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Green Thumb French: Gardening Vocabulary for Beginners

A2 · Elementary50 sentences·

Learn essential French gardening vocabulary through short example sentences. The lesson covers planting, watering, garden tools, harvesting, soil, and plants, with each new word highlighted in context.

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50 sentences · 49 new words
  • 01PLANTER · to plant
    plante .
    ʒə plɑ̃t de flœʁ
    I am planting flowers.
  • 02ARROSER · to water
    arrose .
    il aʁoz lə ʒaʁdɛ̃
    He waters the garden.
  • 03JARDIN · garden
    jardin .
    lə ʒaʁdɛ̃ ɛ ɡʁɑ̃
    The garden is big.
  • 04COUPER · to cut
    coupe .
    ɛl kup lez ɛʁb
    She cuts the herbs.
  • 05FLEUR · flower
    fleurs .
    le flœʁ sɔ̃ bɛl
    The flowers are beautiful.
  • 06CREUSER · to dig
    creuse .
    ʒə kʁøz la tɛʁ
    I am digging the soil.
  • 07RAMASSER · to pick up
    ramasse .
    il ʁamas le fœj
    He picks up the leaves.
  • 08GRAINE · seed
    graine .
    la ɡʁɛn pus vit
    The seed grows fast.
  • 09TAILLER · to prune / trim
    taillons .
    nu tajɔ̃ lez aʁbʁ
    We prune the trees.
  • 10ARROSOIR · watering can
    arrosoir.
    ʒytiliz œ̃ naʁozwaʁ
    I use a watering can.
  • 11SOL · soil / ground
    sol .
    lə sɔl ɛ sɛk
    The soil is dry.
  • 12RÉCOLTER · to harvest
    récolte .
    ɛl ʁekɔlt le tɔmat
    She harvests the tomatoes.
  • 13SEMER · to sow
    sème .
    ʒə sɛm de ɡʁɛn oʒuʁdɥi
    I am sowing seeds today.
  • 14BÊCHER · to dig
    bêche .
    il bɛʃ lə sɔl dyʁ
    He digs the hard soil.
  • 15ENGRAIS · fertilizer
    l'engrais.
    ɛl mɛ də lɑ̃ɡʁɛ
    She puts on fertilizer.
  • 16BESOIN · need
    besoin .
    lə ʒaʁdɛ̃ a bəzwɛ̃ do
    The garden needs water.
  • 17RETIRER · to pull out
    retire .
    ʒə ʁətiʁ le movɛz ɛʁb
    I am pulling out the weeds.
  • 18ROSIER · rosebush
    rosier .
    il plɑ̃t œ̃ ʁozje isi
    He plants a rosebush here.
  • 19PELOUSE · lawn
    pelouse .
    la pəluz ɛ vɛʁt
    The lawn is green.
  • 20PLANT · seedling / plant
    plants .
    ʒaʃɛt de plɑ̃ də tɔmat
    I am buying tomato seedlings.
  • 21TONDRE · to mow
    tond .
    ɛl tɔ̃ la pəluz suvɑ̃
    She mows the lawn often.
  • 22COMPOST · compost
    compost .
    nu mɛtɔ̃ dy kɔ̃pɔst isi
    We put compost here.
  • 23POTAGER · vegetable garden
    potager .
    lə pɔtaʒe dɔn də bɔ̃ leɡym
    The vegetable garden gives good vegetables.
  • 24FLEURIR · to bloom
    fleurissent .
    le ʁoz fləʁis o pʁɛ̃tɑ̃
    The roses bloom in spring.
  • 25ARROSER · to water
    arrose .
    ʒaʁoz le plɑ̃t ʃak ʒuʁ
    I water the plants every day.
  • 26MATIN · morning
    matin.
    ʒaʁoz le flœʁ lə matɛ̃
    I water the flowers in the morning.
  • 27PROTÉGER · to protect
    protéger .
    il fo pʁɔteʒe le ʒœn plɑ̃
    You have to protect the young seedlings.
  • 28CHOISIR · to choose
    choisit .
    ɛl ʃwazi de ɡʁɛn də bazilik
    She chooses basil seeds.
  • 29OUTIL · tool
    outils .
    ʒə mɛ lez‿util dɑ̃ labʁi
    I put the tools in the shed.
  • 30CHAUD · hot
    chaud .
    il fɛ ʃo oʒuʁdɥi
    It is hot today.
  • 31HUMIDE · damp, moist
    humide .
    la tɛʁ ɛ ymid apʁɛ la plɥi
    The soil is damp after the rain.
  • 32ENSEMBLE · together
    ensemble.
    nu plɑ̃tɔ̃ de leɡym ɑ̃sɑ̃bl
    We plant vegetables together.
  • 33RÂTEAU · rake
    râteau .
    ʒytiliz œ̃ ʁato puʁ lise la tɛʁ
    I use a rake to smooth the soil.
  • 34POT · pot
    pot.
    ɛl aʁoz le plɑ̃t ɑ̃ po
    She waters the potted plants.
  • 35SOLEIL · sun
    soleil .
    lə sɔlɛj ɛd le plɑ̃t a puse
    The sun helps the plants grow.
  • 36RÉCOLTER · to harvest
    récoltons .
    nu ʁekɔltɔ̃ le leɡym ɑ̃sɑ̃bl
    We harvest the vegetables together.
  • 37BRANCHE · branch
    branches .
    ʒə taj lɛ bʁɑ̃ʃ mɔʁt
    I trim the dead branches.
  • 38BULBE · bulb
    bulbes .
    il plɑ̃t dɛ bylb ɑ̃n‿otɔn
    He plants bulbs in autumn.
  • 39CLÔTURE · fence
    clôture .
    ɛl mɛ yn klotyʁ otuʁ dy ʒaʁdɛ̃
    She puts a fence around the garden.
  • 40ENLEVER · to remove
    enlève .
    ʒɑ̃lɛv lɛ movɛz‿ɛʁb
    I remove the weeds.
  • 41LÉGUME · vegetable
    légumes .
    lɛ legym pus dɑ̃ lə potaʒe
    The vegetables grow in the kitchen garden.
  • 42PELLE · shovel
    pelle .
    il ytiliz yn pɛl puʁ kʁøze
    He uses a shovel to dig.
  • 43AJOUTER · to add
    ajoute .
    ʒaʒut də lo ʃak matɛ̃
    I add water every morning.
  • 44AROMATIQUE · aromatic
    aromatiques.
    ɛl plɑ̃t dɛz‿ɛʁb aʁomatik
    She plants aromatic herbs.
  • 45OMBRE · shade
    ombre.
    lə ʒaʁdɛ̃ a bəzwɛ̃ dɔ̃bʁ
    The garden needs shade.
  • 46TIGE · stem
    tiges .
    ʒə kup lɛ tiʒ tʁo lɔ̃ɡ
    I cut the stems that are too long.
  • 47TUYAU · hose
    tuyau.
    nuz‿aʁozɔ̃ avɛk œ̃ tɥijo
    We water with a hose.
  • 48CUEILLIR · to pick
    cueillir.
    lɛ fʁɥi sɔ̃ pʁɛ a kœjiʁ
    The fruits are ready to pick.
  • 49MÛR · ripe
    mûrs.
    ʒə ʁamas le fʁɥi myʁ
    I pick the ripe fruits.
  • 50CHAPEAU · hat
    chapeau .
    ɛl pɔʁt œ̃ ʃapo o ʒaʁdɛ̃
    She wears a hat in the garden.
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