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🐾 Croatian Animals and nature الحيوانات والطبيعة

Pets, farm and wild animals, plants and landscapes. In Croatian this topic is called Životinje i priroda. Below are 20 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.

pas

Pronunciation: pahs

dog

noun

كلب

Naš pas voli šetati.
Our dog loves going for walks.
كلبنا يحب التنزه.

mačka

Pronunciation: MAHCH-kah

cat

noun

قطة

Mačka spava na kauču.
The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
القطة نائمة على الأريكة.

ptica

Pronunciation: PTEE-tsah

bird

noun

طائر

Ptica pjeva na prozoru.
A bird is singing at the window.
طائر يغني عند النافذة.

ljubimac

Pronunciation: LYOO-bee-mahts

pet

noun

حيوان أليف

Imaš li kućnog ljubimca?
Do you have a pet?
هل لديك حيوان أليف؟

krava

Pronunciation: KRAH-vah

cow

noun

بقرة

Krava daje mlijeko.
The cow gives milk.
البقرة تعطي الحليب.

konj

Pronunciation: kohny

horse

noun

حصان

Moja kći jaše konja.
My daughter rides a horse.
ابنتي تركب الحصان.

kokoš

Pronunciation: KOH-kohsh

hen

noun

دجاجة

Kokoš nese jaja.
The hen lays eggs.
الدجاجة تبيض.

ovca

Pronunciation: OHV-tsah

sheep

noun

خروف

Na otoku Pagu ima puno ovaca.
There are lots of sheep on the island of Pag.
في جزيرة باغ الكثير من الأغنام.

medvjed

Pronunciation: MEHD-vyehd

bear

noun

دب

Medvjed živi u šumi.
The bear lives in the forest.
الدب يعيش في الغابة.

vuk

Pronunciation: vook

wolf

noun

ذئب

Vuk je opasna životinja.
The wolf is a dangerous animal.
الذئب حيوان خطير.

zmija

Pronunciation: ZMEE-yah

snake

noun

أفعى

Ne boj se, zmija je mala.
Don’t be afraid, the snake is small.
لا تخف، الأفعى صغيرة.

dupin

Pronunciation: DOO-peen

dolphin

noun

دلفين

Vidjeli smo dupina u moru.
We saw a dolphin in the sea.
رأينا دلفينًا في البحر.

cvijet

Pronunciation: TSVEE-yeht

flower

noun

زهرة

Ovaj cvijet lijepo miriše.
This flower smells nice.
هذه الزهرة رائحتها جميلة.

drvo

Pronunciation: DRR-voh

tree

noun

شجرة

Djeca se penju na drvo.
The children are climbing the tree.
الأطفال يتسلقون الشجرة.

trava

Pronunciation: TRAH-vah

grass

noun

عشب

Trava je mokra od kiše.
The grass is wet from the rain.
العشب مبتل من المطر.

list

Pronunciation: leest

leaf

noun

ورقة شجر

Ovaj list je žut.
This leaf is yellow.
هذه الورقة صفراء.

planina

Pronunciation: plah-NEE-nah

mountain

noun

جبل

Učka je planina u Istri.
Učka is a mountain in Istria.
أوتشكا جبل في إستريا.

jezero

Pronunciation: YEH-zeh-roh

lake

noun

بحيرة

Jezero je čisto i hladno.
The lake is clean and cold.
البحيرة نظيفة وباردة.

nebo

Pronunciation: NEH-boh

sky

noun

سماء

Nebo je danas plavo.
The sky is blue today.
السماء زرقاء اليوم.

sunce

Pronunciation: SOON-tseh

sun

noun

شمس

Sunce sja cijeli dan.
The sun shines all day.
الشمس تشرق طوال اليوم.

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