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Lesson 38.2B1

Environment & Sustainability

पर्यावरण और स्थिरता

Environment is a favorite topic in B1 exam speaking/writing tasks, combining everyday vocabulary with the opinion-giving language being built at this level.

Grammar Comparison

व्याकरण तुलना

um...zu with environmental goals

German

Wir recyceln, um Ressourcen zu sparen.

Hindi

हम संसाधन बचाने के लिए रीसाइकल करते हैं।

This topic is a natural place to practice the um...zu construction learned earlier at this level: stating the purpose behind an environmental action. Keep the same subject in both clauses (wir recyceln / wir sparen), and remember zu + infinitive goes right at the end.

müssen vs. sollten for environmental obligation and advice

German

Wir müssen weniger Plastik benutzen. Wir sollten öfter Fahrrad fahren.

Hindi

हमें कम प्लास्टिक इस्तेमाल करना ही चाहिए। हमें ज़्यादा बार साइकिल चलानी चाहिए।

Environmental discussion naturally pairs müssen (a strict obligation — 'must') with sollten, the Konjunktiv II form of sollen used for softer advice — 'should'. Hindi's "करना ही चाहिए" vs. "करना चाहिए" hints at this same distinction faintly — the main new thing to remember is that sollten isn't a separate verb, but a Konjunktiv II form.

Vocabulary

शब्दावली

GermanPronunciationHindiEnglish
die Umweltdee OOM-veltपर्यावरणparyāvaraṇthe environment
der Klimawandeldair KLEE-mah-vahn-delजलवायु परिवर्तनjalvāyu parivartanclimate change
recycelnree-SY-kelnरीसाइकल करनाrīsāikal karnāto recycle
der Mülldair muelकचराkacrātrash / waste
die erneuerbare Energiedee air-NOY-er-bah-reh eh-nair-GEEनवीकरणीय ऊर्जाnavīkaraṇīya ūrjārenewable energy
nachhaltigNAHKH-hahl-tikhटिकाऊṭikāūsustainable
die Ressourcedee reh-SOOR-sehसंसाधनsansādhanresource
die Verschmutzungdee fair-SHMOO-tsoongप्रदूषणpradūṣaṇpollution
der CO2-Ausstoßdair tsay-oh-tsvy OWS-shtohsCO2 उत्सर्जनsī-o-dū utsarjanCO2 emissions
Plastik vermeidenPLAHS-tik fair-MY-denप्लास्टिक से बचनाplāsṭik se bacnāto avoid plastic
der Umweltschutzdair OOM-velt-shootsपर्यावरण संरक्षणparyāvaraṇ sanrakṣaṇenvironmental protection
die Naturkatastrophedee nah-TOOR-kah-tah-stroh-fehप्राकृतिक आपदाprākṛtik āpadānatural disaster