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🌿 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 16 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.

okoliš

Pronunciation: OH-koh-leesh

environment

noun

بيئة

Moramo čuvati okoliš.
We must protect the environment.
يجب أن نحافظ على البيئة.

priroda

Pronunciation: PREE-roh-dah

nature

noun

طبيعة

Hrvatska ima prekrasnu prirodu.
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.

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.

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.

plastika

Pronunciation: PLAHS-tee-kah

plastic

noun

بلاستيك

Plastika u moru ugrožava ribe.
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.

šuma

Pronunciation: SHOO-mah

forest

noun

غابة

Šuma je puna divljih životinja.
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.

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.

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.

zaštititi

Pronunciation: ZAHSH-tee-tee-tee

to protect

verb

يحمي

Želimo zaštititi rijetke vrste.
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.

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.

održiv

Pronunciation: OHDR-zheev

sustainable

adjective

مستدام

Turizam mora biti održiv.
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.

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