Question	Answer
to collect	skupljati
trash	smeće
to recycle	reciklirati
plastic	plastičan
Today in the park we are collecting trash and learning how to recycle paper and plastic bottles.	Danas u parku skupljamo smeće i učimo kako reciklirati papir i plastične boce.
to throw	bacati
special	poseban
bin	kanta
Today we are throwing trash into the bin in the park.	Danas bacamo smeće u kantu u parku.
We throw the trash into a special bin for paper and into another bin for plastic bottles.	Smeće bacamo u posebnu kantu za papir i u drugu kantu za plastične boce.
association	udruga
environment	okoliš
to volunteer	volontirati
Our association for the environment volunteers every Saturday in the park and around the river.	Naša udruga za okoliš svake subote volontira u parku i oko rijeke.
volunteer (female)	volonterka
her	njezin
Her dog sleeps under the table.	Njezin pas spava ispod stola.
volunteer (male)	volonter
shelter	azil
animal	životinja
The volunteer often comes to the animal shelter.	Volonter često dolazi u azil za životinje.
My friend is a volunteer (female) in the same association, and her brother is a volunteer (male) in an animal shelter.	Moja prijateljica je volonterka u istoj udruzi, a njezin brat je volonter u azilu za životinje.
to rescue	spašavati
home	dom
In the shelter we rescue dogs and cats and look for a new home for them.	U azilu spašavamo pse i mačke i tražimo im novi dom.
name	ime
The teacher knows my name.	Učitelj zna moje ime.
paper	papirnat
The paper ticket is on the table.	Papirnata karta je na stolu.
Every animal has a name, and the female volunteer writes their names on paper cards.	Svaka životinja ima ime, a volonterka piše njihova imena na papirnate kartice.
volunteer	volonter
One volunteer likes to photograph dogs, and another volunteers in the association’s office.	Jedan volonter voli fotografirati pse, a drugi volontira u uredu udruge.
to protect	čuvati
On the office wall there is a big picture on which it says that we must protect the environment.	Na zidu ureda visi velika slika na kojoj piše da moramo čuvati okoliš.
to save	spasiti
planet	planet
In the association we often talk about how to save our planet.	U udruzi često razgovaramo o tome kako spasiti naš planet.
She thinks that if we recycle more, we really help the planet.	Ona misli da, ako recikliramo više, stvarno pomažemo planetu.
to mean	značiti
What does that story mean?	Što znači ta priča?
World Environment Day	Svjetski dan zaštite okoliša
On World Environment Day our association volunteers in the park.	Na Svjetski dan zaštite okoliša naša udruga volontira u parku.
At school the children are learning today what World Environment Day means.	U školi djeca danas uče što znači Svjetski dan zaštite okoliša.
world	svjetski
That world day is important to us.	Taj svjetski dan nam je važan.
to do	napraviti
Tonight I will make a plan for the exam.	Večeras ću napraviti plan za ispit.
protection	zaštita
The teacher says that it is a world day and that everyone can do something for the protection of the environment.	Učiteljica kaže da je to svjetski dan i da svatko može nešto napraviti za zaštitu okoliša.
to sign	potpisati
petition	peticija
against	protiv
They are against trash in the park.	Oni su protiv smeća u parku.
Tonight I will sign a petition against trash in the river.	Večeras ću potpisati peticiju protiv smeća u rijeci.
about	za
We have a plan for the weekend.	Imamo plan za vikend.
If I had heard about that petition earlier, I would have signed it already yesterday.	Da sam ranije čula za tu peticiju, potpisala bih je već jučer.
cleaner	čišći
If we had collected trash along the river before, the water would be cleaner today.	Da smo prije skupljali smeće uz rijeku, danas bi voda bila čišća.
to end up	završiti
Tonight I have to finish this difficult task.	Večeras moram završiti ovaj težak zadatak.
If the volunteers had recycled plastic bottles earlier, less trash would have ended up on the street.	Da su volonteri ranije reciklirali plastične boce, manje bi smeća završilo na ulici.
election	izbor
mayor (female)	gradonačelnica
to promise	obećati
to invest	ulagati
At the elections for mayor (female) she promised that she would invest more in the protection of the environment.	Na izborima za gradonačelnicu ona je obećala da će više ulagati u zaštitu okoliša.
greener	zeleniji
Our park is greener today than yesterday.	Naš park je danas zeleniji nego jučer.
If the mayor (female) does what she promised, the city will be greener and cleaner.	Ako gradonačelnica bude radila što je obećala, grad će biti zeleniji i čišći.
many	mnogi
Many students like to study Croatian in the morning.	Mnogi studenti vole učiti hrvatski ujutro.
to vote	glasati
vote	glas
Her voice is beautiful when she sings in the park.	Njen glas je lijep kad pjeva u parku.
At the last elections many students did not vote because they thought that their vote was not important.	Na zadnjim izborima mnogi studenti nisu glasali, jer su mislili da njihov glas nije važan.
This time I will vote because I want our voice for a cleaner environment to be heard.	Ovaj put ću glasati, jer želim da se čuje naš glas za čišći okoliš.
young	mlad
My brother is young.	Moj brat je mlad.
to participate	sudjelovati
I want to participate in the meeting tomorrow.	Želim sudjelovati na sastanku sutra.
I like it when I see that young people volunteer and participate in the life of the city.	Volim kad vidim da mladi volontiraju i sudjeluju u životu grada.
us	nama
The teacher explains this difficult task to us.	Učiteljica objašnjava ovaj težak zadatak nama.
If our friends had volunteered with us last Saturday, we would have collected more trash.	Da su naši prijatelji volontirali s nama prošle subote, skupljali bismo više smeća.
common	zajednički
solution	rješenje
its	njegov
His brother often runs in the park.	Njegov brat često trči u parku.
The planet is our common home and only together can we find a solution for its problems.	Planet nam je zajednički dom i samo zajedno možemo naći rješenje za njegove probleme.
One solution is that we recycle more, and another is that we buy fewer plastic bottles.	Jedno rješenje je da recikliramo više, a drugo je da kupujemo manje plastičnih boca.
Another solution is to buy fewer plastic bottles and carry our own bottles from home.	Drugo rješenje je da kupujemo manje plastičnih boca i nosimo svoje boce od kuće.
World Animal Day	Svjetski dan životinja
On World Animal Day, the children go to the animal shelter.	Na Svjetski dan životinja djeca idu u azil za životinje.
the whole weekend	cijeli vikend
The whole weekend we are learning Croatian without stress.	Cijeli vikend učimo hrvatski bez stresa.
My sister volunteers on World Animal Day and helps in the shelter the whole weekend.	Moja sestra volontira na Svjetski dan životinja i pomaže u azilu cijeli vikend.
month	mjesec
If I had known that she was volunteering in that shelter, I would have visited her last month.	Da sam znala da ona volontira u tom azilu, posjetila bih je prošlog mjeseca.
Next month I plan to go to the shelter and see how the volunteers are rescuing animals.	Sljedeći mjesec planiram otići u azil i vidjeti kako volonteri spašavaju životinje.
another	još
We have one more task.	Imamo još jedan zadatak.
public	javni
transport	prijevoz
On the internet I signed another petition, this time for better public transport in our city.	Na mreži sam potpisala još jednu peticiju, ovaj put za bolji javni prijevoz u našem gradu.
If I had understood earlier how important public transport is, I would not have gone to work by car every day.	Da sam ranije razumjela koliko je javni prijevoz važan, ne bih svaki dan išla autom na posao.
goal	cilj
My goal is to study Croatian without stress.	Moj cilj je učiti hrvatski bez stresa.
Our common goal is to save the river from trash and to protect the environment.	Naš zajednički cilj je spasiti rijeku od smeća i čuvati okoliš.
The bin for paper stands in a special place in front of the school.	Kanta za papir stoji na posebnom mjestu ispred škole.
to take part	sudjelovati
At the meeting everyone participates without stress.	Na sastanku svi sudjeluju bez stresa.
discussion	rasprava
I like to take part in discussions at the meeting when the topic is not too difficult.	Volim sudjelovati u raspravama na sastanku kad tema nije previše teška.
At the next meeting I want only a calm discussion without big stress.	Na sljedećem sastanku želim samo mirnu raspravu bez velikog stresa.
but	a
He works in the city, and I study Croatian at home.	On radi u gradu, a ja učim hrvatski kod kuće.
He wants to invest money in his apartment, not in the car.	On želi ulagati novac u svoj stan, a ne u auto.

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