in the city

noun - a place where a judge and a jury decides about legal cases

level crossing - železniční přejezd

BrE

/ˌlevl'krɒsɪŋ/

AmE

/ˌlevl'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun - a place where a railway crosses a road

library - knihovna (budova nebo místnost)

BrE

/'laɪbrəri/

AmE

/'laɪbrəri/

noun - a building or a room where you can read a book or borrow it

mosque - mešita

BrE

/'mɒsk/

AmE

/'mɑ:sk/

noun - a kind of church for Muslims

museum - muzeum

BrE

/mju:'zi:əm/

AmE

/mju:'zi:əm/

noun - a building where you can see various exhibitions, e.g. historical items, stuffed animals, technical things etc.

office - kancelář

BrE

/'ɒfɪs/

AmE

/'ɑ:fɪs/

noun - a place where people work, usually jobs connected with working with computersm, documents etc.

park - park

BrE

/'pɑ:k/

AmE

/'pɑ:rk/

noun - an open green area in a town or city where people can go to relax, sit down, have a picnic etc.

parliament - parlament

BrE

/'pɑ:ləment/

AmE

/'pɑ:rləment/

noun - a group of people who make laws in a country

pedestrian crossing - přechod pro chodce

BrE

/pə'destrɪən'krɒsɪŋ/

AmE

/pə'destriən'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road

petrol station - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa

BrE

/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/

AmE

/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/

noun, British English - the place where you can buy fuel for your car

post office - pošta (budova)

BrE

/'pəʊstˌɒfɪs/

AmE

/'poʊstˌɑ:fɪs/

noun - a building where you can post letters, parcels etc.

prison - vězení, věznice

BrE

/'prɪzn/

AmE

/'prɪzn/

noun - a place where criminals are locked up

pub - hospoda, hostinec

BrE

/'pʌb/

AmE

/'pʌb/

noun - a place where you can have a drink

public transport - hromadná doprava

BrE

/ˌpʌblɪk'trænspɔ:t/

AmE

/ˌpʌblɪk'trænspɔ:rt/

noun - the system of trains, buses etc. that people can use, esp. in a city

quay - nábřeží, přístaviště

BrE

/'ki:/

AmE

/'ki:/

noun - a long platform along the bank of a river etc. (usually built of stone) that boats can be tied to and passengers or goods can get on and off

restaurant - restaurace

BrE

/'restərɒnt/

AmE

/'restərɑ:nt/

noun - a place where you can have a meal

road - silnice, cesta

BrE

/'rəʊd/

AmE

/'roʊd/

noun - the surface specially made for cars and lorries etc. to travel on, it is usually black with white lines

shop - obchod

BrE

/'ʃɒp/

AmE

/'ʃɑ:p/

noun, British English - a place where you can buy some things

shopping mall - nákupní centrum, nákupní středisko

BrE

/'ʃɒpɪŋˌmɔ:l/

AmE

/'ʃɑ:pɪŋˌmɔ:l/

noun - a large building with many shops inside

school - škola

BrE

/'sku:l/

AmE

/'sku:l/

noun - the building where children and young people go in order to study, the institution that provides education

sight - památka (pamětihodnost), pamětihodnost

BrE

/'saɪt/

AmE

/'saɪt/

noun - a place visited by tourists which is worth seeing

sightseeing - prohlížení památek, chození po památkách