Snowflake

Snježna pahulja (plural: snježne pahulje)
Snježna pahuljica (plural: snježne pahuljice) - diminutive

yuki no kesshou, seppen

雪（ゆき）の結（けっ）晶（しょう）、

雪（せっ）片（ぺん）

- Svaka snježna pahuljica ima drugačiji oblik.
- yuki no kesshou wa sorezore katachi ga chigai masu.
- 雪の結晶はそれぞれ形が違います。
- Each snowflake is different in shape.

- Skoro sve snježne pahulje su šestostrane.
- yuki no kesshou wa hotondo subete rokkakkei desu.
- 雪の結晶はほとんどすべて六角形です。
- Almost all snowflakes have six sides.

Cave

Špilja (plural: špilje)
Pećina (plural: pećine)

doukutsu

洞（どう）窟（くつ）

- Sakrio/sakrila sam se u mračnoj pećini da se zaštitim od oluje.
- watashi wa arashi kara mi wo mamoru tame, kurai doukutsu ni kakure mashita.
- 私は嵐から身を守るため、暗い洞窟に隠れました。
- I hid in a dark cave to protect myself from a storm.

Meteor Shower

Meteorski pljusak (plural: meteorski pljuskovi)
Meteorski roj (plural: meteorski rojevi)

ryuuseigun

流（りゅう）星（せい）群（ぐん）

- Zaspao/zaspala sam čekajući meteorski pljusak.
- ryuuseigun wo matte iru uchi ni neitte shimai mashita.
- 流星群を待っているうちに寝入ってしまいました。
- I fell asleep while waiting for a meteor shower.

Vocabulary:
pljusak にわか雨 - a rain shower
tuš シャワー - a bath shower
roj 群れ - a swarm

Major meteor showers:

• Quadrantid meteor shower (= the Quadrantids)
  しぶんぎ座流星群 Meteorski pljusak Quadrantidi
• Perseid meteor shower (= the Perseids)
  ペルセウス座流星群 Meteorski pljusak Perseidi
• Geminid meteor shower (= the Geminids)
  ふたご座流星群 Meteorski pljusak Geminidi

Night

Noć (plural: noći)

yoru

夜（よる）

- Kad noć padne, ulična svijetla svijetle narandžasto.
- yoru ni naru to, gaitou ga orenji-iro ni kagayaki masu.
- 夜になると、街灯がオレンジ色に輝きます。
- When the night falls, the street lights glow orange.

- Jučer je noćno nebo bilo tako puno zvijezda!
- kinou wa yozora ga manten no hoshi deshita! (= kinou no yozora wa hoshi de ippai deshita!)
- 昨日は夜空が満天の星でした！（= 昨日の夜空は星でいっぱいでした！）
- The night sky was so full of stars yesterday!

Vocabulary:
ulično svjetlo (pl.:ulična svijetla) 街灯（がいとう） - a street light
noćno nebo 夜空（よぞら）- night's sky
sinoć 昨夜（さくや）, 昨日の夜（きのうのよる）- last night

Autumn / Fall

IMG_3539.JPG
Originally uploaded by vera46.

Jesen (plural: jeseni)

aki

秋（あき）

- Ta planina mijenja svoju boju u crvenu u jesen.
- ano yama wa aki ni naru to iro ga aka ni kawarimasu.
- あの山は秋になると色が赤に変わります。
- That mountain changes its color to red in fall.

- Jesen je stigla.
- aki ga ki mashita.
- 秋が来ました。
- Autumn has come.

Breeze

whispering breeze / evening
Originally uploaded by HoodieR

Povjetarac (plural: povjetarci)

soyokaze

そよ風（かぜ）

- Zavjesa se nježno povijala na laganom povjetarcu.
- soyokaze ga kaaten wo yasashiku yurashi mashita.
- そよ風がカーテンをやさしく揺らしました。
- The curtain swayed softly in a light breeze.

Vocabulary:
zavjesa (plural: zavjese) カーテン（kaaten）- curtain
nježno 優しく（やさしく, yasashiku）- adv. softly, gently
vjetar (plural: vjetrovi) 風

Wind

lex02
Originally uploaded by
Daniel Olinick

Vjetar (plural: vjetrovi)

kaze

風（かぜ）

- Vjetar mi je podigao suknju!
- watashi no sukaato ga kaze de mekure agari mashita.
- 私のスカートが風でめくれ上がりました。
- The wind blew my skirt up.

Vocabulary:
suknja (plural: suknje) スカート（sukaato）- skirt
povjetarac (plural: povjetarci) そよ風

Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights

Wondering
Originally uploaded by piqquam.

Polarna svjetlost (plural: polarne svjetlosti) - polar light

oorora

オーロラ

- Čekali smo cijelu noć da napokon vidimo polarnu svjetlost.
- watashitachi wa hitobanjuu matte, tsuini oorora wo mimashita.
- 私たちは一晩中待って、ついにオーロラを見ました。
- We waited all night to see aurora at last.

Vocabulary:
polaran, polarna, polarno 北極の（ほっきょくの）、南極の（なんきょくの） - polar
svjetlo (plural: svjetla) 光（ひかり, hikari） - light
svjetlost (plural: svjetlosti) 光（ひかり, hikari） - light
noć (plural: noći) 夜（よる, yoru） - night
pol (plural: polovi) - pole
sjeverni pol (plural: sjeverni polovi) 北極（ほっきょく) - north pole
južni pol (plural: južni polovi) 南極（なんきょく) - south pole

Nest

What one picture is worth.
Originally uploaded by javadoug.

Gnijezdo (plural: gnijezda)

su

巣（す）

- Ptičije gnijezdo je bilo prazno.
- sono tori no su wa karappo deshita.
- その鳥の巣は空っぽでした。
- The bird nest was empty.

- Gledam pticu kako gradi gnijezdo.
- watashi wa ichiwa no tori ga su wo tsukutte iru no wo kansatsu shite imasu.
- 私は一羽の鳥が巣を作っているのを観察しています。
- I am watching a bird building a nest.

Vocabulary:
ptičije gnijezdo (plural: ptičija gnijezda) 鳥の巣(とりのす, tori no su） - a bird nest
prazan, prazna, prazno 空（から, kara）, 空っぽ（からっぽ, karappo） - empty

Review 5

Sunset at the Mediterranean
- Sonnenuntergang am Mittelmeer
Originally uploaded by florian_aut

More (plural: mora) 海（うみ, umi）- sea, ocean
Voda (plural: vode) 水（みず, mizu）- water
Sunce (plural: sunca) 太陽（たいよう, taiyou） - sun
Kap (plural: kapi) しずく（shizuku） - drop
Kapljica (plural: kapljice) しずく（shizuku） - little drop
Nebo (plural: nebesa)　空（そら, sora） - sky
Svijetao, svijetla, svijetlo 明るい（あかるい, akarui） - bright
Oblak (plural: oblaci) 雲（くも, kumo）- cloud
Žut, žuta, žuto 黄色（きいろ, kiiro）- yellow
Sjajan, sjajna, sjajno 光り輝いた（ひかりかがやいた, hikari-kagayaita） - shiny
Pljusak (plural: pljuskovi) しぶき（shibuki） - splash

- Napravio je pljusak skokom u more.
- kare ga umi ni tobikonda node, shibuki ga agari mashita.
- 彼が海に飛び込んだので、しぶきが上がりました。
- He made a splash by jumping into the sea.

Fog

Fog bank
Originally uploaded by jaycollier

Magla

kiri

霧（きり）

- Često imamo maglu uz obalu.
- engan ni wa yoku kiri ga demasu.
- 沿岸にはよく霧が出ます。
- We often have fog on the coast.

- Izgubili smo se u magli na putu kući.
- watashi tachi wa, ie ni kaeru tochuu, kiri no sei de michi ni mayoi mashita.
- 私たちは、家に帰る途中、霧のせいで道に迷いました。
- We got lost in the fog on the way home.

Storm

Wrath, Malibu
Originally uploaded by imagebysp.

Oluja (plural: oluje)

arashi

嵐（あらし）

- Jučer sam gledao film "Savršena oluja".
- kinou, watashi wa paafekuto sutoomu to iu eiga wo mi mashita.
- 昨日、私は「パーフェクト・ストーム」という映画を見ました。
- Yesterday I watched the movie "The Perfect Storm".

- Dolazi oluja. Trebamo zatvoriti sve prozore.
- arashi ga yatte-kuru. mado wo zenbu shimeta hou ga ii.
- 嵐がやって来る。窓を全部閉めたほうがいい。
- A storm is coming. We should close all the windows.

Desert

Giza Plateau
Originally uploaded by Jeff Carino.

Pustinja (plural: pustinje)

sabaku

砂（さ）漠（ばく）

Check our kanji blog for 砂.

- Pronašli smo oazu u pustinji.
- watashi tachi wa sabaku no naka de oasisu wo mitsuke mashita.
- 私たちは砂漠の中でオアシスを見つけました。
- We found an oasis in a desert.

- Vrlo malo biljaka može živjeti u pustinji.
- hotondo no shokubutsu wa sabaku no naka de ikirare masen.
- ほとんどの植物は砂漠の中で生きられません。
- Not many plants can live in a desert.

Vocabulary:
deva (plural: deve) ラクダ（rakuda） - a camel

Leaf

Campus Fall
Originally uploaded by .will.

List (plural: listovi, lišće)

ha

葉（は）

- Običavao/Običavala sam skupljati lijepo lišće.
- katsute watashi wa utsukushii ha wo atsumete imashita.
- かつて私は美しい葉を集めていました。
- I used to collect beautiful leaves.

- Listovi na prozoru postanu crveni u jesen.
- madogiwa no ha ga, aki ni naru to akaku nari masu.
- 窓際の葉が、秋になると赤くなります。
- The leaves at the window turn red in fall.

Vocabulary:
list (plural: listovi) - a sheet (of paper, etc.)

Waterfall

plitvice08
Originally uploaded by photokarsky

vodopad (vodopadi)

taki

滝（たき）

- Vidjeli smo mnogo vodopada u Nacionalnom parku Plitvička jezera.
- watashi tachi wa puritovitse kogun kokuritsu kouen de ikutsumo no taki wo mi mashita.
- 私たちはプリトヴィツェ湖群国立公園で幾つもの滝を見ました。
- We saw a lot of waterfalls in the Plitvice Lakes National Park.

Star

Earth Below, Heaven Above
Originally uploaded by Norby.

Zvijezda (plural: zvijezde)

hoshi

星（ほし）

- Večeras ne nebo puno zvijezda.
- konya wa manten no hoshi desu.
- 今夜は満天の星です。
- Tonight, the sky is full of stars.

- Vidi! Zvijezda padalica! Zaželi nešto!
- hora mite! nagareboshi! negaigoto shite!
- ほら見て！流れ星！願い事して！
- Look! A shooting star! Make a wish!

Vocabulary:
padati 落ちる (おちる, ochiru) - to fall
zvijezda padalica (plural: zvijezde padalice) 流れ星 (ながれぼし, nagareboshi) - a shooting [falling] star

Soil

Hands 7
Originally uploaded by
Beck Exposed

Zemlja (plural: zemlje) - soil

Note:
The plural is rarely used, except when talking about different types of soils, just like salt for example.

tsuchi

土（つち）

→ Check our kanji blog for 土.

- Moje ruke su isprljane zemljom.
- watashi no te wa tsuchi de kitanaku nari mashita.
- 私の手は土で汚くなりました。
- My hands got dirty with soil.

- Trebam dobru zemlju za moje lubenice.
- watashi wa suika no tame ni yoi tsuchi ga hitsuyou desu.
- 私はスイカのために良い土が必要です。
- I need good soil for my watermelons.

Earth (planet)

The Good Earth
Originally uploaded by ridingwithrobots

Zemlja

chikyuu

地（ち）球（きゅう）

- Zemlja je okrugla.
- chikyuu wa marui desu.
- 地球は丸いです。
- Earth is round.

- Zemlja je treći planet od Sunca u sunčevom sustavu.
- taiyou-kei de, chikyuu wa taiyou kawa san-ban-me no wakusei desu.
- 太陽系で、地球は太陽から三番目の惑星です。
- Earth is the third planet from the Sun in the solar system.

Review 4

Nam-Tso Lake
Originally uploaded by Matthew Winterburn.

Jezero (plural: jezera) 湖 （みずうみ, mizu'umi）- lake
Oblak (plural: oblaci) 雲 （くも, kumo）- cloud
Planina (plural: planine) 山 （やま, yama）- mountain
Voda (plural: vode) 水 （みず, mizu） - water
Plaža (plural: plaže) 浜 （はま, hama）- beach
Obala (plural: obale) 海岸 （かいがん, kaigan）- coast
Pjesak (plural: pjeskovi) 砂 （すな, suna）- sand
Val (plural: valovi) 波 （なみ, nami）- wave
Snijeg (plural: snijegovi) 雪 （ゆき, yuki）- snow
Konj (plural: konji) 馬 （うま, uma）- horse
Jahati (verb) 乗る （のる, noru）- to ride
Čovjek (plural: ljudi) 人 （ひと, hito）- man, person, human
Plav, plava, plavo 青 （あお, ao）- blue
Zelen, zelena, zeleno 緑 （みどり, midori）- green
Bijel, bijela, bijelo 白 （しろ, shiro）- white
Visok, visoka, visoko 高い （たかい, takai）- high, tall
Dalek, daleka, daleko 遠い （とおい, to'oi）- Far

- Jahao sam konja pored jezera.
- watashi wa mizu'umi no soba de uma ni nori mashita.
- 私は湖のそばで馬に乗りました。
- I rode a horse by the lake.

- Planine prekrivene snijegom (planine pokrivene snijegom)
- yuki ni oowareta yama-yama (yukiyama)
- 雪に覆われた山々 （雪山）
- Snow covered mountains (snow mountains)

Lake

The Fallen Tree
Originally uploaded by greentzatziki.

Jezero (plural: jezera)

mizu'umi

湖（みずうみ）

- Kako prelijepo jezero!
- nante kireina mizu'umi!
- なんて綺麗な湖！
- What a beautiful lake!

- Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera
- puritovitse kogun kokuritsu kouen
- プリトヴィツェ湖群国立公園
- Plitvice Lakes National Park

http://www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr/