Gardening: Everyday Vocabulary
Today is a weekday but before I sit down and work at the computer I decided to work outside and do some gardening. I am not much of a gardener but I like looking at flowers so for that I am willing to do a little bit of work. I am here in my front yard, and I have just planted a few flowers. Now I am headed to the back yard to plant some more. In the front yard I was working in the sun. It was getting really hot. Here in the back yard I get to work in the shade so it’s much cooler. I plan to dig a total of three holes. I am on my second. I’ll get back to work. I’ll put on my gardening gloves and I’ll pick up my shovel. It’s time to dig. I’ll put the dirt to the side. You have to be careful. There are some stones and roots down here. I finished digging my second hole. Now I’m going to put in some good black soil and I’m going to add some fertilizer. This will help the flowers to stay healthy and grow. Now I get to put in my flowers. I’ve planted my flowers but I’m not quite done yet. My children like garden decorations. As you can see we have a pinwheel, a bird bath, and this rabbit. I’m also going to add these two ships and a lighthouse for them to enjoy. And finally it’s time to water my garden. I have my watering can and I’m going to water my newly planted flowers.
Can you translate these words and expressions into Italian?
1. plant a garden
2. work in the garden
3. garden decorations
4. pinwheel
5. birdbath,
6. statue
7. do some gardening
8. gardening gloves
9. watering can
10. fill the watering can
11. water the plants
12. water the garden
13. garden hose
14. shovel
15. dig a hole
16. roots
17. weeds
18. soil
19. fertilizer
20. add fertilizer to the soil
21. fertilize plants
22. work in the sun
23. work in the shade
Key:
- plant a garden – creare un giardino
- work in the garden – lavorare in giardino
- garden decorations – decorazioni da giardino
- pinwheel – girandola
- birdbath – vasca per uccelli
- statue – statua
- do some gardening – fare un po’ di giardinaggio
- gardening gloves – guanti da giardinaggio
- watering can – annaffiatoio
- fill the watering can – riempire l’annaffiatoio
- water the plants – annaffiare le piante
- water the garden – annaffiare in giardino
- garden hose – canna dell’acqua
- shovel – pala, vanga
- dig a hole – scavare un buco
- roots – radici
- weeds – semi
- soil – suolo
- fertilizer – fertilizzante
- add fertilizer to the soil – aggiungere fertilizzante nel suolo
- fertilize plants – fertilizzare le piante
- work in the sun – lavorare al sole
- work in the shade – lavorare all’ombra
I am not much of a gardener – Non sono un grande giardiniere
I am willing to – sono disposto a
front yard – giardino davanti casa
to plant – piantare
to head somewhere – dirigersi da qualche parte
back yard – giardino dietro casa
shade – ombra
cool – fresco
to dig – scavare
a total of – un totale di
hole – buco
gardening gloves – guanti da giardinaggio
shovel – pala, vanga
dirt – terriccio
root – radice
soil – suolo
fertilizer – fertilizzante
I get to put in – cercare di mettere
I’m not quite done yet – non ho ancora finito
garden decoration – decorazioni da giardino
pinwheel – girandola
bird bath – vasca per gli uccelli
ship – nave
lighthouse – faretto
to water – annaffiare
watering can – annaffiatoio
statue – statua
to fill – riempire
garden hose – canna dell’acqua
weed – semi
