I almost tripped on the curb.

This is called curb.

Curb.

Now, I'm walking on the sidewalk.

Sidewalk.

This is the sidewalk.

The name we use here in the States.

This is the street pole.

Street pole.

This is a curb cut.

Curb cut.

This one is so easy to name it, right?

It's a trash can.

Trash can.

You can throw trash into the trash can.

If you Hi, and welcome to my YouTube channel.

In this video, I'll teach you English vocabulary in the city, right from Miami Beach.

Let's cross the street.

For us to cross the street, we need to use the crosswalk.

This is called crosswalk.

If you cross the street in the wrong place, that action will be called jaywalking.

You're going to be jaywalking.

And it's really dangerous.

I don't recommend it.

Don't try it yourself.

But wait, the sign is red, so we cannot cross the street right now.

You have to push the button and wait for the sign to change.

It changed.

Now I am crossing the street.

By the way, that is a pedestrian signal.

Pedestrian signal.

This is a bike lane.

Bike lane.

It's a lane for bikes.

It's actually to keep bike riders safe.

And that space over there is the parking space.

Parking space or parking strip for you to park your car.

It's a place for drivers to park there.

This is an alley.

Alley or alleyway.

We can call it an alley or alleyway.

Alleyway is just another variation for alley.

And an alleyway is basically a street behind many buildings or behind hotels and stuff.

Are alleys common in your country?

Let me know in the comments.

That one, that thing, actually this thing here is a dumpster.

Dumpster.

A dumpster is kind of a container for you to dispose of trash and waste in general.

This is a fire hydrant.

Fire hydrant.

Fire hydrants are really common here in the United States and they are kind of a source of water in case there is a fire emergency in the city or in this place.

Now the best part of the video.

Ocean Drive.

This is Ocean Drive.

This street is actually the main drag.

The main drag of Miami Beach.

By main drag, I mean the main street here.

Super popular because of its restaurants and bars and the daytime and also the night life here are crazy.

They are so good.

I want to show you guys something really, really interesting.

These, these are called road studs.

Road studs.

They're basically used to indicate the division of lanes.

This is the bike lane and this is the cars lane.

So these are road studs.

Road studs.

Interesting, isn't it?

These are called bi-cracks.

Bi-cracks.

So you basically can leave your bike here and go enjoy the beach.

That is an outdoor gym.

Outdoor gym for you to exercise outdoors.

This is a small wall and people actually sit on here all the time.

And that one over there is a fence.

Fence.

This is actually a safety fence because it closes at 10 p.m. and it opens at 5 a.m.

So it means that between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. you can't actually get in here.

These rules exist in certain places, certain touristy places because it's dangerous.

It could be dangerous at night or it could be dangerous because of the tide, when the tide is too high or too low.

Now let's move on to my favorite thing here on the beach because I love those little houses that are actually called lifeguard towers.

Lifeguard towers.

This one is so beautiful, right?

It's my favorite color.

It's pink.

Actually we can't get close to that area because it's an emergency area for lifeguards and the cones here indicate that we need to keep out.

We Right behind me you can see the beach umbrellas.

These are called beach umbrellas and they're actually here to protect you from the sun, from the UV rays.

That's the city.

I actually took you guys around South Miami Beach here in Florida.

I hope you enjoyed it.

I hope you learned something new and don't forget to subscribe to my channel.

See you!