Environmental Issues
The core Urdu words for talking about the environment, from pollution and global warming to recycling and natural resources. Recognise the words, then write about an environmental issue in English.
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Talking about the planet 🌍
This module gives you the core Urdu words to talk about **the environment**. Urdu is written in a right-to-left script, and each word is shown with a simple way to say it in brackets. You will learn the key terms, from **ماحول (mahaul)**, the environment, to **بازیافت (bazyaaft)**, recycling, then practise recognising them before writing about an environmental issue in English.
The words you need 🔑
Learn each Urdu word and its meaning:
Match each word to its meaning 🔗
- ماحول (mahaul)
- آلودگی (aloodgi)
- بازیافت (bazyaaft)
- عالمی حدت (aalmi hiddat)
- the environment
- pollution
- recycling
- global warming
What does it mean? 🎯
What does the Urdu word آلودگی (aloodgi) mean in English?
- Pollution
- Recycling
- The environment
- Global warming
Reading the script 🌡️
Urdu is written from **right to left** in the Nastaliq script. In this module every Urdu word comes with a simple way to say it in brackets, so you can focus on the meaning. Some environmental ideas are written as two words, such as **عالمی حدت (aalmi hiddat)**, global warming, and **قدرتی وسائل (qudrati wasail)**, natural resources.
Which are about the environment? ✅
Select the TWO Urdu words that are about the environment.
- بازیافت (bazyaaft)
- آلودگی (aloodgi)
- شہر (shahr)
- گھر (ghar)
Problems and actions ♻️
Some words name environmental problems; others name what we can do to help.
Complete the sentences 🧱
The world around us is the _____. Dirty air and water are called _____. Using things again instead of throwing them away is _____. The planet heating up is _____. Coal, oil and clean water are all _____.
Spot the environment words 🖍️
An interactive activity.
Choose the right word 🌱
Which Urdu word means 'recycling'?
- بازیافت (bazyaaft)
- آلودگی (aloodgi)
- ماحول (mahaul)
- شہر (shahr)
Writing about the environment 📝
You can now recognise the key words. In the exam you might **write about an environmental issue**, and you can weave these terms in. A strong answer names a **problem** (such as آلودگی (aloodgi), pollution, or عالمی حدت (aalmi hiddat), global warming) and a **solution** (such as بازیافت (bazyaaft), recycling, or planting a درخت (darakht), tree).
Help the environment 🤝
An interactive activity.
Write about an issue ✍️
An interactive activity.