This lesson expands your vocabulary to help you discuss the future of our planet. You will learn to talk about renewable resources, recycling, and sustainable living in Arabic.
Sustainability and Renewable Resources
When discussing green initiatives, you will often use the words for sustainability (استدامة) and sustainable (مستدام).
| We must support sustainability projects in our city. | علينا أن ندعم مشاريع الاستدامة في مدينتنا.'alayna an nad'ama mashari'a al-istidamati fi madinatina. |
| This factory is sustainable and useful to the community. | هذا المصنع مستدام ومفيد للمجتمع.hâdhâ al-masna'u mustadâmun wa mufîdun lil-mujtama' |
To talk about energy and the earth's materials, you will need the words for a resource (مورد) and the adjective renewable (متجدد).
| We must use renewable resources like the sun and the wind. | علينا أن نستخدم موارد متجددة مثل الشمس والرياح.'alaynâ an nastakhdima mawârida mutajaddidatan mithla ash-shamsi war-riyâhi |
| Solar energy is a renewable resource and is better than oil and gas. | الطاقة الشمسية مورد متجدد وأفضل من النفط والغاز.at-tâqatu ash-shamsiyyatu mawridun mutajaddidun wa'afdalu minan-nifti wal-ghâzi. |
Waste and Recycling
A major part of sustainable living is managing what we throw away. You will frequently use the words for recycling (تدوير) and waste (نفايات), as well as the adjective environmental (بيئي).
| Recycling waste reduces environmental pollution. | تدوير النفايات يقلل من التلوث البيئي.tadwîru n-nifâyâti yuqallilu mina t-talawwuthi l-bî'îyyi |
| Recycling paper may be better than burning it. | قد يكون تدوير الورق أفضل من حرقه.qad yakûnu tadwîru al-waraqi afdala min harqihi. |
Preserving the Environment
When discussing our impact on the planet, you can talk about the need to preserve (حافظ على) it, monitor the emission (انبعاث) of harmful gases, and choose organic (عضوي) products.
| We must preserve the environment from pollution. | علينا أن نحافظ على البيئة من التلوث.'alaynâ an nuhâfidha 'alâ al-bî'ati mina at-talawwuthi |
| The researcher studies the emission of gases in the factory. | تدرس الباحثة انبعاث الغازات في المصنع.tadrusu al-bâhithatu inbiâtha al-ghâzâti fî al-masna'i |
| Organic food is better than fast food. | الطعام العضوي أفضل من الوجبات السريعة.at-ta'âmu al-'udwiyyu afdalu mina al-wajabâti as-sarî'ati. |