conversation guide:types of vehicles

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Trains, Aeroplanes and Automobiles

...or 'How Americans avoid walking.'.

  • Things you do with vehicles
    • park the car - setca lo karci
    • idle - surla?

++"cando" seems malglico, more appropriate to "engine not running".

    • turn off the car - cando gasnu?
  • Types of vehicles
    • car - karce
    • truck -
    • lorry -
    • bus - sorprekarce
    • train - trene
    • subway -
    • trolly -
    • aeroplane (airplane) -
      • (subtypes based on size would be appropriate as a subsection here)
      • runway - farklaji
    • bicycle - relxilma'e

++There is another word for bicycle in the onversation guide:sports and spectating ports section. I'll leave it, since it has a slightly different meaning.

    • skateboard
    • rollerskates
    • scooter - relxilma'e
    • motorcycle - relxilma'e ???
    • moped
  • vehicle parts
    • steering wheel
    • keys - ckiku
    • ignition
      • "Start the car, please."
    • accelerator ('the gas') -
    • decelerator ('the brakes') -
    • clutch
    • gear shift
    • gear
    • shift (v)
    • automatic transmission
    • manual transmission
    • petrol (gasoline) - livla
    • air conditioner
    • glove box
    • whatever that weird thing is between the two front seats where you find sticky pennies, warped pens, and other strange items every time you open it up
    • wind shield
    • window - canko
    • wheel
    • axel
    • tyre (tire)
    • number plate
    • antenna
    • windscreen wiper
    • head light
    • indicator light
    • hub cap
    • exhaust
    • trunk