town

町

家や店、通りがあり、普通は村より大きく都市より小さい集落。

やさしい英語で： A place with homes, shops, and streets, usually larger than a village and smaller than a city.

• I live in a small town.
• The town has a new library.
• We visited three towns during our holiday.

よく使う表現： small town, town centre, town square, town council

街、市街地

今いる場所より店や建物が多く、にぎやかな近くの街や中心街。

やさしい英語で： A nearby place with more shops, buildings, and activity than where you are now.

• I am going into town.
• We drove to town to buy shoes.
• Are you coming into town with us tonight?

使い方： in/into/to town (We took the bus into town.)

よく使う表現： go into town, in town, drive to town