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English vocabulary — Transport topic

54 words · CEFR A1–B2

Total words54
CEFR levelsA1–B2
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A roundup of 54 English vocabulary words for the Transport topic across CEFR A1–B2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning Transport vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.

A1Transport vocabulary · A1(12 words)Free

A1 pathway
bike: a vehicle with two wheels that you move with your feet
bikeA1
/baɪk/

a vehicle with two wheels that you move with your feet

bus: a large vehicle that carries many people
busA1
/bʌs/

a large vehicle that carries many people

car: a vehicle with four wheels for a few people
carA1
/kɑːr/

a vehicle with four wheels for a few people

drive: to make a car go
driveA1
/draɪv/

to make a car go

motorbike: a vehicle with two wheels and an engine
motorbikeA1
/ˈmoʊtərbaɪk/

a vehicle with two wheels and an engine

plane: a machine with wings that flies
planeA1
/pleɪn/

a machine with wings that flies

road: a way for cars between two places
roadA1
/roʊd/

a way for cars between two places

station: a place where trains or buses stop
stationA1
/ˈsteɪʃən/

a place where trains or buses stop

taxi: a car you pay to take you somewhere
taxiA1
/ˈtæksi/

a car you pay to take you somewhere

ticket: a small piece of paper that lets you travel or enter
ticketA1
/ˈtɪkɪt/

a small piece of paper that lets you travel or enter

train: a line of vehicles that runs on rails
trainA1
/treɪn/

a line of vehicles that runs on rails

walk: to move on your feet
walkA1
/wɔːk/

to move on your feet

A2Transport vocabulary · A2(15 words)

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ambulance: a vehicle that takes ill people to hospital
ambulanceA2
/ˈæmbjələns/

a vehicle that takes ill people to hospital

break down: to stop working, for a machine
break downA2
/breɪk daʊn/

to stop working, for a machine

car park: a place where you leave your car
car parkA2
/kɑːr pɑːrk/

a place where you leave your car

cross: to go from one side to the other
crossA2
/krɔːs/

to go from one side to the other

garage: a building where you keep a car
garageA2
/gəˈrɑːʒ/

a building where you keep a car

get off: to leave a bus or a train
get offA2
/get ɔːf/

to leave a bus or a train

get on: to go onto a bus or a train
get onA2
/get ɑːn/

to go onto a bus or a train

petrol station: a place where you buy fuel for a car
petrol stationA2
/ˈpetrəl ˈsteɪʃən/

a place where you buy fuel for a car

pick up: to go and collect someone
pick upA2
/pɪk ʌp/

to go and collect someone

platform: the place at a station where you get on a train
platformA2
/ˈplætfɔːrm/

the place at a station where you get on a train

public: for everyone to use
publicA2
/ˈpʌblɪk/

for everyone to use

ride: to sit on a bike or a horse and travel
rideA2
/raɪd/

to sit on a bike or a horse and travel

seat: a place where you sit
seatA2
/siːt/

a place where you sit

speed: how fast something moves
speedA2
/spiːd/

how fast something moves

traffic: the cars and buses moving on a road
trafficA2
/ˈtræfɪk/

the cars and buses moving on a road

B1Transport vocabulary · B1(16 words)

B1 pathway
brake: the part that makes a vehicle slow down
brakeB1
/breɪk/

the part that makes a vehicle slow down

commute: to travel between home and work
commuteB1
/kəˈmjuːt/

to travel between home and work

crash: to hit something hard while moving
crashB1
/kræʃ/

to hit something hard while moving

drop off: to take someone in a car and leave them
drop offB1
/drɑːp ɔːf/

to take someone in a car and leave them

engine: the part that makes a vehicle move
engineB1
/ˈendʒɪn/

the part that makes a vehicle move

fuel: material burned to give power
fuelB1
/ˈfjuəl/

material burned to give power

helmet: a hard hat that protects the head
helmetB1
/ˈhelmɪt/

a hard hat that protects the head

license: an official paper that lets you do something
licenseB1
/ˈlaɪsəns/

an official paper that lets you do something

overtake: to pass a vehicle in front of you
overtakeB1
/ˌoʊvərˈteɪk/

to pass a vehicle in front of you

pedestrian: a person walking in the street
pedestrianB1
/pəˈdestriən/

a person walking in the street

petrol: the fuel used in cars
petrolB1
/ˈpetrəl/

the fuel used in cars

route: the way you take from one place to another
routeB1
/ruːt/

the way you take from one place to another

rush hour: the time when roads are busiest
rush hourB1
/rʌʃ ˈaʊər/

the time when roads are busiest

seatbelt: the strap that holds you in a seat
seatbeltB1
/ˈsiːtbelt/

the strap that holds you in a seat

traffic jam: a long line of vehicles that cannot move
traffic jamB1
/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

a long line of vehicles that cannot move

wheel: the round part a vehicle turns on
wheelB1
/wiːl/

the round part a vehicle turns on

B2Transport vocabulary · B2(11 words)

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breakdown: a failure of a machine
breakdownB2
/ˈbreɪkdaʊn/

a failure of a machine

commute time: how long it takes to travel to work
commute timeB2
/kəˈmjuːt taɪm/

how long it takes to travel to work

commuter: a person who travels to work each day
commuterB2
/kəˈmjuːtər/

a person who travels to work each day

congestion: a state where too much traffic blocks movement
congestionB2
/kənˈdʒestʃən/

a state where too much traffic blocks movement

dent: a hollow made by a knock
dentB2
/dent/

a hollow made by a knock

detour: a longer way round when the direct road is closed
detourB2
/ˈdiːtʊr/

a longer way round when the direct road is closed

fare: the money you pay to travel
fareB2
/fer/

the money you pay to travel

hold up: to delay something
hold upB2
/hoʊld ʌp/

to delay something

pedestrian crossing: a marked place where people cross a road
pedestrian crossingB2
/pəˈdestriən ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/

a marked place where people cross a road

roundabout: a circular junction where traffic goes one way
roundaboutB2
/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

a circular junction where traffic goes one way

toll: a charge for using a road or a bridge
tollB2
/toʊl/

a charge for using a road or a bridge

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The Transport topic set gathers 54 common English words across CEFR A1–B2. Instead of learning by scattered alphabetical lists, you learn whole word clusters in the Transport context — which helps learners associate them more easily and remember them longer.

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