All yachts are boats, but not all boats are yachts. The word 'boat' is very general and can be used to refer to almost any kind of vehicle people get into that floats on water. A yacht is usually a fairly large and luxurious vessel that is used primarily for luxurious entertainment.
Personally, I wouldn't call the boat in the image on this page a yacht -- it looks a little small and doesn't appear to be luxurious.
Thank you Kirk, I understand.
Maybe the difference of what to call boats or yachts stems from a cultural difference. In Cambodia, it's a definitely a yacht, but maybe people in Spain will call it a boat. Interesting... ;)
Train, taxi, car, bus, bike, motorbike, etc.. In short, all kinds of transport or at least all those that I know so far. People here like cycling a lot, so I noticed that the bike is quite usual as a mean of transport in this city.
Where I live have many kinds of transport such as car, lorry, van, plane, bike, motorbike, etc. I often use bus to go to school. On the holidays I use plane to travel or visit my parents.
The city I am living in has all kinds of transport (motorbike, bike, plane, van, ship, boat, scooter, train, bus, lorry,...) I usually use my own scooter, the place I live has a heavy traffic and I think only scooter or motorbike is easy to move in. And I really love it, it helps me move in the alley and move fast,....
Hello Rafaela1,
All yachts are boats, but not all boats are yachts. The word 'boat' is very general and can be used to refer to almost any kind of vehicle people get into that floats on water. A yacht is usually a fairly large and luxurious vessel that is used primarily for luxurious entertainment.
Personally, I wouldn't call the boat in the image on this page a yacht -- it looks a little small and doesn't appear to be luxurious.
Hope this helps.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team