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sustainability & the environment

Sustainability & The Environment

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

20 Words

Sustainability

/ሰስተይነቢሊቲ/

ዘላቂነት

The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

በተወሰነ መጠን ወይም ደረጃ የመቀጠል ችሎታ።

Examples

"Sustainability is key to our future."

Contextual Usage

Environment

/ኢንቫይሮመንት/

አካባቢ

The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.

አንድ ሰው፣ እንስሳ ወይም ተክል የሚኖርበት አካባቢ ወይም ሁኔታ።

Examples

"We must protect the environment."

Contextual Usage

Recycling

/ሪሳይክሊንግ/

መልሶ መጠቀም

The process of converting waste materials into new materials.

ቆሻሻን ወደ አዲስ ቁሳቁስ የመቀየር ሂደት።

Examples

"Recycling helps reduce waste."

Contextual Usage

Climate

/ክላይሜት/

አየር ሁኔታ

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

በአንድ አካባቢ ውስጥ በአጠቃላይ ወይም ለረጅም ጊዜ የሚኖረው የአየር ሁኔታ።

Examples

"The global climate is changing fast."

Contextual Usage

Pollution

/ፖሉሽን/

ብክለት

The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful effects.

ጎጂ ውጤት ያለው ነገር በአካባቢ ውስጥ መገኘት።

Examples

"Air pollution is a major problem."

Contextual Usage

Renewable

/ሪኒውአብል/

ታዳሽ

Not depleted when used.

ጥቅም ላይ ሲውል የማይጠፋ።

Examples

"Solar energy is a renewable resource."

Contextual Usage

Ecosystem

/ኢኮሲስተም/

ሥነ-ምህዳር

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

ተላላፊ ህይወት ያላቸው ነገሮች እና አካላዊ አካባቢያቸው የያዘ ባዮሎጂካዊ ማህበረሰብ።

Examples

"The ocean ecosystem is very fragile."

Contextual Usage

Conservation

/ኮንሰርቬሽን/

ጥበቃ

Prevention of wasteful use of a resource.

ሃብትን ያለአግባብ እንዳይባክን መከላከል ።

Examples

"Water conservation is important in summer."

Contextual Usage

Emissions

/ኢሚሽንስ/

ልቀቶች

The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.

የሆነ ነገር በተለይም ጋዝ ወይም ጨረር ማምረት እና መልቀቅ።

Examples

"Cars produce carbon emissions."

Contextual Usage

Biodiversity

/ባዮዳይቨርሲቲ/

ብዝሃ ሕይወት

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat.

በዓለም ላይ ወይም በአንድ የተወሰነ መኖሪያ ውስጥ ያለው የሕይወት ልዩነት።

Examples

"Biodiversity is essential for health."

Contextual Usage

Compost

/ኮምፖስት/

ተፈጥሯዊ ማዳበሪያ

Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.

ለተክሎች ማዳበሪያነት የሚያገለግል የበሰበሰ ኦርጋኒክ ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"I put food waste in the compost."

Contextual Usage

Carbon

/ካርቦን/

ካርቦን

A chemical element that is found in all living things.

በሁሉም ህይወት ባላቸው ነገሮች ውስጥ የሚገኝ የኬሚካል ንጥረ ነገር።

Examples

"Trees absorb carbon dioxide."

Contextual Usage

Solar

/ሶላር/

የፀሐይ

Relating to or determined by the sun.

ከፀሐይ ጋር የተያያዘ ወይም በፀሐይ የሚወሰን።

Examples

"Solar panels generate electricity."

Contextual Usage

Warming

/ዋርሚንግ/

ሙቀት

The process of becoming warmer.

የመሞቅ ሂደት።

Examples

"Global warming is melting ice."

Contextual Usage

Atmosphere

/አትሞስፌር/

ከባቢ አየር

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

በምድር ወይም በሌላ ፕላኔት ዙሪያ የሚገኘው የጋዞች ሽፋን።

Examples

"The atmosphere protects us from radiation."

Contextual Usage

Organic

/ኦርጋኒክ/

ተፈጥሯዊ

Produced without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

የኬሚካል ማዳበሪያ ሳይጠቀሙ የሚመረት።

Examples

"I prefer buying organic vegetables."

Contextual Usage

Plastic

/ፕላስቲክ/

ፕላስቲክ

A synthetic material made from organic polymers.

ከኦርጋኒክ ፖሊመሮች የተሰራ ሰው ሰራሽ ቁሳቁስ።

Examples

"Avoid using single-use plastic."

Contextual Usage

Resource

/ሪሶርስ/

ሀብት

A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets.

የገንዘብ፣ የቁሳቁስ፣ የሰራተኞች እና የሌሎች ንብረቶች አቅርቦት።

Examples

"Water is a precious resource."

Contextual Usage

Efficiency

/ኢፊሸንሲ/

ብቃት

The state or quality of being efficient.

ውጤታማ የመሆን ጥራት።

Examples

"Energy efficiency saves money."

Contextual Usage

Drought

/ድራውት/

ድርቅ

A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall.

ያልተለመደ አነስተኛ የዝናብ መጠን ለረጅም ጊዜ መቆየት።

Examples

"The drought affected the crops."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

Tap any highlighted word inside speech bubbles to view its flashcard definition.

Role A
Have you noticed how much the is changing lately? I am worried about global .
Role B
Yes, it is scary. The is trapping more because of all the from cars.
Role A
Exactly. We need to focus on . I've started all my and glass.
Role B
That's good! I also use a bin for food waste to help the in my garden.
Role A
Great idea. I am thinking of installing panels to use energy and improve .
Role B
It is worth it. We must protect our natural resources and to avoid a future .
Role A
I agree. starts with our daily habits to reduce in the .
Role B
True. Even buying food helps prevent chemical in the soil.

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Discuss with a friend how you can improve your environmental footprint. Use words like recycling, sustainability, and renewable energy in your conversation."