Hobbies, the sea and things you love doing. In Croatian this topic is called Slobodno vrijeme. Below are 12 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
čitati
Pronunciation: CHEE-tah-tee
to read
verb
يقرأ
Volim čitati knjige. I like to read books. أحب قراءة الكتب.
pisati
Pronunciation: PEE-sah-tee
to write
verb
يكتب
Učim pisati hrvatski. I am learning to write Croatian. أتعلم كتابة الكرواتية.
plivati
Pronunciation: PLEE-vah-tee
to swim
verb
يسبح
Ljeti volim plivati u moru. In summer I like to swim in the sea. في الصيف أحب السباحة في البحر.
putovati
Pronunciation: poo-TOH-vah-tee
to travel
verb
يسافر
Želim putovati po Hrvatskoj. I want to travel around Croatia. أريد أن أسافر في أنحاء كرواتيا.
glazba
Pronunciation: GLAHZ-bah
music
noun
موسيقى
Glazba je moja strast. Music is my passion. الموسيقى شغفي.
nogomet
Pronunciation: NOH-goh-meht
football
noun
كرة القدم
Nogomet je popularan u Hrvatskoj. Football is popular in Croatia. كرة القدم شائعة في كرواتيا.
knjiga
Pronunciation: KNYEE-gah
book
noun
كتاب
Ova knjiga je zanimljiva. This book is interesting. هذا الكتاب مثير للاهتمام.
film
Pronunciation: feelm
film
noun
فيلم
Film počinje u osam. The film starts at eight. يبدأ الفيلم في الثامنة.
more
Pronunciation: MOH-reh
sea
noun
بحر
More je plavo. The sea is blue. البحر أزرق.
plaža
Pronunciation: PLAH-zhah
beach
noun
شاطئ
Plaža je prekrasna. The beach is beautiful. الشاطئ رائع.
kuhati
Pronunciation: KOO-hah-tee
to cook
verb
يطبخ
Volim kuhati vikendom. I like to cook at the weekend. أحب الطبخ في عطلة نهاية الأسبوع.
šetati
Pronunciation: SHEH-tah-tee
to walk
verb
يتمشى
Volim šetati uz more. I like to walk by the sea. أحب التمشي بجانب البحر.
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