Taxi.

Tell me, are you just a taxi or a kind taxi? - From the movie "Taxi".

I knew right away that he was a jerk. How he maneuvered between cars, dodged trucks, slipped right in front of the noses of passers-by! But then I got really scared. When we arrived, he took out a magnifying glass to look at the counter! - Faina Ranevskaya.

I will take care of your business card. - From the movie "Taxi".

Do you often take a taxi? Since I often come back relatively late from my students and don't drive a car, I take a taxi.

Interestingly, taxi drivers are all different. With some you can talk all the way, while others do not show miracles of sociability. Taxis can come in handy for a variety of occasions, even if you prefer to drive your own car.

An interesting fact: it is very difficult to get the profession of a taxi driver in London. It is considered a prestigious profession, because in order to memorize all these countless streets, you need to have an excellent memory. Only 4 people out of 10 pass the exam and reach the end.

Reminds me of Sherlock. What a smart and cunning taxi driver there was.

Let's consider a dialogue.

Taxi Driver: Hi, where are you going?

Passenger: To the airport, please

Taxi driver: Shall I put your bag in the trunk ?

Passenger: Yes, please. How long does it take to get to the airport?

Taxi driver: About half an hour. Are you in a hurry?

Passenger: Yes, I am afraid of traffic jams on the road. The plane leaves at 5.

Taxi Driver: Ok. We can take expressway. But there is an extra charge. $10

Passenger: OK. Here you are.

Taxi Driver Thank you. Fasten your seat belt. We'll arrive in 20 minutes.

Passenger: Great

Taxi Driver: Here is the airport.

Passenger: Thank you. How much is it?

Taxi Driver: 60 dollars plus fee for expressway. 70 dollars

Passenger. Here you are. Keep the change.

Taxi Driver: Have a nice flight. Hey! Don't forget your things!

trunk - trunk

does it take to get - how long will it take

in a hurry - in a hurry

traffic jams

expressway - freeway

extra charge - additional charge

fee - fee

seat belt

keep the change - change is not necessary

Dialogue number 2.

Taxi Driver: Hello, miss, do you need a taxi?

Kate: Yes.

Taxi Driver: Do you have any baggage/luggage

Kate: I've got a handbag and one heavy suitcase .

Taxi Driver: Ok, I'll put it in the back. Where are you going?

Kate: To the train station

Taxi Driver: Is it you first time in London?

Kate: Yes, it is. Like it very much. I have never been to London before. How long does it take to get to the station?

Taxi driver: About 1 hour, but there is a little traffic jam. There might be some accident.

Kate: Ok. Then I will go by subway. Let's go to the nearest subway station

Taxi driver: Ok. The fee will be 30 dollars

Kate. Ok. Let's go!

baggage/luggage - luggage

handbag - hand luggage (handbag)

suitcase - suitcase

in the back - in the trunk

accident - accident

subway - subway

fee - payment

Expressions that may come in handy.

On my way.

Where can I take you? Where to take you?
Where are you going? Where are you heading?
What's your destination? What is your destination?
I don't know that place. Do you have a map? I don't know this place. Do you have a map?
Can you show me on this map? Can you show it to me on a map?
Are you in a hurry? Are you in a hurry?
It is very close. It's very close
It is pretty far away. It's far enough from here
It will take about 15 minutes. This will take about 15 minutes.
It takes about one hour to get there. About an hour to get there
It is faster to take the expressway but you have to pay the toll . Faster to go on the freeway, but it is paid.

in the understanding of the passenger.

Speak slowly, please. Please speak slower
Sorry, I can't catch it. Sorry, I can't understand.
Yes, I understand. I'll take you there. Yes, I understand, I'll take you there.
Please ask someone to write it in Thai / Chinese.Please ask someone to write it in Thai, Chinese.
no problem. No problem

Traffic assessment.

It's rush hour. Rush hour!
There's a traffic jam. Traffic jam.
The traffic is bad over there. You'll get there faster if you walk from here. The traffic is very bad here. You'll get there faster if you walk from here.
I think there's been an accident. I think there's been an accident.
I'll try a different way. I will try another way

In payment

The total price is $10 . Ten dollars for everything.
Thank you for the tip. Thanks for the tip
Do you have smaller notes/bills ? Do you have smaller denominations?
I don't have any change. I don't have change.
The customer pays for the expressway OK? Passenger pay for freeway.
Are you in a hurry? Take the expressway? Are you in a hurry? Drive on the freeway?
There is a tollway fee. You pay the fee, ok? Here is the fare.

Special instructions, requests.

I'll put your luggage in the boot / trunk . I'll put your luggage in the trunk.
Put on your seatbelt, please. Put on a belt, please.
Is it okay if I open a window? Is it okay if I open the window?
Is the air-conditioning okay? Normal air conditioning?
Please don't eat in the car. Please don't eat in the car.
No smoking, please. Please don't smoke.
Do you want me to wait? Do you want me to wait?
I have to get some gas. I need to fuel up.

Farewell phrases.

Watch out for motorcycles before getting out! Be careful when you go out. There are motorcycles everywhere.
Don't forget your things. Don't forget your things.
Thank you for your business. Thanks for your business.
Hope to see you again. Hope to see you again.
It's been nice chatting with you. It was great to chat with you.
Enjoy your stay in Thailand. Have a nice stay in Thailand.
You're welcome. You're welcome.

What can we talk about.

Have you been here before? Have you been here before?
Are you from around here? Are you from here?
How do you like Bangkok? How do you like Bangkok?
Are you here on business? Are you here on business?
Are you staying long? How long will you stay?
G ood weather, huh? Not too hot, not too cold. Nice weather, right? Not too hot, not too cold.
I hope the weather gets better for you. I hope the weather will be better.
How many people can you fit? How many people will fit?
How long will it take? How long will it take to get there?
Please wait for me. Please wait for me.
You can keep the meter running. You can turn on the counter.
Do you have a flat fee to the airport? Do you have fixed fares?
I'm in a bit of a rush. I'm in a bit of a hurry.
Can we get there by 10 o'clock? Can we get there by 10 o'clock?
Could you slow down, please? Could you drive slower?
Is this the quickest way? Is this the fastest way?
Do you take credit cards? Do you accept credit cards?
Do you have change? Do you have change?
Keep the change. Keep the change.
Thanks for the ride/lift. Thanks for the toss.

Keywords.

passengers: passenger
destination : destination
map: map, route.
inahurry : in a hurry, hurry
expressway / motorway : freeway
tollway : toll freeway
toll: fee
boot / trunk: trunk
seatbelt : safety belt
accident: crash
fee: cash contribution
note/bill: banknotes
boundaries : (cities, countries)
fare : fare
flat fee/ fixed price: fix price
in a rush: in a hurry

Idiom.

to hail a taxi. Catch a taxi.

See if you can hail a cab. I don't want to walk home in the rain.

Let's see if you can get a taxi. I don't want to go home in the rain .

Have a great day

Autonomy- heater for cabin heating with warm air
Aquarium- Renault Magnum
Shark– BMW 80s. release with a characteristic bevel of the radiator lining
Alimony– trailer
Alka– Refrigerator isothermal semi-trailer, was widely distributed in the USSR, made in the Czech Republic, is not produced now
American- an American tractor or trailer, very different from Europeans in appearance
Englishwoman- European right-hand drive car
Arbuztrans- a truck on the southern plates, loaded with vegetables in excess of the norm
Butterfly– van with lifting side walls
Baklusha, Energach- brake energy accumulator
Balalaika- radio, CD - player.
Bagel- steering wheel
Barin– Employer, owner of the tractor, machine
Baton- a tire used on single wheels with a size, most often, 385 / 65R22.5.
Shoe- block under the wheel
Bedouin– passenger car with bulk cargo on the roof
Bearded– DAF95XF
Botany- summer residents traveling to the garden or returning home.
Barrel– tank trailer or tank container trailer
Brother- colleague trucker
Brigadier, Head of the column- any vehicle that drives slowly and does not allow itself to be overtaken, as a result of which a large number of vehicles accumulate behind it
Tramp- Truck driver.
Booth– hard covered body.
Pinocchio- timber carrier.
Sandwich, Hamburger- consecutive collision of several cars.
Bottle- tanker semi-trailer.
Loaf- UAZ - minibus.
goby- ZIL - 5301.
Back in USSR- the return of the driver from abroad forcibly for violating the law.
Leading- an all-wheel drive car in the Far East (from 4WD).
Bucket on the roof- a dish that provides satellite communications.
Bucket of bolts- an old car that rattles when driving.
Rope, Webbing- tow rope.
Paddle- mechanical window regulator.
Little Johnny- Volvo.
stinky- gas pedal. Click on the stinker - give gas. Push on the stinker - go faster.
Vorovayka- a truck equipped with a crane-manipulator.
Gates- trailer rear doors.
Vremyanka– old-old "SISU".
Miscarriage- Oka passenger car produced at one time at KamAZ.
Exhaust- the smell of fume from the mouth.
Gandon- air spring rubber.
Aerated- it is inefficient to use gas where you need to try the tightness
Lawn- cargo GAS.
Tie- rope for towing.
Globik– Tractor brand Volvo with a high cab (Globetrotter).
deaf mute- a truck without a walkie-talkie.
Naked double bass– cargo other than documents.
Dutchman- D.A.F.
Dutch- a long-wheelbase trailer, often multi-axle, traditionally made in Holland.
Head– a truck tractor without a semi-trailer.
Tadpole
Tadpole- a truck tractor without a trailer.
humpbacked- KAMAZ dump truck with rear dump.
Pot- engine cylinder.
Pears– connecting heads of transfers.
Give a magic pendel- wish a good or close person without problems and return faster.
Two meters of life- all bonnet trucks.
Grandfather- any diesel engine.
pull– start the car with a cable and another car.
Long length- road train.
permission- permission to enter the country, issued by the Ministry of Transport of the country where you need to travel.
Homework- after the driver has entered the territory of the Russian Federation, he needs to prepare a large amount of documents for customs clearance. If you look from the side, then the trucker, poring over papers in his cab, really looks like a schoolboy.
Firewood- fuel, or fuel coupons. "Who has firewood?"
Dutik- Duty Free shop.
Breathe into a glass, blow into a tube- Alcohol test.
Evrik, Eurosuper, Bulbotrotter, Longing for Volvo- MAZ 5th generation.
herringbone- a storage area at customs or at loading points.
yellowmouth- KamAZ main tractor with a characteristic yellow cab.
Marry– mix different grades of gasoline.
Foal- same as nephew, but less common.
liquid bread- vodka. Used when talking on the radio in Finland.
Start from a pusher- start the car with the help of the physical strength of people
close the gate– When driving in a dense stream, when the driver cannot change lanes, the trucker following him leaves for the adjacent lane, closing it from the stream and letting the driver ahead
batch- several trucks launched in one batch to the site for customs clearance. "Mikhalych, I'm not getting into this batch, wait for me"
Green corridor- customs clearance on preferential terms.
Zimnik- ice road in the north and in Siberia.
Inter– INTERNATIONAL.
inca- transport company "Inkatrans".
Cactus– Mercedes-Benz Actros.
Pan- metal composite air springs.
Kamazenysh, "Death of the Bull"- KamAZ is low-bed.
Kamenets, Stone- Cammins engine.
canister- Tanker semi-trailer.
Caput- international slang, means malfunction. "Kaput to the battery."
boat- Caterpillar engine.
Katia- Yekaterinburg.
Cap- Volvo with a low cab, with a visor and fairing.
Kesha- brand of American truck tractor (KENWORTH).
Clown, Christmas Tree- a car with a lot of stickers, light bulbs on the body (cab).
Goat- UAZ - 469.
Coke tumble- add gas, increase speed.
Koleika- a sacred word, means a queue (usually at the border, but it also happens at loading). Violation of order in the track can lead to physical violence.
Kolobashka- seal, round stamp (on ТТН).
Travel allowances- diesel fuel in the tank.
Koniki- "U" shaped structures for transporting pipes or timber.
Basket- a special rack for a spare wheel.
Cow- refueling truck.
bark beetles- timber trucks.
Cross-eyed, Cross-eyed– Volvo FM/FH latest series.
Belladonna- muffler.
Krauser, Crocodile- KRAZ.
cube– INTERNATIONAL 9800 (cabover layout).
Grasshopper- lift with a cradle
Cornflower- KAMAZ with a trailer, carrying at least 50 tons of grain.
chicken coop- cabin equipped with a berth
Laptezhnik- KrAZ-255 6x6, 4x4 on wide tires (often technical assistance)
Leftist- a flight made without the knowledge of the "master", the head
Sloth, lazy- pinch axle
Lenin, Loban– MAZ - 500
Petal– ascent or descent with a turn at the overpass interchange
Flying Dutchman– any car driving without parking lights at night
Lobastaya– SCANIA 3-4 series high cab
Bald Rubber- tire with worn tread
cannibal– International 9700/9800. (Hard suspension)
Mazay, Mazurik, Murzik- MAZ.
Mazenysh, Zubrenysh, Mazurik– MAZ low loader
typewriter- traffic police patrol car
film machine shoots- traffic cops control with the help of video recording
Masha, mother-in-law- a sledgehammer.
international- international cargo transportation
metalworker- a car loaded with scrap metal.
Stirrer, Handle- Manual Transmission
Bag, Stocking– tilt truck or trailer
Microbes- trucks the size of "Bull", as well as minibuses
Mixer– concrete mixer
Dangle Snot- thickening of low-quality diesel fuel in the cold
Murmon, Zakhar– ZIL-157
mouse- nice girl.
Meat grinder- manual window lifter or mechanical wrench.
On a short leash– Two cars walking with a minimum distance between themselves walk on a short leash
On suction– on the last grams of fuel
Oversized- a load that is spread out over the dimensions of the vehicle, and it sticks out like an eyesore
Black person- Detroit Diesel engine
neutral- a road lying on neutral territory - between the border posts of neighboring countries
stale traffic light- when approaching a long-burning green traffic light of two or more road trains at a decent speed, it is likely that not everyone will have time to pass under the green one. Therefore, in order to avoid sudden braking or running a red light, the driver of the first car warns: "Mikhalych, the traffic light is not fresh"
Nosed Volvo- Bonnet VOLVO, more often from America
Dive into the hole– customs jargon: after waiting for your turn, go to the window for paperwork
return line- it can be a fuel pipe or a return weight.
Lamb- Iveco truck.
firewater- vodka, liquid bread.
stub- tractor without trailer.
one-eyed- a car with one working headlight.
one-legged- a car with one driving axle.
Window (walk through the window)– customs clearance on preferential terms.
Donkey- A gazelle on which they piled loads like a donkey.
cutoff– limitation of engine speed forcibly.
bespectacled– MERCEDES.
Tent, Bag, Valve– tilt semi-trailer
pallet rack- a box under the semi-trailer for pallets
Stick- barrier.
papyrene- documentation.
Parachute- brake valve acting only on the trailer.
Locomotive- a road train-coupler, in appearance it resembles railroad cars. trains due to the proximity of the trailer and tractor
locomotive- A gazelle with a trailer.
Shepherd- a driver who loves to give unnecessary / stupid advice on how to behave on the road or in a track.
Pate- a corpse on the pavement.
Stump- prevents you from driving at a constant speed (it will overtake you, then you will overtake it).
fart- air release valve on the air dryer
Changeling– a car that has been in an accident with a landing on the roof
Apron, Bib- a vest of traffic police officers of a characteristic poisonous green color
perekidka– connecting hoses or cables running from the tractor to the trailer or from the semi-trailer to the trailer.
Petushki- obligatory designation of the road train, three lights on the cab roof.
Picket– parking on a winter road with a dining room, a bathhouse and a shop.
Nephew- a trailer fastened behind a semi-trailer.
Shoulder- Prostitute.
Submarine- resonator from Scania.
Pillow- air spring.
By Box- get moving.
Hang, grind, soap– do not drive up the hill or do not budge due to slipping between the road and tires.
Catch Nail- to puncture tire.
rug- rear mudguard, which drags along the ground if the truck is loaded.
striped flight- a flight with vodka from Nalchik to Moscow, traffic cops slow down "100" times per flight.
Pony– Scania-Griffin, Volvo-FM.
Get hit by a bus- at the border at passport control, stand behind the tourist bus and stand in line for passengers.
A parrot- a short cab with a superstructure with a folding shelf.
Empty- flight without loading.
Descendant of Genghis Khan- KAMAZ.
right-handed- Right hand drive car.
Traitor- beacon on the roof of the body of an oversized car.
Pier for teapot- rear underride bar on the semi-trailer.
Pierced axle- overload at the weight control post.
Promotion– Periodic advances in the track. At the end of the track, advances are rare, but long (sometimes several kilometers), at the beginning - frequent and short. The word is magical, the word "advance" can wake up the driver even when he is drunk and sleeping at home.
light up- start the car from someone else's battery.
Prospect Education- X-ray unit, used for transillumination of vehicles.
Pimples- side repeaters of turns.
Fawn- PEUGEOT.
Pyatak- truck parking, often unequipped.
Five-cylinder- a car driven by a woman.
Work- start overtaking or increase speed, "Let's work ahead clean far."
smash the road– in the process of driving, break the ice on the road with the wheels.
Disperse through the caves (in holes)- after dinner or any meeting, disperse to their cars.
Cot- a car carrier with a turret.
vest– curtain trailer or trailer with side gates.
Registers- state numbers.
Ref, Refrigerator- refrigerated box.
Steering wheel in the glove box– a / m with a right-hand drive.
saiga- KamAZ "Toros" in the Kolyma and the north.
Wedding- a caravan of cars reaching for "Brigadier".
Saddle- hitch on the tractor.
Sedushka- seat.
seven month old- MAZ 4370.
Sit on the Bridge- get stuck in a deep rut.
Cigar- tanker semi-trailer.
Bench– SCANIA.
Scandinavian- a steam locomotive 27 meters long (150 cubic meters). As a rule, from two trailers (eureka + nephew). Approved for operation only from Moscow to Finland.
stingray- wheel.
birdhouse- a small cabin with an entrance to the upper shelf through the hatch.
Skeleton– a special trailer for the transportation of sea containers. "There is a queue of skeletons in the port for chests."
Folded up, I saw the numbers on the truck- the tractor and the trailer came into contact during the accident at an acute angle.
Snickers- KAMAZ with a container.
Dog- a protective box with a lock. Protects the seal on a truck or container.
Centipede– 40-foot wagon (approximately 12 meters).
sleeping bag- Rest shelf in the cockpit.
Sparka- twin wheels on the rear axle.
work together– go on the air at the same time as the other driver.
Washboard– evenly uneven road surface.
Ostrich– Iveco Stralis.
snitch- a device for determining fuel consumption.
Chest, box- sea container.
Tablet- UAZ - 452.
Stool- a loader that has the shape of the letter "P" from the front and passes a chest and a tractor with a trolley between the wheels.
Talolaska- bill of lading.
dance floor- on a low-bed trailer, raised part above the saddle.
Slippers- car tires.
slipper to floor- gas pedal to the stop.
Tatar- KAMAZ.
TV setRenault Magnum.
Cart- cargo trailer
Locomotive- Renault Magnum, named for the characteristic climb into the cockpit.
Thermos– thermally insulated body
terrorists- road builders.
Mother-in-law Language– turning the road 180 degrees, often in the mountains
Tiger house (cage)- Parking for arrested cars.
Vise– brakes. "I hit the vise, and she flies"
Squeeze, stomp– press the brake pedal.
Snag- sinking car
Troit- one engine cylinder does not work (regardless of the number of cylinders)
Truman- ZIL - 157
Trumeau- an inscription illuminated from the inside above the windshield of the cab.
yagun- a long, long climb with closed turns.
Fell- go into a ditch, roll over.
Fall into a cradle- Go to bed.
Drowned- a car that has been under water and sold on the secondary market.
Iron– GAZ 51
Mince, full mince- a car equipped with a coffee maker to a parking air conditioner.
Fedya, French– Freightliner
Date fruit– a truck with Finnish numbers
Fred, Fredik– FREIGHTLINER
Fred or Highliner- the same (FREIGHTLINER)
Tail- trailer. Long tail - long trailer. Short tail - short trailer
Gloomy Fedor– Scania 4 Series TopLine with visor.
Hodka- round trip
Hamster– grain carrier
I want to be Volvo- MAZ series 5440.
crunchy- solo cyclist
Kettle- inexperienced driver
Chekist- the seller of left checks for fuel, parking, hotels, cafes, etc.
Scull– MAZ - 500
Turtle- Japanese heavy truck with one rear drive axle and two front axles
Chips- all-wheel drive MAZ with single tires and separate windshields
member carrier- government limousine
Washer- a special round card in the tachograph on which information about the flight is written, the "black box" of the car
Shaitan-arba- KAMAZ, carrying vegetables and fruits from the southern regions to the northern ones, usually travels with an overload and because of this becomes the head of the column
Scow– non-tilted flatbed semi-trailer
hut– tented Gazelle
Swedish MAZ- Volvo F series. Nicknamed MAZ for its simplicity of design and the absence of any additional electronics
Shinka- tire fitting
Shishiga– GAZ 66
grind- slip on slippery surfaces
blind- tarpaulin semi-trailer with sliding tarpaulin structure
Efashka– VOLVO FH series
Efka– VOLVO F series
Yaga- ZIL - 131.
Pit- a recess for inspecting the car from below at the service station
Japanese- car from japan

At the moment, there are already a great many different audio courses designed to be listened to in the car.

Leaving aside the question of the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of this technique, we have compiled for you a selection of several such audio materials. Listen and improve your English on the way to work.

Before you download this or that course, we highly recommend that you at least briefly understand what English audio courses are in a car, what you can expect from them, and what you should not.

Let's start with the fact that, in our opinion, such audio courses can never replace a full-fledged teaching of the English language. Let's be honest, in our teaching practice we have not yet met a single person who would learn to speak English only by listening to such courses in the car on the way to work.

"Classes" in English according to this method are severely limited by several obvious factors.

Firstly, due to objective reasons, you cannot concentrate 100% on learning English, because forced to drive a car in parallel, assess the situation on the roads, etc. Therefore, from time to time you will be forced to “get out” of the process for a couple of minutes and then return to the material you listened to again.

Secondly, by doing this, you activate only one of several channels for perceiving information, namely, the auditory one. That is, even when you hear a word, you don’t know how it is spelled, you don’t see its transcription, and you probably won’t be able to write it on paper without errors later. This no longer allows us to talk about an adequate process of learning a language.

Let it not seem to you that we are only opponents of such courses. It must be admitted that the methodology of English courses in a car has its undeniable advantages:

1) You can listen to the material every day for at least 30-60 minutes, without additional organization of time for classes. It's objectively convenient.

2) Listening to the material several times in the car, you willy-nilly begin to memorize it. The material is, as it were, recorded in the subcortex of your brain.

Practice shows that the most effective result from such courses can be obtained in addition to basic English education at a language school or with a teacher (such training should be basic anyway!).

That is, going through a topic with a teacher, you then fix it by listening in the car. In this case, with a certain system of training, a good result is guaranteed.

Here is a selection of some of these courses that can help you learn the language. Go ahead, try it, download it to your flash drives, listen. Perhaps for you it will become an indispensable support in English classes.

1) 1C. Driving English (audio course)

1C English driving - Part 1

1C - English driving - Part 2

Such a remarkable phenomenon of the CBS band as channel 15 of the central grid (C), or the main automobile channel in Russia, during its existence managed to acquire its own stories, legends and, of course, its own language. This is the most complete dictionary collected on the Internet and on the air. It is continuously supplemented and corrected as new information, terms, transcripts, etc. become available. In any case, it is designed to help people who are just starting to master the world of car radio.

To someone familiar with the basic concepts of the language of truckers, some terms may seem controversial, but one should not forget that the language, including jargon, is a living structure that is constantly changing from developing, so different interpretations of the same terms are possible. At the moment, the dictionary includes more than 350 words and definitions.

A
AZLIK - AZLK-2141
AQUARIUM – Renault Magnum
SHARK - BMW 80s release with a characteristic bevel of the radiator lining
ALKA - refrigerated trailer
ALCASH - part of the pneumatic brake system of trucks designed to prevent it from freezing in the cold season
AMERICAN - truck or trailer made in the USA
ENGLISH - European ATS with right-hand drive
ARBUZ-TRANS - KAMAZ trucks heavily loaded with vegetables, traditionally with numbers 05 rus
AFGHAN - KAMAZ 6X6 on ordinary wheels, with a dual tire rear wheels

B
BABOMOBILE - a car with a woman behind the wheel
BUTTERFLY - van with lifting side walls
TRUNK - interior of the minibus
BALALACHNIK - hitchhiker with a guitar
BALALAYKA - tape recorder
BALONNIK - wheel wrench
BANANA - a spare wheel on foreign cars, it is usually smaller than normal wheels and the disk is painted yellow
BARANKA - steering wheel
BARGE, KARAB - "VOLGA" except GAZ-21
BATON - a tire used on single wheels with a size, as a rule, 385/65 R 22.5
SHOE - block under the wheel
Bedouin - a car with a load on the roof
BEHA, BOOMER, BEAMER, BOMB – BMW
CRAZY STOOL - OKA
CRAZY STOOL - scooter
FURIOUS SPERMOTOZOID - gazelle with a body (including tarpaulin)
BOBIK - UAZ 469
BOMZHPAKET - instant soups like "Noodles-Doshirak" ("ulcer-from-the-first-spoon")
BOTANS - cars that clog roads at the beginning and end of weekends during the summer season.
BEARD, BEARDED - DAF95XF, nicknamed for the characteristic shape of the radiator
BARREL - a truck or trailer with a tank or tank container
BARREL - AUDI 80.
BARREL (ON THIN LEGS) - VAZ 2110
KEY FOB FROM KAMAZ - Oka Vaz 1111
BOOTH - rigid covered body
BURATINO-TRANS - timber trucks.
SANDWICH, HAMBURGER - consecutive collision of several cars
SANDWICHES - ferrymen carrying in the back of one distilled car another
BUHANKA - UAZ minibus

V
VALIA – Volvo
BUCKET ON THE ROOF - Satellite
BUCKET WITH BOLTS - old car
ROPE, STRAP - towing cable
HELICOPTER - the same as the SHIFTER (a car that has been in an accident with a landing on the roof)
ENABLE FRONT - connect front axle
OAR - a handle designed to open a window
WATER - a source of drinking water near the road (such as a turn to Vydropuzhsk or a hill near V. Volochka). The roadside at the WATERPOOL is usually cluttered with parked trucks.
AIR - air filter
STINKY - herringbone type air freshener
STINK - herringbone type air freshener
VOROVAYKA are timber trucks that illegally transport timber, especially in the taiga
VOROVAYKA (on the opposite side of the Far East) Japanese five (and further with all stops) ton truck with a beam crane
WARRIOR - military bridges (with additional gearboxes and increased ground clearance)
MISSION KAMAZ - Oka
EMBROIDERY - movement with constant lane change on a multi-lane road
TIME - old-old SISU
EXHAUST - smell of fumes from the mouth

G
GAS TO THE SPLASH - step on the gas, sinking the gas pedal to the floor
GAITS - traffic police officers
TIE - Rigid Tow Hitch
GELIK - Gelendvagen, Mercedes jeep
HYDRACH - power steering
GUITAR - low/high beam switch under steering column
GASTING - it is useless to gas where you need to try in tightness
GLOBIK - Volvo with a high cab (Globetrotter).
DEAF-MUTE - a truck not equipped with a walkie-talkie
GLUSHAK - silencer
SHIT - heavy off-road
GOVNOMES - a real SUV
GOLIMIY DOUBLE BASS - the cargo is not at all the same as in the documents
HEAD (HEAD) - a truck tractor without a semi-trailer
TADpole - MAZ 500 or a truck tractor without a trailer
HUNGRY EYE - fuel indicator light
DOVECOAT - traffic police post
GOPolet - VAZ 2101
POT - engine cylinder.
Humpback - KAMAZ dump truck with rear dump
POT - engine cylinder, aka "BOILER"
PEARS - connecting heads of TRANSFER
GUNTER – UAZ Hunter

D
DAYERS, DOYERS - traffic cops
DAILNIK - traffic police officer (from Bel. DAI)
GIVE A MAGIC PENDEL - wish a loved one or just a good person, they will return as soon as possible and without problems
ENGINE - engine
PULL - start the car with a cable and another car
JAGER - this is how they call the glorious machine "Zaporozhets" in the Urals
JIGITOVKA - the ability of a car to pick up speed quickly
CONDUCTOR - traffic controller
DISCO - Land Rover Discovery
LONG NUMBER - road train
CATCH UP - crash into a car in front or standing
PERMISSION - permission to travel to another country, issued by the Ministry of Transport of that country.
LONG-LIVER - the same as a scorcher
HOMEWORK - after entering the Russian territory, the driver must prepare a bunch of documents for customs clearance. From the outside, a trucker working on papers in the cab really looks like a schoolboy
DROVA (“Who has firewood”) - fuel or coupons for it
DUTIK - border duty free shop
BREATHE ON THE GLASS, BLOW INTO THE PIPE - alcohol test
Woodpecker - a driver who breaks the rules to the detriment of others, creating an emergency

E
FIR-TREE - storage area at customs or at loading points
EURIK, EUROSUPER, BULBOTROTTER, "LONGING FOR VOLVO" - MAZ of the 5th generation

F
ZHELTOROTIK - KamAZ main tractor with a characteristic yellow cab
MARRY - mix different grades of gasoline
BURN RUBBER - move off in high gear with slipping
LIQUID BREAD (“To melt the fat”) – vodka in radio conversations in Finland
GIP - jeep
Bug - VAZ-classic

W
PUSH START - start the car with the help of the physical strength of people
CLOSE THE GATE - when during heavy traffic it is necessary to change lanes, which is difficult to do in our country with our upbringing, the trucker following behind leaves for the next lane, allowing you to start overtaking
ZAMES - a batch of trucks, periodically launched to the site for customs clearance. “Vasya, I didn’t get into this batch, wait for me!”
ZAPORSHIVETS, CONSTIPATION, ZAPORSH - ZAZ
The GREEN MILE is a toll road in Belarus. Use also in the meaning of a toll road terminal.
ZOMBIES - car carriers of the 10th route (used to address Gem Scania with St. Petersburg numbers, which, according to eyewitnesses, rarely sleep and, as a result, fight)
CHISEL - VAZ 2108, 2109

AND
GO IN THE CHANNEL - move along the route
INOPOMOYKA - a foreign car
INTER-International
IKHNEMARKA - a foreign car

TO
HEEL - IZH 2715
KAZEL - Gazelle, Goat's sister
CACTUS – Mercedes-Benz Actros
CALIFORNIANS - driver with numbers of the Kiev region (KX)
KAMAZENYSH, "DEATH OF A BULL" - KAMAZ low loader
KAMENETS - Cammins engine
CANISTER - fuel truck
KAPUT is an international word meaning malfunction. For example, "Akku kaput" - the batteries are dead
CAP - Volvo low cab with canopy and fairing.
DEATH CAPSULE - OKA
Kasatka - Scania 114 with a low cabin
CARLSON - fan impeller
PAN - air filter cap
KESH - Kenworth
KINGURIN (KINGURYATNIK) - an arc in front or behind on a jeep or truck
CLOWN, CHRISTMAS TREE - a car with a lot of stickers, lights on the body (cab)
GOAT - GAZ-69
SAUSAGE ("Something sausages me") - I'm tired and want to sleep, it's time to park
KOLDUN - brake fluid pressure distributor between the front and rear circuits
KOLEYKA is a sacred word denoting a queue at the border, at loading, sometimes a traffic jam. Violation of order in KOLEYKA is punishable by physical violence
KOLHOZES - ordinary UAZ bridges (“I’ll buy the 469th on collective farms ...”)
CONDER - air conditioner
KONDOZHOPA - Kondopoga (settlement)
KOPEYKA - VAZ 2101
bark beetles - timber trucks
SHORTY - three-door jeep (usually Pajero)
Kosorylaya - Volvo FM/FH latest series
POKER - shift lever
CURVE - analogue of ONE-EYED
CROCODILE - Kraz
CUBE - INTERNATIONAL 9800 (Coverless)
KUKARI (sometimes KUKARI) - people brought for money by driven (on transit) GAZelles and VOLGAs from Nizhny Novgorod to Moscow
CHICKEN COOP - cabin superstructure equipped with a berth
COOKRUZER - Toyota Land Cruiser

L
LABUS – Lithuanian-Latvian driver
SWAN - use a winch
SLOTH - supporting bridge
PETAL - ascent or descent with a turn at an overpass interchange
SAWmill - where they sell firewood (see FIREWOOD)
FLYING DUTCHMAN - a car driving at night without side lights.
LIFTED - a jeep raised above the road due to spacers in the suspension or between the frame and the body
LOBASTAYA - SCANIA LTL (4th generation) with a high cab
SHOVEL - lifting ramp for loading and unloading a van
VAUCE DESTROYER - iron arches on the front of the truck.
HORSE - one horsepower engine
BALD RUBBER - a tire with a worn tread
MAN-EATER – International 9700/9800
CRAFT - motorcycle sidecar

M
MAZENYSH, ZUBRENYSH - MAZ low-frame
MAZURIK - MAZMARGARIN - MOSKVICH
SMALL - passenger car
MARKOVNIK - TOYOTA Mark II
CAR - traffic police patrol car
MASHKA (mother-in-law) - sledgehammer
MERIN – Mercedes
SACK (STOCKING) - tilt truck or trailer
WINDING SPOTS - thickening of low-quality diesel fuel in the cold
MUDYA - tires Goodrich Mud Terrain
MICROBES - minibuses and trucks smaller than "Bull"
MOUSE - a pretty girl
MEAT GRINDER - Manual Window Lifter

H
ON SUCTION - on the last grams of fuel
ON A SHORT LEAD - when two trucks move with a minimum distance between them
COVER THE GLADE - cook food, set the table. The table can be a fuel tank, a pallet rack, a dashboard, a sleeping bag, etc.
THE CHIEF OF THE COLUMN (BRIGADIER) is a low-speed vehicle driven by a driver without conscience and brains, behind which traffic accumulates on a narrow road and a nervous situation is observed
NEDODRIVOD - a car without all-wheel drive
NEUTRAL - the road between the extreme border posts of neighboring countries
Stale traffic light - a situation when two or more road trains are approaching an intersection at a decent speed, and it is not known whether everyone will have time to pass under a long-burning green light in order to avoid sudden braking or passing through a red one, going first warns: “Vasya, and the traffic light is something stale!"
SCISSORS - a figure that is formed by a tractor and a trailer when driving, when the trailer takes out into the oncoming lane
DIVE IN THE HOLE - at customs, after waiting in line, go to the window for paperwork

O
SHEEP – Iveco
FIRE WATER - the same as LIQUID BREAD
OGRYZOK - a tractor, but without a trailer
ONE-EYED - a car with one serviceable headlight
WINDOW (GO BY THE WINDOW) - passing customs clearance at the border on favorable terms for the cargo owner
RECOVERY - waste oil
CUT-OFF - forced restriction of engine speed
OUTPUT - salary
Bespectacled – MERCEDES

P
TENT - tarpaulin truck
SUV - a vehicle that has only an external resemblance to a jeep (body shape), but otherwise (power and engine size, 4x4, distance between the axle of the wheels and the road) is an ordinary city car. Most often used in the address of Suzuki, Honda and Koreans (Kia, SsanYong, etc.)
STICK - barrier.
PANIKER - a pessimistic driver who sows panic on the air, exaggerating the negative phenomena on the road: “bare ice”, “big ROCK”, etc. To find out the true state of affairs on the track, it is advisable to talk with three or four truckers
PAPIREN - documents
PARACHUTE - brake valve, acting only on the trailer
STEAM - a road train with one or two trailers, with a total length of 24 meters
ENGINE - a road train with a trailer (but not with a semi-trailer)
Shepherd - a driver who gives stupid advice on the radio about how to behave on the road or in a KOLEYKA
PATRICK - UAZ-Patriot
TRANSFER - connecting hoses or cables running from a tractor to a trailer or from a semi-trailer to a trailer
Shifter - a car that has been in an accident with a landing on the roof
APRON, BIP - a vest of traffic police officers of a characteristic poisonous green color
JUMP - overtake
PETRIK – Peterbilt
PETUSHKI - obligatory designation of a road train in Russia (three lights on the cab)
PISALKI - windshield washer nozzles (blue pisalki - snobbery of idiots)
NEPHEW - trailer behind semi-trailer
SHOULDER - a girl of easy virtue
ON THE BOX - move off
POVARYOSHKA is a close friend of a trucker who works in the catering industry.
Led (about the trailer) - the initial stage of the scissors, when the situation can be corrected by increasing the speed to straighten the trailer
HANG (GRIND, SOAP, DRY) - do not enter the lift due to the slippery surface. Don't budge. skid
PREPARED - additionally equipped for off-road driving (for example, a prepared goat)
CONNECT THE FRONT - make the front axle drive, and not what you thought
SNOWDROP - a driver or vehicle that travels on roads only in the warm (snowless) season
PODEBOCHNY GAZELLE - Gazelle, which has 4 more passenger seats behind the driver
SNOWPLANT - a passenger car driver who travels on roads only in the warm (snowless) season
CATCH THE NAILS - pierce the wheel
RIDES - off-road driving
POKEMON - passenger (in a minibus)
POLBATONA - UAZ-39094
POLLITRA and POLTORASHKA (05 and 15) - the designation of KamAZ trucks loaded to the max with Dagestan and North Ossetian numbers
FULL SELLING OUT - a large accumulation of trucks at the border / TSW / loading / unloading.
Rug - a mudguard that drags on the ground from behind when the truck is loaded.
PONY – Scania-Griffin, Volvo-FM
GET UNDER THE BUS - drive up to the border passport control along with a tourist bus and stand in line with passengers
PARROT - short cab with superstructure with folding shelf
EMPTY - empty
POROSYONOK – center differential (KAMAZ spare part…)
LAND - to be in front of a road train going up, thereby forcing it to release gas
VIEW WHEELS - take a piss
DESCENDANT OF CHINGIS KHAN - KAMAZ
KISS - minor head-on collision
RIGHT-HAND - right-hand drive car
TRAITOR - orange beacon on the roof of oversized
STICK - break down with the inability to move on. Long delay at loading/unloading/TSW/border
LIGHT - start the car from someone else's battery
SELLER OF STRIPED STICKS - traffic police officer
PROMOTION - this word can wake up the driver, even when he is sleeping at home (although he may be offended). Periodically occurring movements in the KOLEYKA. At the end of the KOLEYKA, advances are rare and long, up to several kilometers. Closer to the goal - frequent and short. You can develop a whole theory of PROMOTIONS. In any case, there are already jokes about them
FLY WITH A WHISTLE - quickly pass a problematic section of the highway or city.
PROSPECT PROSPECT - X-ray unit for illumination of vehicles.
Pimples - side repeaters
PYATAK - truck parking, often unequipped

R
CLIMBING BED – car transporter with a turret
RASKOLBAS - riding on shit
BREAK THE ROAD - in the process of driving, break the ice on the road with the wheels
DISCHARGE THROUGH THE CAVES (IN HOLES) - go to your cabin after having dinner together with other drivers
UNDERWEAR - curtain trailer or trailer with side gates
REGISTERS - state numbers
REX - an unfriendly guard (at the base, terminal, gas station, etc.)
REF - refrigerated body, trailer or container
HORN - parking lights on rubber brackets on the rear lower corners of the body / trailer.
HORNED, ROGALIK - a vehicle with a long antenna from a walkie-talkie

WITH
SAIGAK - KAMAZ "hummock" in the Kolyma and the north
SAMURAI - Japanese right-hand drive truck
SVV - "Svyatogor" with an engine from SHAKHI
SVR - aka with a Renault engine
SVU - it's with the Ufa "pure Muskvich" engine
HERRING - same as CIGARA (Audi 100)
SIT ON THE BRIDGE - get stuck in a deep rut
SIT ON SUCK - live in a truck at a temporary storage warehouse or in a parking lot at the expense of a neighbor (gas, water, food),
when it's all over
CIGARA - AUDI 100
BENCH – Scania
SKAT - wheel
Birdhouse - a short cabin with a superstructure with an entrance to the upper shelf through the hatch
SKELET - an empty semi-trailer for the transport of sea containers
STOP - an emergency in which the trailer moves in the wrong direction than the tractor.
SNICKERS - latest generation ZIL which is square with a fire tank
DOG - steel box with a lock to protect the seal on a container or van
SOVOK - dump truck
WORK TOGETHER - go on the air at the same time as another driver, because of which everyone else on the air hears only noise
SCAD - "Tavria"
STATION-walkie-talkie
WASHBOARD - evenly uneven road surface.
STOPAR - brake light
OSTRICH - Iveco Stralis.
STUKACH - a device that determines fuel consumption
CHEST - sea container
SUPER - MAZ 3.4th generation
SUKHAR – Volga GAZ-3102
DRY - similar to "grinding", about overcoming an icy "hill"

T
STOOL - a loader that has the shape of the letter “P” from the front and passes the CHEST and the tractor with the SKELETON between the wheels
STOOLER - scout driver
TAZ, TAZIK - all models of Zhiguli (Togliatti Automobile Plant)
TANDEM - the same as PLEMYASH
TANK - INTERNATIONAL aka Inter, aka KamAZ For Negroes (on cabovers, according to truckers, only those who are not trusted with more convenient, and most importantly, more "well-adjusted" equipment like Sterling and Piterbilt work in the States)
SNEAKER TO THE FLOOR - gas pedal to the stop
TATAR - KAMAZ
TV - Renault Magnum
TERMOS - thermally insulated body
TERRORISTS are road builders.
TESHCHA - long multi-axle trailer
TESHCHIN LANGUAGE - turning the road 180 * often in the mountains
TIGER HOUSE (CAGE) - parking for arrested cars
VISES - brakes (“I'm in a vice, and she flies ...”)
PUSH - press the brake pedal
TITANIC - KAMAZ with a large truck
TOPLYAK - sinking car
STOP - press the gas pedal
TROIT - engine cylinder does not work
TRUMEMO - an inscription illuminated from the inside above the windshield of the cab.
PULL DOUBLE BASS - transport contraband cargo

At
SMILE – Renault Premium
TOILET - Lada 12th model
FALL - move into a ditch, roll over
FALL INTO THE CRADLE - go to bed
IRON - GAS 51
EARED - ZAZ 968

F
FANTOMAZ - MAZ
APRON - same as SKIRT
FRED – Freightliner

X
TAIL (LONG, SHORT) - trailer (semi-trailer, trailer-NEPHEW)
GLOWING FEDOR – Scania 4th series Top-Line with visor
REFRIGERATOR - refrigerated box
KHOMYAK - grain carrier

C
CEMENTOVOS - a vehicle for the transport of police
CHICKEN (CINGERS) - orange CACTUS of one large company carrying bananas

H
KETTLE - an inexperienced driver, he is also "WOODPET"
Chekist - seller of left checks for fuel, parking, hotels, cafes, etc.
CHIRIK, CHIRIK - jeep Cherokee
CLEAR (CLEAR PATH) - a warning that there are no expected traffic officers at some characteristic place
MEMBER - government limousine
CHUMASIK, SCUMTY - MAZ

W
WASHER - tachograph paper disc
SHAYTAN-ARBA - Kamaz with or without a trailer, carrying fruits and vegetables in the summer and autumn in the direction from south to north. Due to overload, he becomes the HEAD OF THE COLUMN and drives the rest of the traffic participants into a frenzy
SHALASH - tarpaulin GAZelle
SHAKHA - VAZ 2106
CHESS PLAYER - often rebuilding from row to row.
SWEDISH MAZ - Volvo "F" series. Nicknamed so for the simplicity of design and the absence of unnecessary electronics.
GRIND - skid on slippery surfaces
SHMARA - contents of the sump (Suds)
SHNIVA - Niva-Chevrolet, she is Chevy-Niva
PANTS - part of the exhaust system after the manifold (“pull up your pants”)
Shumka - soundproofing

E
EFASHKA – Volvo FH Series
EFKA - Volvo F series

YU
SKIRT (APRON) - spoiler under the front bumper

I AM
BOX - container
JAPAN - a car from Japan

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Both of these will be provided by Native English School. In our lessons with native speakers, you can fully talk, and by reading new materials on our blog every week, you can study cognitive topics.

Common words are simple. There are tons of lists of the most used words in the English language on the Internet. But professional vocabulary - with more specific words - requires more attention. We have already covered the topic Culinary notation in English, even vocabulary for mathematicians studied, we constantly mention business English in general. It's time to pay attention to automotive vocabulary.

English for Drivers: Useful Phrases and Vocabulary

Even if your work or hobbies are not related to cars in any way, even if you think that you will never read or write a text in English about cars, we are sure that knowing how a steering wheel in English, a cigarette lighter in English or other elements will be cars will not be superfluous! Life sometimes brings interesting surprises 🙂 It is useful for everyone to know the names of car interior parts in English.

Imagine what you hear: Fasten your seat belt. What are you going to do? Do you know what this expression means? And if a foreign friend tells you: I can't turn off the indicator. Can you help him?

In the first part of our review article, we will learn everything about what the interior of a car is filled with.

Let's start with the fact that the car in English is automobile or auto. Her cabin is called cab. Well, in it:

• driver's seat - driver's seat;
• front passenger seat - passenger seat;
• back seat - back seat;
• child safety seat.

To protect your eyes from the sun and drive safely, there is a sun visor directly in front of the driver's seat and front passenger seat. (sun visor). Between them, on top, is a rear-view mirror (rearview mirror), and on the sides - but already outside the cabin - there are side mirrors (side mirrors).

On the side of each or some of the seats, there is often an armrest (armrest). Seat belts are attached to them - the seats. (seat belts). Between the seats, there is usually a gear lever (gear lever).

And what kind of pedals (pedals) does the driver use? There are only three of them, and in some machines two. They are easy to remember:

• clutch - clutch;
• gas pedal - accelerator;
• brake - brake.

Car interior: speedometer, odometer, glove compartment and other objects in English

• speedometer (speed indicator) - speedometer;
• odometer (mileage indicator) - odometer;
• fuel gauge - fuel gauge;
• engine temperature sensor - temperature gauge;
• water temperature sensor - water temperature;
• oil pressure gauge - oil gauge;
• turn signal lever - indicator switch;
• headlight switch - headlight switch;
• heating control - heater controls;
• air conditioner - air conditioner;
• car radio - stereo, CD player
• clock - clock;
• ashtray - ash tray;
• cigarette lighter - cigarette lighter;
• cigarette lighter button - cigarette lighter knob;
• glove box - glove compartment.

car accessories in english

In the interior of the car, you can add not only cute trinkets, but also useful accessories, among them may be:

• seat covers - seat covers;
• steering wheel cover - cover for the steering wheel;
• floor mat - rug;
• car window shade - sun blind;
• gel pads - gel mats (from which nothing ever falls, as if glued);
• children's travel tray - children's tray;
• cup holder - cup holder;
• storage organizer pocket - a pocket for storage (you know, such hanging organizers in which you can put all sorts of "needs");
• neck pillow - neck pillow (for long trips);
• air freshener - air freshener (the most popular in the form of Christmas trees);
• first aid kit - first aid kit (it must be in your car);
• dry vacuum - a vacuum cleaner (a small one for quick cleaning);
• video recorder - video recorder (which will record all actions);
• USB charger - USB charging.

That's the whole main list of car interior parts in English. In the next article we will consider the external elements of the machine and its spare parts in English. Follow our updates!