suburb
gb/sˈʌbɚb/ us/sˈʌbɚb/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 6300
külváros, előváros, agglomeráció, elővárosok
NOMINO
B1
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
a suburb of [a city]
They bought a house in a suburb of Paris to escape the noise of the city center.
Vettek egy házat Párizs egyik külvárosában, hogy elmeneküljenek a belváros zajától.
This suburb has its own schools, parks, and shopping streets.
Ennek a külvárosnak saját iskolái, parkjai és bevásárlóutcái vannak.
The new train line connects the northern suburbs with the downtown business district.
He grew up in a quiet suburb about twenty minutes from the city by car.
Many tech workers now live in suburbs that used to be small villages.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My aunt lives in a suburb of Sydney.
A nagynéném Sydney egyik külvárosában él.
We moved to a small suburb near the capital.
Egy kis külvárosba költöztünk a főváros közelében.
This suburb is very quiet at night.
There is a big park in our suburb.
The bus from the suburb goes to the city every 15 minutes.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes say *"I live in a suburb of city"* without *"the"* before the city name. The natural pattern is *"a suburb of London"*, *"a suburb of Tokyo"*. Another confusion is using *"village"* or *"town"* instead of *"suburb"; a suburb is usually part of a larger city, not a separate town.
Maana
area just outside a city
Miunganiko ya maneno
a suburb of [London]
|quiet suburb
|leafy suburb
|wealthy suburb
|inner suburb
|outer suburb
Visawe
residential area (Broader; can be anywhere people live, not only at the edge of a city.)
|
outlying district (More formal; emphasizes being away from the center of the city.)
Vinyume
city center (Refers to the central part of a city, the opposite of an outer residential district.)
Mada
geography
|housing
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A place where people live that is just outside a big town or city, but still close to it.
A residential district located on the outer edge of a town or city, but still part of the same urban area.
NOMINO
B1
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] lives in the suburbs
After their second child was born, they left the city and moved to the suburbs.
A második gyermekük születése után elköltöztek a városból a külvárosba.
She commutes from the suburbs to her office downtown every day.
Minden nap a külvárosból jár be a belvárosi irodájába.
Many people prefer raising children in the suburbs rather than in the city center.
House prices in the suburbs have risen faster than in the inner city.
He spent his childhood in the suburbs of Los Angeles before moving abroad.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
We live in the suburbs and take the train to work.
A külvárosban élünk, és vonattal járunk dolgozni.
My children grew up in the suburbs of the city.
A gyerekeim a város külvárosi részein nőttek fel.
Many families move to the suburbs for bigger houses.
People in the suburbs often drive to the city.
The suburbs are quieter than the city center.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners often say *"I live in a suburbs"* or *"I live in suburb". Use *"the suburbs"* with no article before *suburbs*: *"I live in the suburbs"*. Use singular *"a suburb"* only with a city name: *"I live in a suburb of Milan."*
Maana
outer residential districts collectively
Miunganiko ya maneno
live in the suburbs
|grow up in the suburbs
|move to the suburbs
|commute from the suburbs
|the suburbs of [Chicago]
Visawe
suburbia (A collective, often slightly informal word; can suggest a particular lifestyle or culture of the suburbs.)
|
residential outskirts (More descriptive; highlights being at the edge of a city rather than the lifestyle.)
Vinyume
the city (Refers to the main urban area, often the busy center, contrasting with the quieter outer residential zones.)
Mada
geography
|housing
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
The parts around a city where many people live in houses, not in the busy center; usually said as “the suburbs.”
The outer residential areas of a city or large town, thought of as a general place or way of life, usually expressed as “the suburbs.”
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
suburb
IPA
GB/sˈʌbɚb/
US/sˈʌbɚb/
Silabi na mkazo
sub - urb (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (sub)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: suburb
- Plural: suburbs
Familia ya neno
Semi
commute from the suburbs
1/kəmjˈut fɹˈʌm ðə sˈʌbɚbz/
fixed phrase
travel daily from suburbs to city
To travel every day from the areas around a city to the city for work or school.
Mifano
- She commutes from the suburbs to her office downtown every morning.
- Thousands of people commute from the suburbs by train each day.
in the suburbs
1/ˈɪn ðə sˈʌbɚbz/
fixed phrase
located in outer residential areas
In the parts around a city where many people live in houses, not in the busy center.
Mifano
- They live in the suburbs but work in the city center.
- Schools in the suburbs are often larger than those in rural areas.
live in the suburbs
1/lˈɪv ˈɪn ðə sˈʌbɚbz/
fixed phrase
have a home in the suburbs
To have your home in the areas around a city where many people live, not in the city center.
Mifano
- We used to live downtown, but now we live in the suburbs.
- A lot of young families choose to live in the suburbs for more space.
move to the suburbs
1/mˈuv tə ðə sˈʌbɚbz/
fixed phrase
relocate to outer residential areas
To change your home and start living in the areas around a city instead of in the center.
Mifano
- They decided to move to the suburbs when their first child was born.
- Many people moved to the suburbs during the pandemic.
the suburbs of [a city]
1/ðə sˈʌbɚbz əv ə sˈɪti/
fixed phrase
outer residential areas of a city
The parts around a named city where many people live in houses, not in the center.
Mifano
- He spent his childhood in the suburbs of Madrid.
- Traffic is heavy in the suburbs of the capital every morning.