante
• Out of: Fuera de
• From: De, desde
• At: En (ej. en el restaurante, en la entrada)

Quantifiers: Countable vs. Uncountable

• Countable: How many?
• Uncountable: How much?
• Uncountable nouns: Accommodation, advice, baggage, behavior, bread, furniture, information, luggage, news, progress, traffic, travel, trouble, weather, work.
• Countable quantifiers: Many, a few, a number, several, a large number of, a great number of, a majority of.
• Uncountable quantifiers: Much, a little, a bit, a great deal of, a large amount of, a large quantity of.
• General quantifiers: More/most, less/least, no/none, not any, some (offers), any, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, enough.

Partitives

• A piece of, a glass of, a drop of, a slice of, a bowl of, a carton of, a grain of, a roll of, a bottle of, a bag of, a cup of.

Professional Roles and Workplace

Job Titles

Head of IT, Managing Director, Sales Representative, Chief Accountant, Head of Research and Development, Telemarketing Representative, Receptionist, Sales Director, Human Resources Director, Marketing Director, Customer Service Clerk, Laboratory Technician, Administrative Assistant, Financial Director, Computer Programmer.

Workplace Terms

Customer, workplace, employer, employees, workers, staff, co-worker, client.

Facilities and Departments

Laboratory, lobby, maintenance department, reception, stairs, warehouse, car park, ground floor, conference room, kitchen, toilet, lift, cafeteria, stockroom, top floor, department.