Jobs, the office and what you do. In Croatian this topic is called Posao. Below are 13 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.
posao
Pronunciation: POH-sao
job / work
noun
عمل
Volim svoj posao. I love my job. أحب عملي.
ured
Pronunciation: OO-rehd
office
noun
مكتب
Ured je na drugom katu. The office is on the second floor. المكتب في الطابق الثاني.
učitelj
Pronunciation: OO-chee-tely
teacher
noun
معلم
Moj otac je učitelj. My father is a teacher. أبي معلم.
liječnik
Pronunciation: LYECH-neek
doctor
noun
طبيب
Liječnik radi u bolnici. The doctor works in a hospital. الطبيب يعمل في المستشفى.
inženjer
Pronunciation: een-zheh-NYEHR
engineer
noun
مهندس
Ona je inženjer. She is an engineer. هي مهندسة.
student
Pronunciation: STOO-dehnt
student
noun
طالب
Ja sam student. I am a student. أنا طالب.
raditi
Pronunciation: RAH-dee-tee
to work
verb
يعمل
Želim raditi u Zagrebu. I want to work in Zagreb. أريد أن أعمل في زغرب.
Što radiš?
Pronunciation: shtoh RAH-deesh
What do you do?
phrase
ماذا تعمل؟
Što radiš, Ana? What do you do, Ana? ماذا تعملين يا آنا؟
sastanak
Pronunciation: SAHS-tah-nahk
meeting
noun
اجتماع
Sastanak je u devet. The meeting is at nine. الاجتماع في التاسعة.
kolega
Pronunciation: koh-LEH-gah
colleague
noun
زميل
Moj kolega je iz Rijeke. My colleague is from Rijeka. زميلي من رييكا.
plaća
Pronunciation: PLAH-chah
salary
noun
راتب
Plaća je dobra. The salary is good. الراتب جيد.
tvrtka
Pronunciation: TVR-tkah
company
noun
شركة
Tvrtka je velika. The company is big. الشركة كبيرة.
kuhar
Pronunciation: KOO-hahr
cook / chef
noun
طباخ
Moj brat je kuhar. My brother is a cook. أخي طباخ.
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