B2 · Upper intermediate

📰 Croatian News & society الأخبار والمجتمع

Follow the news, discuss elections, prices and public life. In Croatian this topic is called Vijesti i društvo. Below are 16 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.

vijesti

Pronunciation: VEE-yehs-tee

the news

noun

الأخبار

Gledam vijesti svaku večer.
I watch the news every evening.
أشاهد الأخبار كل مساء.

novinar

Pronunciation: noh-VEE-nahr

journalist

noun

صحفي

Novinar je postavio teško pitanje.
The journalist asked a difficult question.
طرح الصحفي سؤالًا صعبًا.

izbori

Pronunciation: EEZ-boh-ree

elections

noun

انتخابات

Izbori su u travnju.
The elections are in April.
الانتخابات في أبريل.

glasati

Pronunciation: GLAH-sah-tee

to vote

verb

يصوّت

Svi građani mogu glasati.
All citizens can vote.
يستطيع جميع المواطنين التصويت.

vlada

Pronunciation: VLAH-dah

government

noun

حكومة

Vlada je najavila nove mjere.
The government announced new measures.
أعلنت الحكومة إجراءات جديدة.

gradonačelnik

Pronunciation: grah-doh-NAH-chehl-neek

mayor

noun

رئيس البلدية

Gradonačelnik je otvorio novi most.
The mayor opened the new bridge.
افتتح رئيس البلدية الجسر الجديد.

zakon

Pronunciation: ZAH-kohn

law

noun

قانون

Novi zakon stupa na snagu u siječnju.
The new law comes into force in January.
يدخل القانون الجديد حيز التنفيذ في يناير.

porez

Pronunciation: POH-rehz

tax

noun

ضريبة

Porez na dohodak je smanjen.
Income tax has been reduced.
تم تخفيض ضريبة الدخل.

cijene

Pronunciation: TSEE-yeh-neh

prices

noun

الأسعار

Cijene hrane stalno rastu.
Food prices keep rising.
أسعار الطعام في ارتفاع مستمر.

nezaposlenost

Pronunciation: neh-zah-POHS-leh-nohst

unemployment

noun

بطالة

Nezaposlenost je pala na šest posto.
Unemployment has fallen to six percent.
انخفضت البطالة إلى ستة بالمئة.

prosvjed

Pronunciation: PROHS-vyehd

protest

noun

احتجاج

Na trgu je bio veliki prosvjed.
There was a big protest in the square.
كان هناك احتجاج كبير في الساحة.

građanin

Pronunciation: GRAH-jah-neen

citizen

noun

مواطن

Svaki građanin ima pravo glasa.
Every citizen has the right to vote.
لكل مواطن حق التصويت.

rasprava

Pronunciation: RAHS-prah-vah

debate / discussion

noun

نقاش

Rasprava je trajala tri sata.
The debate lasted three hours.
استمر النقاش ثلاث ساعات.

javno mnijenje

Pronunciation: YAHV-noh MNEE-yeh-nyeh

public opinion

phrase

الرأي العام

Javno mnijenje se brzo mijenja.
Public opinion changes quickly.
يتغير الرأي العام بسرعة.

promjena

Pronunciation: PROHM-yeh-nah

change

noun

تغيير

Ljudi žele promjenu.
People want change.
الناس يريدون التغيير.

prema

Pronunciation: PREH-mah

according to

preposition

وفقًا لـ

Prema anketi, većina podržava zakon.
According to the survey, the majority supports the law.
وفقًا للاستطلاع، الأغلبية تؤيد القانون.

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