Từ vựng chủ đề Địa điểm & Phương hướng - Places & Direction

Biết tên gọi địa điểm, nơi chốn, phương hướng cũng như cách hỏi và chỉ đường là kỹ năng giao tiếp cực kỳ cần thiết và quan trọng. Bài viết dưới đây sẽ giúp bạn tìm hiểu từ vựng về chủ đề này.

Phần 1: Từ vựng về địa điểm, nơi chốn

1. Từ vựng chỉ nơi chốn vui chơi, giải trí

Từ vựng	Nghĩa	Ví dụ
Cinema	Rạp chiếu phim	The town no longer has a cinema.
Café	Quán cà phê	There's a little café on the corner that serves very good coffee.
Club	Câu lạc bộ	Visitors must be accompanied by club members.
Pub	Quán rượu	Do you want to go to (informal go down) the pub after work?
Restaurant	Nhà hàng	A lot of new restaurants have started up in the region.
Mall	Trung tâm mua sắm	This mall is a shopper's paradise.
Theatre	Rạp hát	The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.
Gallery	Phòng tranh	We visited a few galleries while we were in Prague.
Museum	Viện bảo tàng	The museum is full of rare and precious treasures.
Zoo	Vườn bách thú	We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.
Park	Công viên	We watched the joggers in the park.
Playground	Sân chơi	This area of the coast is the playground of the rich and famous.
Skatepark	Công viên trượt băng	A small skatepark is situated outside the leisure centre.
Amusement park	Công viên giải trí	A public garden, an amusement park and two swimming pools were also part of the development plan.
Shopping centre	Trung tâm mua sắm	In the shopping centre, businesses struggle to survive and frequently fail.
Town square	Quảng trường thành phố	A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings.
Carnival	Lễ hội	There's a real carnival atmosphere in the streets.
Bowling centre	Trung tâm bowling	Canadian Bowling Centre is Saskatoon's latest family entertainment centre.
Concert hall	Phòng hòa nhạc	A concert hall is a place where concerts of classical music take place.
Hotel	Khách sạn	They've booked us into the hotel in the main square.
Motel	Nhà nghỉ	A motel or motor lodge is a hotel designed for motorists and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles.
Leisure centre	Trung tâm giải trí	I think for older patients it's too daunting for them to go alone to the leisure centre.
Fair	Hội chợ	I bought a wooden salad bowl at the local craft fair.
Nightclub	Câu lạc bộ đêm	Residents are fed up with the disturbance caused by the nightclub.
Coffee shop	Quán cà phê	Four alumni of an elementary school are having a reunion in a coffee shop.

2. Từ vựng chỉ cửa hàng

Từ vựng	Nghĩa	Ví dụ
Bookstore/Bookshop	Tiệm sách	If there's an independent bookstore in your community, please give them your business.
Antique shop	Cửa hàng đồ cổ	Dani found herself taking a walk and wandering to an antique shop the next day.
Bakery	Hiệu bánh	People were stealing bread from those who went to the bakery.
Pet shop	Cửa hàng thú cưng	The story was about two children who visit a pet shop to buy a pet.
Barbershop	Tiệm hớt tóc	A barbershop is one of the places where people go to get their hair cut.
Butchers	Hàng thịt	Our local butcher is closing down.
Showroom	Cửa hàng trưng bày	A showroom is a shop in which goods are displayed for sale, especially goods such as cars or electrical or gas appliances.
Charity shop	Cửa hàng từ thiện	If one has a commercial enterprise charity shop, it must be separate from the charity.
Pharmacy	Tiệm thuốc	A pharmacy is also called "drugstore" in American English or "community pharmacy" or "chemist's" in Commonwealth English.
Clothes shop/clothes store	Cửa hàng quần áo	A clothes shop or clothes store is any shop which sells items of ready-made clothing.
Beauty salon	Thẩm mỹ viện	Bec continued to work in her beauty salon and did not want to spend the money on thing she did not need.
Grocery store	Cửa hàng tạp hóa	Grocery stores are smaller in size and selection than a supermarket.
Department store	Cửa hàng bách hóa	He's got a job demonstrating kitchen equipment in a department store.
Supermarket	Siêu thị	The new supermarket is really going to clobber the small local shops.
Market	Chợ	She runs a stall at the farmer's market.
DIY store	Cửa hàng bán đồ tự sửa chữa	A DIY (do-it-yourself) store is a cross between a hardware or home supply store and a service business.
Estate agents	Đại lý bất động sản	The he estate agent said: 'The position is that we are confident of getting other offers.'said: 'The position is that we are confident of getting other offers.'
Fish market	Chợ cá	It has a fish market, and it is a large city.
General store	Cửa hàng	The general store and workshops open onto the loading bay.
Flower shop	Hàng bán hoa	Next door to this fishing tackle shop is a small flower shop.
Hairdresser's	Tiệm làm tóc	I've got a four o'clock appointment at the hairdresser's.
Hardware shop	Cửa hàng phần cứng	he streets around Dan Sinh Market are filled with many different hardware shops.
Laundromat	Tiệm giặt quần áo	A "laundromat" Is a building or facility where people can pay to use washing machines to clean their laundry.
Shoe shop	Cửa hàng giày	One of the most famous shoes shop in Hoi An is the Friendly shop.
Sports shop	Cửa hàng thể thao	It's a reputable sports store in Nisswa.
Stationery shop/store	Tệm bán đồ văn phòng phẩm	The Shinjuku Station area has many large stationery stores.
Tailor shop	Hàng may đo	It's not hard to find a tailor shop in Hanoi.
Tattoo studio	Phòng xăm	Welcome to TNT Whistler, the only tattoo studio and barbershop in Whistler's Upper Village!
Toy shop	Cửa hàng đồ chơi	What a magical toy shop!
Watch shop	Cửa hàng đồng hồ	My favourite watch shop is Christ.
Service station	Trạm xăng dầu	They may have a garage that is only a filling or service station.
Sweet shop	Cửa hàng kẹo	One 12-year-old worked in a sweet shop for 18 hours a week and was paid 44p an hour.
Confectionery shop/store	Cửa hàng bánh kẹo	A confectionery store sells confectionery and the intended market is usually children.
Liquor store	Cửa hàng rượu	He returned to the liquor store with $25,000 cash.

3. Từ vựng chỉ nơi thờ phụng, phúng viếng

Từ vựng	Nghĩa	Ví dụ
Church	Nhà thờ	They built the church on the edge of the village.
Mosque	Nhà thờ Hồi giáo	The designs for the new mosque have attracted widespread criticism.
Pagoda	Chùa	Founded in the early 19th century, this gorgeous pagoda is named after the Goddess of Mercy, whose full name is Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát.
Temple	Ngôi đền	On a clear day you can see the temple in the distance.
Shrine	Đền thờ	Islam's most sacred shrine is at Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Cathedral	Nhà thờ	The old city around the cathedral is the most colourful part of town.
Tomb	Hầm mộ	His tomb was covered with a yellow patina of lichen.
Mausoleum	Lăng mộ	A mausoleum is an above ground free-standing structure that have crypts or burial compartments to hold whole human remains.

4. Từ vựng chỉ những thứ liên quan tới đường xá, phố

Từ vựng	Nghĩa	Ví dụ
Avenue	Đại lộ	King's Avenue is the first right.
Bus stop	Điểm dừng xe buýt	Get off at the next bus stop.
Highway	Đường cao tốc	The highway connects New York and Philadelphia.
Pavement	Vỉa hè	Keep to the pavement, Rosie, there's a good girl.
Side street	phố nhỏ bắt vào 1 phố lớn	We live on a quiet side street.
Alley	Con hẻm	She walked quickly down the alley.
Square	Quảng trường	A band were playing in the town square.
Street	Đường phố	Our daughter lives just across the street from us.
Telephone booth	Buồng điện thoại	Would it not be possible to install the old-fashioned type of telephone booth so that one can shut out noise?
Bus station	Trạm xe buýt	All participants successfully located the entrance to the bus station.
Train station	Ga tàu	The city's main train station is just minutes from the hotel.
Parking lot	Bãi đậu xe	I left my car in the mall parking lot.
City hall	Toà thị chính	Protesters hurled eggs during a ceremony in front of city hall.
One-way street	Đường 1 chiều	A one-way street is a street either facilitating only one-way traffic, or designed to direct vehicles to move in one direction.
Road sign	Biển chỉ đường	Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users.
Roundabout	Bùng binh	Take the first left at the roundabout.
T-junction = Y junction = a fork	Ngã ba	In most countries, a give way or stop road sign will be seen at a T-junction.
Crossroads	Ngã tư	We stand again at a historic crossroads.

5. Từ vựng chỉ trường lớp

Từ vựng	Nghĩa	Ví dụ
School	Trường học	They're building a new school in the town.
Kindergarten	Trường mẫu giáo	The additional 5 children were from the same kindergartens.
Elementary school	Trường tiểu học	Botelle is a public elementary school in Norfolk.
Secondary school	Trung học cơ sở	A secondary school is both an organization that provides secondary education and the building where this takes place.
High school	Trường cấp 3	High school, in the United States and Canada, is the education students receive from approximately 14 to 18 years old.
College	Trường cao đẳng	She's at art college.
University	Trường đại học	She teaches at the University of Connecticut.
International school	Trường quốc tế	Hanoi International School enables all students to realise their full potential in a caring and positive learning environment.
Polytechnic school	Trường nghề	In Britain, a polytechnic was a college where you could go after leaving school in order to study academic subjects up to degree level, or to train for particular jobs.

6. Từ vựng chỉ nơi làm việc

Từ vựng	Nghĩa	Ví dụ
Office	Văn phòng	I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.
Skyscraper	Nhà chọc trời	The restaurant is at the top of one of the big downtown skyscrapers.
Office block	Khối văn phòng	It's an 11-storey glass-fronted office block.
Police station	Đồn cảnh sát	He was taken to the police station for questioning.
Fire station	Trạm cứu hỏa	Stalls for three horses were constructed on the grounds of the local fire station.
Hospital	Bệnh viện	The injured were taken to several nearby hospitals.
Company	Công ty	He works for a software company/a company that makes software.
Clinic	Phòng khám bệnh	The clinic provides a free supply of contraceptives on request.
Bank	Ngân hàng	I need to go to the bank at lunchtime.
Post office	Bưu điện	She collects her pension from the post office.
Health center	Trung tâm y tế	Each commune is served by one health center, staffed by five community health workers.
Factory	Nhà máy	She worked in a factory that produced air conditioners.
Court	Tòa án	Protestors gathered outside the court to await the verdict.

8. Chi tiết cách miêu tả một nơi chốn, địa điểm bằng tiếng Anh

Phần 2: Từ vựng về phương hướng và cách chỉ đường

1. Ký hiệu và từ vựng chỉ hướng

Minh họa	Hướng dẫn chỉ đường tiếng Anh	Tạm dịch
	Go straight	Đi thẳng
	Turn right	Rẽ phải
	Turn left	Rẽ trái
	U turn	Quay đầu xe
	Cross the crosswalk	Qua vạch đi bộ
	Go past	Đi qua
	Cross the road	Sang đường
	In the roundabout take the first exit	Rẽ lối sang phải đầu tiên trong khu vòng tròn
	1. Take the first right 2. Take the second right	1. Rẽ tại ngõ phải đầu tiên 2. Rẽ tại ngõ phải thứ hai
	Cross the bridge	Qua cầu