Car Vocabulary: All the English Phrases You Need to Know (phrasal verbs, idioms, and collocations)

Watch this lesson to learn 39 common phrases related to cars and driving. We'll discuss some differences in vocabulary between British and American English too. Turn on subtitles to help you understand.

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*** English Phrases from This Lesson ***

- take your keys out of your pocket
- unlock the car
- open the door
- get into the car
- put on your seatbelt
- we're not going anywhere until you put your seatbelt on
- start the car
- my car wouldn't start (the past of be able to)
- take off the handbrake
- put it into 2nd
- put it into drive/reverse/park
- step on the brake
- step on the gas
- hit the brakes
- turn on the AC
- turn on the heating
- turn on the radio
- turn on the hazard lights
- turn up the radio
- turn up the AC
- turn down the heating
- put the window down/up
- people don't indicate in America
- indicators/turn signal
- we're doing/going about 70 mph
- mph = miles per hour
- speed up
- slow down
- turn left here
- go straight ahead at this roundabout
- rush hour traffic
- bumper to bumper
- has there been an accident?
- let's set off at 7 AM
- do you think we should set off early morning/before 7?
- it's a long drive - let's get a good night's sleep
- a backseat driver

[marygoldfatema]

Waaw ! Amazing I did like it and I enjoyed it . With this lovely lesson I've got my English driving license 😉

[abdelkrimzaouidi]

the best kind of educational video that i've ever seen, thank you so much

[irinkauzinchonok]

Jack, thanks a lot! I found that lesson enjoyable and valuable!

[paulinaka]

Great idea! I found it very useful because you give examples of vocabulary in sentences. Thank you!

[bvsrenglish]

I like this video intensely Very much rather than the previous videos...this sort of videos make sure fixing words in mind..

[igorkovalenko]

Thanks a lot! Very useful and easy to learn!

[JoeJoe-hnnh]

I like your new way of teaching. Thank you so much, Sir!

[blacksheep]

Put on the seatbelt
Fasten the seatbelt
Handbrake
Get in the car
Change gears
Pedal
Hit the gas
Clutch
Indicators - Blinkers
Slow down - speed up
Bumper to bumper

[annamohammadi]

That was one of the best lessons to learn english, love it!hope to see more useful videos like this.thanks.

[annabella]

I haven't reached the middle of the video yet but it is great so far
I love learning vocab about specific topics 💕

[MetaloMan]

Hi! Great video so many thanks. My question is; is there another word for starting the movement action of the car "launch"? I mean, after you engage the 1st gear, you just release the clutch and your car starts to move. What other expressions are there in English for this? Thank you in advance!

[b]

This is a useful video, I liked to get about differences between American and British English

[nikovald]

Great lesson, very interesting but I have a doubt, I hear at 1:22 "so you puts on your seatbelt" instead of "so you put on", why? Am I wrong? Regards.

[minnicute]

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[leilabenterkialeilabenterk]

Why did you put " the" after UK but you didn't do the same thing with America ??

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[BEKZADKUTUMOV]

Not only have I learned important words but also I enjoyed

[RNekrasov]

Hi, if I say, “I drove the car”, that means I went as a driver. Is there any verb instead Drove to say that I went also by car but as a passenger?

[joaomarcelotorresvieira]

I'd like to know where this beautiful bridge is.

[bebaceca]

we're not going anywhere until you put your seatbelt on like it