Read, listen and learn some new words.
(Lasi, klausies un iemācies jaunos vārdiņus!)
train — [treɪn] — vilciens
freight train — [ˌfreɪtˈtreɪn] — preču vilciens
carriage — [ˈkær.ɪdʒ] — vagons
tram — [træm] — tramvajs
underground — [ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd] — metro (British English)
subway — [ˈsʌb.weɪ] — metro (American English)
aeroplane — [ˈeə.rə.pleɪn] — lidmašīna
plane — [pleɪn] — lidmašīna (sarunvalodā)
helicopter — [ˈhel.ɪˌkɒp.tər] — helikopters
hot-air balloon — [hɒtˈeə bəˌluːn] — gaisa balons
Piemērs:
We took the subway uptown to Yankee Stadium. — Mēs braucām ar metro zem pilsētas līdz Jenkiju Stadionam.
The injured were ferried to hospital by helicopter. — Ievainotie tika nogādāti slimnīcā ar helikopteri.