Find English Teachers
Doaa
what is the difference between (luggage , baggage and suitcase) ?
Mar 29, 2015 8:53 PM
Answers · 6
4
There is no significant difference in meaning between luggage and baggage.
The difference between suitcase and luggage/baggage is mainly a grammatical one.
A suitcase is an individual item of luggage, in just the same way that a ring is an item of jewellery. A suitcase is a single object, while luggage and baggage are collective and general terms to refer to everything you carry with you when you are travelling. If you are travelling, your luggage/baggage can be bags, suitcases, backpacks, sports equipment - or anything else that you are travelling with.
The word 'suitcase' is grammatically countable. It can be singular (a suitcase) or plural ( two suitcases).
How many suitcases do you have?
The words 'baggage' and 'luggage' are grammatically uncountable. They are always in the singular, but they don't take a singular article (a). We can say 'some luggage' , but we can't say *a luggage and we can't say *luggages.
How much luggage do you have?
I hope that helps.
March 29, 2015
1
They all mean the same.
A suitcase is luggage or baggage.
March 29, 2015
1
I would say that suitcase is more of a single item. "I have a suitcase" "I'm packing my suitcase full of beach clothes" Baggage or luggage is more of a plural term for "suitcases" at the airport or while transiting. I would never say " I have to pack my baggage" or "Have you packed your luggage?" But I would say "We have to pick up the baggage" say if you were traveling as a pair and you both checked your "suitcases" or luggage.
suitcase: more formal, singular, at home, (usually rigid and boxy)
luggage/baggage: more plural, at an airport or train station, usually leathery with a shoulder strap or a large black roller
March 29, 2015
Still haven’t found your answers?
Write down your questions and let the native speakers help you!
Doaa
Language Skills
Arabic, English
Learning Language
English
Articles You May Also Like

The Power of Storytelling in Business Communication
45 likes · 11 Comments

Back-to-School English: 15 Must-Know Phrases for the Classroom
33 likes · 6 Comments

Ten Tourist towns in Portugal that nobody remembers
62 likes · 23 Comments
More articles