「旅行する」って travel でいいの？

Added: 2026-05-15

[00:00:00]Our next question is from Rick. Take a look.

[00:00:08]Hi there, Rick. Thanks so much for your question. Now, it seems you're interested in how to say and use your core sort of in English. So, of course, we're mainly talking about the word travel.

[00:00:22]So, first let's tackle your first issue, which was pronunciation.

[00:00:28]Uh so, how do we say it?

[00:00:30]travel travel travel So, let's compare nice and slowly.

[00:00:42]trouble travel trouble travel trouble travel So, trouble is tr tr tr travel is tr tr tr trouble trouble trouble travel travel travel So, I can even see the mouth changes ever so slightly. So, trouble is more kind of you're going like trouble trouble travel is more like you're smiling travel travel travel trouble travel trouble travel I'm kind of exaggerating a little bit, but that's the way it goes. Now, let's look at the meaning and how we use it. So, the Japanese word ryoko suru is one of those super convenient words because it's made up of Chinese characters, kanji.

[00:01:52]Uh so, these can mean multiple things at the same time, and they have such a deep meaning.

[00:01:59]So, in English, instead of using like one particular word all the time, which have subtle nuances, in English, the actual phrase or words change completely. Depending So, we tend to use a completely different word or expression depending on the type of travel, the length of time, and like the situation as a whole. So, I'm going to break this down into three parts.

[00:02:29]So, first one is the basic concept.

[00:02:33]Now, travel just means to go from point A to point B.

[00:02:39]And in this case, you're not focusing on vacations or holidays.

[00:02:53]He loves to travel.

[00:02:56]She travels a lot for work.

[00:03:00]I traveled around Europe by train.

[00:03:04]So, the general idea is moving from place to place.

[00:03:09]Now, the key point here is in daily conversation, we wouldn't say something like I will travel to Hokkaido tomorrow.

[00:03:18]It's more natural in this case to use go.

[00:03:22]I will go to Hokkaido tomorrow.

[00:03:26]Another interesting point is that we often use the word travel in physics.

[00:03:32]Yeah, science, physics, to describe movement through space.

[00:03:36]So, light travels faster than sound.

[00:03:40]Sound travels through air.

[00:03:44]The Earth travels around the Sun. So, the basic idea is movement from one place to another.

[00:03:56]Humans traveling is just one example of that concept or idea.

[00:04:03]The second point here is one specific journey.

[00:04:07]Now, we're going to secondly look at travel as one specific journey, which I think is a very important point here that you must understand. So, when we talk about one particular journey or one particular event, we can say take a trip or go on a trip.

[00:04:28]Take a trip or go on a trip. That's talking about one particular event from A to B.

[00:04:36]We took a trip to Taiwan last summer.

[00:04:40]I'm going on a camping trip with my family in Golden Week.

[00:04:46]She went on a business trip to London.

[00:04:50]So, the word trip is kind of special.

[00:04:53]How come? Because it has a clear start and a clear end.

[00:05:01]That's why it's special. It's very, very clear. That is a trip.

[00:05:05]Now, moving on to the third point to take a vacation.

[00:05:09]Thirdly, we're going to look at through the lens of Yeah, like like holidays and vacations, that kind of thing. So, when you're going somewhere for fun, rest, or sightseeing.

[00:05:22]In the USA, go on vacation or take a vacation are the normal way to say that kind of thing. But, in the UK, go on holiday or take a holiday is the more normal way to say it. We're going on vacation to Florida next month.

[00:05:42]They went on holiday to Turkey for a fortnight.

[00:05:46]I wish I could take a vacation.

[00:05:50]So, as a vacation or holi- a vacation or holiday is something that you do for fun or to relax or to do some sightseeing.

[00:05:58]Now, here's a little bonus point for you. I actually talked about this in a previous video a few weeks back. We can also use vacation and holiday as verbs.

[00:06:06]Yes. So, a vacation or holiday are often used as a noun, but we can also use them as verbs. For example, my grandparents are vacationing in Curacao right now.

[00:06:19]Sounds nice.

[00:06:21]Many British families holida- holiday abroad these days.

[00:06:25]So, we're using them as uh verbs in those example sentences.

[00:06:31]So, the key point that you can take from home from this week is don't just translate ryoko suru as just travel. Think of it as three separate types.

[00:06:43]Now, here is a handy-dandy diagram just to make sure it hits home.