okoliš
Pronunciation: OH-koh-leesh
environment
noun
بيئة
Moramo čuvati okoliš.
We must protect the environment.
يجب أن نحافظ على البيئة.
We must protect the environment.
يجب أن نحافظ على البيئة.
B2 · Upper intermediate
🌿 Croatian Nature & environment الطبيعة والبيئة
Talk about nature, national parks, pollution and protecting the planet. In Croatian this topic is called Priroda i okoliš. Below are 21 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
Croatia’s nature is its treasure, and protecting it is a frequent topic. These words let you talk about landscapes, pollution, recycling and climate.
priroda
Pronunciation: PREE-roh-dah
nature
noun
طبيعة
Hrvatska ima prekrasnu prirodu.
Croatia has beautiful nature.
تتمتع كرواتيا بطبيعة رائعة.
Croatia has beautiful nature.
تتمتع كرواتيا بطبيعة رائعة.
zagađenje
Pronunciation: zah-GAH-jeh-nyeh
pollution
noun
تلوث
Zagađenje zraka je problem u gradovima.
Air pollution is a problem in cities.
تلوث الهواء مشكلة في المدن.
Air pollution is a problem in cities.
تلوث الهواء مشكلة في المدن.
otpad
Pronunciation: OHT-pahd
waste / rubbish
noun
نفايات
Otpad se odvaja u različite kante.
Waste is separated into different bins.
تُفصل النفايات في حاويات مختلفة.
Waste is separated into different bins.
تُفصل النفايات في حاويات مختلفة.
reciklirati
Pronunciation: reh-tsee-KLEE-rah-tee
to recycle
verb
يعيد التدوير
Trudimo se reciklirati sve što možemo.
We try to recycle everything we can.
نحاول إعادة تدوير كل ما نستطيع.
We try to recycle everything we can.
نحاول إعادة تدوير كل ما نستطيع.
plastika
Pronunciation: PLAHS-tee-kah
plastic
noun
بلاستيك
Plastika u moru ugrožava ribe.
Plastic in the sea endangers fish.
البلاستيك في البحر يهدد الأسماك.
Plastic in the sea endangers fish.
البلاستيك في البحر يهدد الأسماك.
klimatske promjene
Pronunciation: KLEE-maht-skeh PROHM-yeh-neh
climate change
phrase
التغير المناخي
Klimatske promjene utječu na sve.
Climate change affects everyone.
التغير المناخي يؤثر على الجميع.
Climate change affects everyone.
التغير المناخي يؤثر على الجميع.
šuma
Pronunciation: SHOO-mah
forest
noun
غابة
Šuma je puna divljih životinja.
The forest is full of wild animals.
الغابة مليئة بالحيوانات البرية.
The forest is full of wild animals.
الغابة مليئة بالحيوانات البرية.
rijeka
Pronunciation: ree-YEH-kah
river
noun
نهر
Rijeka je čista i hladna.
The river is clean and cold.
النهر نظيف وبارد.
The river is clean and cold.
النهر نظيف وبارد.
otok
Pronunciation: OH-tohk
island
noun
جزيرة
Hrvatska ima više od tisuću otoka.
Croatia has more than a thousand islands.
لدى كرواتيا أكثر من ألف جزيرة.
Croatia has more than a thousand islands.
لدى كرواتيا أكثر من ألف جزيرة.
nacionalni park
Pronunciation: nah-tsee-oh-NAHL-nee pahrk
national park
phrase
متنزه وطني
Plitvička jezera su nacionalni park.
Plitvice Lakes is a national park.
بحيرات بليتفيتشه متنزه وطني.
Plitvice Lakes is a national park.
بحيرات بليتفيتشه متنزه وطني.
zaštititi
Pronunciation: ZAHSH-tee-tee-tee
to protect
verb
يحمي
Želimo zaštititi rijetke vrste.
We want to protect rare species.
نريد حماية الأنواع النادرة.
We want to protect rare species.
نريد حماية الأنواع النادرة.
ugrožen
Pronunciation: oo-GROH-zhehn
endangered
adjective
مهدد بالانقراض
Ris je ugrožena vrsta.
The lynx is an endangered species.
الوشق نوع مهدد بالانقراض.
The lynx is an endangered species.
الوشق نوع مهدد بالانقراض.
obnovljiva energija
Pronunciation: ohb-NOHV-lyee-vah eh-NEHR-gee-yah
renewable energy
phrase
طاقة متجددة
Obnovljiva energija dolazi iz sunca i vjetra.
Renewable energy comes from sun and wind.
تأتي الطاقة المتجددة من الشمس والرياح.
Renewable energy comes from sun and wind.
تأتي الطاقة المتجددة من الشمس والرياح.
održiv
Pronunciation: OHDR-zheev
sustainable
adjective
مستدام
Turizam mora biti održiv.
Tourism must be sustainable.
يجب أن تكون السياحة مستدامة.
Tourism must be sustainable.
يجب أن تكون السياحة مستدامة.
čist
Pronunciation: cheest
clean
adjective
نظيف
Zrak na planini je čist.
The air in the mountains is clean.
الهواء في الجبل نظيف.
The air in the mountains is clean.
الهواء في الجبل نظيف.
suša
Pronunciation: SOO-shah
drought
noun
جفاف
Ljetna suša uništila je usjeve.
The summer drought destroyed the crops.
دمر جفاف الصيف المحاصيل.
The summer drought destroyed the crops.
دمر جفاف الصيف المحاصيل.
poplava
Pronunciation: POH-plah-vah
flood
noun
فيضان
Poplava je zatvorila cestu.
The flood closed the road.
أغلق الفيضان الطريق.
The flood closed the road.
أغلق الفيضان الطريق.
potrošnja
Pronunciation: POH-trosh-nyah
consumption
noun
استهلاك
Potrošnja struje raste zimi.
Electricity consumption rises in winter.
يرتفع استهلاك الكهرباء في الشتاء.
Electricity consumption rises in winter.
يرتفع استهلاك الكهرباء في الشتاء.
solarni paneli
Pronunciation: SOH-lahr-nee PAH-neh-lee
solar panels
noun
ألواح شمسية
Solarni paneli smanjuju račune.
Solar panels reduce bills.
الألواح الشمسية تقلل الفواتير.
Solar panels reduce bills.
الألواح الشمسية تقلل الفواتير.
emisije
Pronunciation: eh-MEE-see-yeh
emissions
noun
انبعاثات
Moramo smanjiti emisije.
We must reduce emissions.
يجب أن نقلل الانبعاثات.
We must reduce emissions.
يجب أن نقلل الانبعاثات.
How to use these words
- Otok is an island and poluotok a peninsula, literally “half-island”, like Istria.
- Zaštititi is to protect: zaštićeno područje is a protected area.
- Reciklirati and otpad (waste) are everywhere on bins and signs.
A little culture
Croatia has eight national parks, including Plitvice Lakes, famous for its turquoise lakes and waterfalls, Krka, Kornati and Mljet, and more than a thousand islands and islets along its coast.
Common mistakes
- Calling Istria an otok; it is a poluotok.
- Confusing suša (drought) and poplava (flood).
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