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Word List: Sightseeing - list 2
- tour guide, tour guides
(noun) - Definition:
- someone hired to guide tourists on a journey, offering information and explanation
- Example:
- Our tour guide is very nice and knows a lot.
- guided tour, guided tours
(noun) - Definition:
- a tour through a place, e.g. a city, which is led by someone who informs and entertains the tour guests
- Example:
- The hotel offers guided tours every Saturday.
- opening hours
(noun plural form) - Definition:
- the regular times of day when a shop, office or similar is open to the public
- Example:
- The opening hours of the tourist information are from 9 to 4 daily.
- Synonym(s):office hours, business hours
- fee, fees [fiː]
(noun) - Definition:
- a monetary payment charged for professional services
- Example:
- If you want to go into the museum, you need to pay a small fee.
- entrance fee, entrance fees
(noun) - Definition:
- a monetary payment made to gain access to a place
- Example:
- The entrance fee to the zoo is 10 dollars.
- free [fɹiː]
(adjective) - Definition:
- obtainable without payment
- Example:
- When they entered the concert hall they got a free drink.
- Synonym(s):free of charge, gratis
- tip, tips [tɪp]
(noun) - Definition:
- a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation
- Example:
- He gave the woman a generous tip.
- tip [tɪp]
(verb) - Definition:
- giving a small amount of money to a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation
- Example:
- You should tip the waitress, she's very friendly.
- souvenir, souvenirs [ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(ɹ)]
(noun) - Definition:
- an item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location
- Example:
- Did you bring a souvenir from Spain?
- souvenir shop, souvenir shops
(noun) - Definition:
- a store which sells items of sentimental value, to remember an event or location
- Example:
- We should go to the souvenir shop to get a gift for Mom.
- Synonym(s):gift shop
- gift, gifts [ɡɪft]
(noun) - Definition:
- something given to another voluntarily, without charge
- Example:
- Julia's parents gave her a great gift for her birthday.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/private-life/travel-and-tourism/sightseeing/list-2/
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