Places In the City Vocabulary in English

List of Places in a City

1. City centre

2. Car park

3. Cycle path

4. Pavement

5. Telephone box

6. Streetlight

7. Traffic jam

8. Underpass

9. Flyover

10. Pedestrian crossing

11. Crossroads

12. Roundabout

13. Road sign

14. Traffic light

15. Library

16. School

17. Post office

18. Bookstore

19. Bank

20. Hospital

21. Bus stop

22. Police station

23. Pharmacy

24. Petrol station

25. Airport

26. Train station

27. Church

28. Hotel

29. Garage

30. Factory

31. Market

32. Supermarket

33. Café

34. Bakery

35. Playground

36. Amusement park

37. Theater

38. Cinema

39. Museum

40. Bridge

41.Farm

42. Park

43. Zoo

44. Swimming pool

45. Restaurant

the central part of a city

City centre

/ˌsɪt.i ˈsen.tər/

Downtown

/ˈdɑʊnˈtɑʊn/

Ex. It’s impossible to park in the city centre (downtown).

an area of ground for parking cars

Car park

/ˈkɑː ˌpɑːk/

Parking lot

/ˈpɑːr.kɪŋ ˌlɑːt/

Ex. I left my car in the mall car park (parking lot).

a path or marked route that is intended for people riding bicycles

 

Cycle path

/ˈsaɪ.kəl ˌpɑːθ/

Bicycle path

/ˈbaɪ.sə.kəl ˌpæθ/

Ex. Germany, Holland, and Denmark have extensive networks of cycle paths (bicycle paths).

a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on 

Pavement

/ˈpeɪv.mənt/

Sidewalk

/ˈsaɪd.wɑːk/

Ex. If there are no pavements (sidewalks), walk on the side of the road facing traffic.

a small shelter in the street in which they’re commonly used to be a public telephone.

Telephone box

/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn ˌbɒks/

Telephone booth

/ˈtel.ə.foʊn ˌbuːθ/

Ex. She didn’t have a phone, and they’re definitely wasn’t a telephone booth (telephone booth) around here.

a light in or at the side of a road or public area that is usually supported on a tall post

Streetlight

/ˈstriːt.laɪt/

/ˈstriːt.laɪt/

Ex. He crashed his car into a streetlight

a light in or at the side of a road or public area that is usually supported on a tall post

Traffic jam

/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌdʒæm/

/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌdʒæm/

Ex. The snow caused traffic jams all over the city.

a road or path that goes under something such as a busy road, allowing vehicles or people to go from one side to the other

Underpass

/ˈʌn.də.pɑːs/

/ˈʌn.dɚ.pæs/

Ex. A subway is a pedestrian underpass, generally under a road.

a bridge that carries a road or railway over another road

Flyover

/ˈflaɪˌəʊ.vər/

Overpass

/ˈoʊ.vɚ.pæs/

Ex. ‘Up there, under the flyover (overpass) and cross the road,’ she said.

a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where drivers must stop to let them cross.

Pedestrian crossing

/pəˌdes.tri.ən ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ/

Crosswalk

/ˈkrɑːs.wɑːk/

Ex. I looked down at the dirty yellow lines of the pedestrian crossing (crosswalk).

a place where two roads meet and cross each other

Crossroads

/ˈkrɒs.rəʊdz/

/ˈkrɑːs.roʊdz/

Ex. Turn right at the first crossroads.

a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet.

Roundabout

/ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/

/ˈraʊnd.ə.baʊt/

Ex. Take the first left at the roundabout.

a sign near a road giving information or instructions to drivers

Road sign

/ˈrəʊd saɪn/

/ˈrəʊd saɪn/

Ex. We couldn’t read the road signs.

one of a set of red, yellow, and green lights that control the movement of vehicles

Traffic light

/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌlaɪt/

/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌlaɪt/

Ex. Turn left at the traffic lights.

a building where things such as books, newspapers, videos, and music are kept for people to read, use, or borrow.

Library

/ˈlaɪ.brər.i/

/ˈlaɪ.brer.i/

Ex. This library loans books, CDs and videotapes.

a place where children go to be educated

School

/skuːl/

/skuːl/

Ex. They’re building a new school in the town.

a place where stamps are sold and from where letters and parcels are sent

Post office

/ˈpəʊst ˌɒf.ɪs/

/ˈpoʊst ˌɑː.fɪs/

Ex. She collects her pension from the post office.

a store or website where books are sold

Bookstore

/ˈbʊk.stɔːr/

/ˈbʊk.stɔːr/

Ex. He’s doing a reading at the local bookstore tonight

an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money…

Bank

/bæŋk/

/bæŋk/

Ex. I must go to the bank and change some money.

a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors and nurses

Hospital

/ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/

/ˈhɑː.spɪ.t̬əl/

Ex. He worked as a nurse in a hospital.

a place, usually with a pole with a sign, where a bus stops to allow passengers to get on and off

Bus stop

/ˈbʌs ˌstɒp/

/ˈbʌs ˌstɑːp/

Ex. She was waiting at a bus stop.

the local office of the police in a town or part of a city

Police station

/pəˈliːs ˌsteɪ.ʃən/

/pəˈliːs ˌsteɪ.ʃən/

Ex. He was taken to the police station for questioning.

a shop or part of a shop in which medicines are prepared and sold

Pharmacy

/ˈfɑː.mə.si/

/ˈfɑːr.mə.si/

Ex. See your doctor or local pharmacy for a test.

a place where fuel is sold for road vehicles, often with a small shop

Petrol station

/ˈpet.rəl ˌsteɪ.ʃən/

/ˈpet.rəl ˌsteɪ.ʃən/

Ex. I could show you the petrol station where I used to work.

a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in

Airport

/ˈeə.pɔːt/

/ˈer.pɔːrt/

Ex. It’s about two kilometers from the airport to your hotel.

a place with one or more buildings and platforms where trains stop for people to get on or off

Train station

/ˈtreɪn ˌsteɪ.ʃən/

/ˈtreɪn ˌsteɪ.ʃən/

Ex. Have you ever been in a train station?

a building for Christian religious activities

Church

/tʃɜːtʃ/

/tʃɝːtʃ/

Ex. The town has four churches.

a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals

Hotel

/həʊˈtel/

/hoʊˈtel/

Ex. We stayed in the best hotel in town.

a place where cars are repaired

Garage

/ˈɡær.ɪdʒ/

/ɡəˈrɑːʒ/

Ex. The car’s still at the garage getting fixed.

a building or buildings where people use machines to produce goods

Factory

/ˈfæk.tər.i/

/ˈfæk.tɚ.i/

Ex. She worked in a factory that produced air conditioners

a place or event at which people meet in order to buy and sell things

Market

/ˈmɑː.kɪt/

/ˈmɑːr.kɪt/

Ex. She runs a stall at the farmer’s market

a large shop which sells most types of food and other goods needed in the home

Supermarket

/ˈsuː.pəˌmɑː.kɪt/

/ˈsuː.pɚˌmɑːr.kɪt/

Ex. She works on the checkout at the local supermarket.

a small restaurant where simple meals and drinks are served

Café

/ˈkæf.eɪ/

/kæfˈeɪ/

Ex. There’s a little café on the corner that serves very good coffee.

a place where bread, cakes, and pastries are made or sold

Bakery

/ˈbeɪ.kər.i/

/ˈbeɪ.kɚ.i/

Ex. My dad was a van driver for a local bakery.

an area designed for children to play in outside, especially at a school or in a park

Playground

/ˈpleɪ.ɡraʊnd/

/ˈpleɪ.ɡraʊnd/

Ex. There were children fighting in the playground.

a place where people can go to enjoy games, rides, and other activities

Amusement park

/əˈmjuːz.mənt ˌpɑːk/

/əˈmjuːz.mənt ˌpɑːrk/

Ex. Go to an amusement park and watch people getting off the roller coaster.

a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place

Theater

/ˈθɪə.tər/

/ˈθiː.ə.t̬ɚ/

Ex. We have tickets to the theater tonight.

a theatre where people pay to watch films

Cinema 

/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/

/ˈsɪn.ə.mə/

Ex. We’re going to the cinema. Do you want to come along?

a building where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept

Museum

/mjuːˈziː.əm/

/mjuːˈziː.əm/

Ex. Next autumn he plans to open his own art museum in New York.

a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other

Bridge

/brɪdʒ/

/brɪdʒ/

Ex. They’re building a new bridge across the river.

an area of land, usually with fields and buildings, used for raising animals and growing crops as a business

Farm

/fɑːm/

/fɑːrm/

Ex. My family has worked on this farm for generations.

a public area of land with grass and trees, usually in a town, where people go in order to relax and enjoy themselves

Park

/pɑːk/

/pɑːrk/

Ex. If the weather’s nice we could have a picnic in the park.

an area in which animals, especially wild animals, are kept so that people can go and look at them or study them

Zoo

/zuː/

/zuː/

Ex. The children love to visit the elephants at the zoo.

an artificial area of water for swimming

Swimming pool

/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ ˌpuːl/

/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ ˌpuːl/

Ex. The hotel has its own swimming pool.

a place where meals are prepared and served to customers

Restaurant

/ˈres.trɒnt/

/ˈres.tə.rɑːnt/

Ex. Smoking is not allowed in this restaurant.