B2 · Upper intermediate

📈 Croatian Work & career العمل والمسيرة المهنية

Apply for a job, talk about experience and handle life in the office. In Croatian this topic is called Posao i karijera. Below are 16 words and phrases with pronunciation, English and Arabic meanings, and a real example sentence for each. Tap ▶ to hear them.

životopis

Pronunciation: zhee-VOH-toh-pees

CV / résumé

noun

سيرة ذاتية

Pošaljite životopis na našu adresu.
Send your CV to our address.
أرسلوا سيرتكم الذاتية إلى عنواننا.

razgovor za posao

Pronunciation: RAHZ-goh-vohr zah POH-sah-oh

job interview

phrase

مقابلة عمل

Imam razgovor za posao u ponedjeljak.
I have a job interview on Monday.
لدي مقابلة عمل يوم الاثنين.

prijaviti se

Pronunciation: pree-YAH-vee-tee seh

to apply

verb

يتقدم بطلب

Želim se prijaviti za ovo radno mjesto.
I want to apply for this position.
أريد التقدم لهذه الوظيفة.

iskustvo

Pronunciation: EES-koos-tvoh

experience

noun

خبرة

Imam pet godina iskustva u prodaji.
I have five years of experience in sales.
لدي خمس سنوات من الخبرة في المبيعات.

vještina

Pronunciation: VYEHSH-tee-nah

skill

noun

مهارة

Komunikacija je važna vještina.
Communication is an important skill.
التواصل مهارة مهمة.

plaća

Pronunciation: PLAH-chah

salary

noun

راتب

Plaća se isplaćuje desetog u mjesecu.
The salary is paid on the tenth of the month.
يُدفع الراتب في العاشر من الشهر.

poslodavac

Pronunciation: POHS-loh-dah-vahts

employer

noun

صاحب العمل

Moj poslodavac je velika tvrtka.
My employer is a large company.
صاحب عملي شركة كبيرة.

kolega

Pronunciation: koh-LEH-gah

colleague

noun

زميل

Kolega mi je pomogao s projektom.
A colleague helped me with the project.
ساعدني زميل في المشروع.

sastanak

Pronunciation: SAHS-tah-nahk

meeting

noun

اجتماع

Sastanak je pomaknut na četvrtak.
The meeting has been moved to Thursday.
تم نقل الاجتماع إلى يوم الخميس.

rok

Pronunciation: rohk

deadline

noun

موعد نهائي

Rok za predaju je petak.
The deadline for submission is Friday.
الموعد النهائي للتسليم هو الجمعة.

radno vrijeme

Pronunciation: RAHD-noh VREE-yeh-meh

working hours

phrase

ساعات العمل

Radno vrijeme je od osam do četiri.
Working hours are from eight to four.
ساعات العمل من الثامنة إلى الرابعة.

odgovornost

Pronunciation: ohd-goh-VOHR-nohst

responsibility

noun

مسؤولية

Nova uloga nosi veću odgovornost.
The new role carries more responsibility.
الدور الجديد يحمل مسؤولية أكبر.

unaprijediti

Pronunciation: oo-nah-PREE-yeh-dee-tee

to promote / to improve

verb

يرقّي / يحسّن

Šef me želi unaprijediti.
The boss wants to promote me.
يريد المدير ترقيتي.

otkaz

Pronunciation: OHT-kahz

dismissal / notice

noun

فصل من العمل / استقالة

Dala je otkaz nakon deset godina.
She handed in her notice after ten years.
قدّمت استقالتها بعد عشر سنوات.

honorarno

Pronunciation: hoh-noh-RAHR-noh

freelance / part-time

adverb

عمل حر / بدوام جزئي

Radim honorarno kao prevoditelj.
I work freelance as a translator.
أعمل بشكل حر كمترجم.

godišnji odmor

Pronunciation: GOH-deesh-nyee OHD-mohr

annual leave

phrase

إجازة سنوية

Idem na godišnji odmor u kolovozu.
I am going on annual leave in August.
سأذهب في إجازة سنوية في أغسطس.

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