Colours, sizes and the little words that describe things. In Croatian this topic is called Boje i opisi. Below are 15 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
crven
Pronunciation: TSR-vehn
red
adjective
أحمر
Auto je crven. The car is red. السيارة حمراء.
plav
Pronunciation: plahv
blue
adjective
أزرق
Nebo je plavo. The sky is blue. السماء زرقاء.
zelen
Pronunciation: ZEH-lehn
green
adjective
أخضر
Park je zelen u proljeće. The park is green in spring. الحديقة خضراء في الربيع.
žut
Pronunciation: zhoot
yellow
adjective
أصفر
Limun je žut. The lemon is yellow. الليمون أصفر.
bijel
Pronunciation: BEE-yehl
white
adjective
أبيض
Snijeg je bijel. Snow is white. الثلج أبيض.
crn
Pronunciation: tsrn
black
adjective
أسود
Moj pas je crn. My dog is black. كلبي أسود.
velik
Pronunciation: VEH-leek
big
adjective
كبير
Zagreb je velik grad. Zagreb is a big city. زغرب مدينة كبيرة.
malen
Pronunciation: MAH-lehn
small
adjective
صغير
Stan je malen ali lijep. The flat is small but nice. الشقة صغيرة لكنها جميلة.
nov
Pronunciation: nohv
new
adjective
جديد
Imam nov telefon. I have a new phone. لدي هاتف جديد.
star
Pronunciation: stahr
old
adjective
قديم / عجوز
Ovo je star most. This is an old bridge. هذا جسر قديم.
lijep
Pronunciation: LYEHP
beautiful / nice
adjective
جميل
Dubrovnik je lijep grad. Dubrovnik is a beautiful city. دوبروفنيك مدينة جميلة.
ružan
Pronunciation: ROO-zhahn
ugly
adjective
قبيح
Taj kaput je ružan. That coat is ugly. ذلك المعطف قبيح.
brz
Pronunciation: brz
fast
adjective
سريع
Vlak je brz. The train is fast. القطار سريع.
spor
Pronunciation: spohr
slow
adjective
بطيء
Autobus je spor danas. The bus is slow today. الحافلة بطيئة اليوم.
boja
Pronunciation: BOH-yah
colour
noun
لون
Koja je tvoja omiljena boja? What is your favourite colour? ما لونك المفضل؟
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