Guten Tag! Today I’d like to teach you all about German garden vocabulary! We’ve had a great couple of posts on here about what things are called around the home, but nothing really focusing on the garden. As summer is in full swing (finally!) you’re probably spending more time outdoors, so here are the German words for everything you might find in your garden.
der Garten – the Garden
die Gartenarbeit – Gardening
Photo by linuxlibrarian on flickr.com under a CC license (CC by 2.0)
Plants – die Pflanzen
Grass – das Gras
Tree – der Baum
Bush –der Busch/der Strauch
Hedge – die Hecke
Flower – die Blume
Weeds – das Unkraut
Earth/Soil – die Erde
Mushroom/Fungus – der Pilz
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Creatures – die Vieche
Insect – das Insekt / der Käfer
Butterfly – der Schmetterling
Fly – die Fliege
Wasp – die Wespe
Bee – die Biene
Bumblebee – die Hummel
Ant – die Ameise
Bird – der Vogel
Ladybird – der Marienkäfer
Snail – die Schnecke
Slug – die Nacktschnecke (‚Naked Snail‘)
Photo by mjsciald on flickr.com under a CC license (CC by 2.0)
Areas – die Bereiche
Shed – der Schuppen
Garage – die Garage
Patio – die Terrasse
Greenhouse – das Gewächshaus
Conservatory – der Wintergarten
Garden fence – der Gartenzaun (der Zaun – fence)
Compost Heap – der Komposthaufen
Vegetable Garden – der Gemüsegarten
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Equipment & Other – die Gartengeräte und Sonstiges
Watering can – die Gießkanne
Lawnmower – der Rasenmäher
Rake – der Rechen
Hedge clippers/Shears – die Heckenschere
Plant pot – der Blumentopf
Wheelbarrow – die Schubkarre
Garden Gnome – der Gartenzwerg
Bucket – der Eimer
Washing line – die Wäscheleine
Exercise
Here’s a short exercise to test your knowledge on what you’ve just learnt. Can you match the photo to the German word? Each photo has a letter. Leave your answers in the comments! (Example: A1, B3 etc.)
A // Photo by 120374925@N06 on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY-SA 2.0)
———————– 1. Die Blume
B // Photo by calliope on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)
——————– 2. Die Heckenschere
C // Photo by jerthebear on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)
———————— 3. Die Wespe
D // Photo by paparutzi on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)
—————————- 4. Die Gießkanne
E // Photo by barockschloss on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)
—————- 5. Der Gartenzwerg
F // Photo by 95213174@N08 on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY-SA 2.0)
—————– 6. Der Schuppen
G // Photo by harry_manback on flickr.com under a CC licesne (CC by 2.0)
———————— 7. Die Wäscheleine
Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll let you know how many you got right!
I hope you enjoyed this post and that it makes you feel like going outside. That’s how I feel now! 🙂
Bis bald!
Constanze
Comments:
Ana Schaaf:
Thank you for this delightful post! Here are my answers:
A-3, B-4, C-6, D-1, E-2, F-5, G-7. This was fun. I make vocabulary cards so that I can learn more words.
Constanze:
@Ana Schaaf Correct! Well done. Glad you enjoyed it!
Jim:
Die Antworten füer das Gartenquiz! D1, A3, E2, F5, G7, B4, C6
Constanze:
@Jim Richtig! Gut gemacht, Jim!
Denise Leigh:
1 Die Blume D; 2 Die Heckenschere E; 3 Die Wespe A; 4 Die Gießkanne B; 5 Der Gartenzwerg F; 6 Der Schuppen C; 7 Die Wäscheleine G