The environment

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• pollution/pəˈluːʃn/noun

  ብክለት

  Air pollution is a problem in big cities.

  የአየር ብክለት በትልልቅ ከተሞች ችግር ነው።

• recycle/ˌriːˈsaɪkl/verb

  መልሶ መጠቀም

  We should recycle plastic bottles.

  የፕላስቲክ ጠርሙሶችን መልሰን መጠቀም አለብን።

• rubbish/ˈrʌbɪʃ/noun

  ቆሻሻ

  Don't throw rubbish in the river.

  ቆሻሻ ወንዝ ውስጥ አይጣሉ።

• plant/plɑːnt/verb

  መትከል

  Every year, students plant trees in the rainy season.

  በየዓመቱ ተማሪዎች በክረምት ችግኝ ይተክላሉ።

• seedling/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/noun

  ችግኝ

  We planted fifty seedlings near the school.

  በትምህርት ቤቱ አቅራቢያ ሃምሳ ችግኞች ተከልን።

• drought/draʊt/noun

  ድርቅ

  The drought killed many animals.

  ድርቁ ብዙ እንስሳትን ገደለ።

• climate change/ˈklaɪmət tʃeɪndʒ/noun

  የአየር ንብረት ለውጥ

  Climate change affects farmers.

  የአየር ንብረት ለውጥ ገበሬዎችን ይጎዳል።

• environment/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/noun

  አካባቢ (ተፈጥሮ)

  We must protect the environment.

  አካባቢን መጠበቅ አለብን።

• waste/weɪst/verb

  ማባከን

  Turn off the tap. Don't waste water.

  ቧንቧውን ይዝጉ። ውሃ አያባክኑ።

• reusable bag/ˌriːˈjuːzəbl bæɡ/noun

  በድጋሚ የሚያገለግል ቦርሳ

  I take a reusable bag to the market.

  ወደ ገበያ በድጋሚ የሚያገለግል ቦርሳ እይዛለሁ።

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