City and buildings in English, with pictures
This page teaches common words for places, structures, and streets in a city. Look around on your next walk and name the things you see in English.
apartment
/əˈpɑːrt.mənt/
A set of rooms for living in, inside a larger residential building.
“She rented a small apartment on the third floor.”
balcony
/ˈbæl.kə.ni/
An outside platform with a railing attached to an upper floor.
“We drank our morning coffee outside on the balcony.”
billboard
/ˈbɪlbɔːrd/
A very large outdoor sign used to show advertisements near busy roads.
“Drivers can easily see the bright billboard from the highway.”
courtyard
/ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
An open outdoor space that is enclosed by walls or buildings.
“The hotel has a quiet courtyard filled with green plants.”
crosswalk
/ˈkrɔːswɔːk/
A painted area on a street where people can walk across safely.
“Always wait for the green light at the crosswalk.”
elevator
/ˈɛlɪveɪtər/
A moving box that carries people up and down inside a building.
“Take the elevator up to the tenth floor.”
escalator
/ˈɛskəleɪtər/
A set of moving stairs that takes people to another level.
“She took the escalator down to the subway station.”
fountain
/ˈfaʊntɪn/
A decorative outdoor feature that shoots water up into the air.
“Children like to throw shiny coins into the park fountain.”
/ˈmɑːnjumənt/
A large stone structure built to honor an important person or event.
“Tourists gathered to take pictures of the historic monument.”
roundabout
/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/
A circular road junction where cars travel around a central point.
“Turn right at the second exit of the roundabout.”
sidewalk
/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
A paved path beside a road for people to walk on.
“Please keep your bicycle off the crowded sidewalk.”
skyscraper
/ˈskaɪˌskreɪ.pər/
An extremely tall modern building with many floors.
“The new skyscraper towers high above the downtown streets.”
statue
/ˈstætʃuː/
A model of a person or animal made from stone or metal.
“A bronze statue stands in the center of the square.”
suburb
/ˈsʌbərb/
A quiet residential area located outside the main center of a city.
“They decided to buy a family house in the suburbs.”
/ˈtræfɪk/
All the cars, trucks, and buses moving along a street.
“Heavy traffic caused a long delay during the morning commute.”
