Houseplants and garden plants
Стайни и градински растения
- Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
- Daily plant care routine and gardening.
This A1 Bulgarian lesson covers vocabulary about houseplants and garden plants, teaching words like цветя (flowers), градина (garden), and дом (home). You'll learn simple verbs such as поливам (to water) and обичам (to love), as well as common phrases for discussing colors and care routines.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Divide the words into two categories according to whether they are nouns or adjectives.
Стайни растения
Градински растения
Упражнение 4: Conversation exercise
Инструкция:
- Say what you can see in the garden. (Say what you can see in the garden.)
- Describe your own or your ideal garden. (Describe your own or your ideal garden.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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В градината има лилави цветя. There are purple flowers in the garden. |
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Има голям стар дърво. There is a big old tree. |
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Имам жълти и розови цветя в градината си. I have yellow and pink flowers in my garden. |
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Имам люлка в градината си за децата си. I have a swing in my garden for my children. |
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Нямам кактуси в градината си. I don't have cactuses in my garden. |
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Поливам моите растения на всеки 3 дни. I water my plants every 3 days. |
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Exercise 5: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 6: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Всяка сутрин аз ___ цветята си в градината.
(Every evening at half past ___ it is already dark outside.)2. Моят приятел обича да ___ как растат растенията на балкона.
(My friend wants to ___ how to cook ratatouille on the stove.)3. Ние често ___ дали почвата е влажна, преди да поливаме.
(Nobody ___ whether the letter is important before giving it to the police.)4. Те ___ нови цветя в градината през пролетта.
(He ___ new colors in the city through the window.)Exercise 7: A story about houses and city races
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Пoзиравате - Pass
СЕГАШНО ВРЕМЕ
- аз подирам
- ти подираш
- той/тя/то подира
- ние подираме
- вие подирате
- те подират
Обичам - Find
СЕГАШНО ВРЕМЕ
- аз обичам
- ти обичаш
- той/тя/то обича
- ние обичаме
- вие обичате
- те обичат
Сaдя - Rain
СЕГАШНО ВРЕМЕ
- аз садя
- ти садиш
- той/тя/то сади
- ние садим
- вие садите
- те садят
Режа - Net
СЕГАШНО ВРЕМЕ
- аз режа
- ти режеш
- той/тя/то реже
- ние режем
- вие режете
- те режат
Помагам - Help
СЕГАШНО ВРЕМЕ
- аз помагам
- ти помагаш
- той/тя/то помага
- ние помагаме
- вие помагате
- те помагат
Правя - True
СЕГАШНО ВРЕМЕ
- аз правя
- ти правиш
- той/тя/то прави
- ние правим
- вие правите
- те правят
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Lesson Overview: Houseplants and Garden Plants in Bulgarian (A1 Level)
This lesson explores everyday vocabulary and expressions related to houseplants and garden plants in Bulgarian. It focuses on practical words for both indoor and outdoor plants, colors, and gardening actions you need to describe or discuss plants, gardens, and related activities effectively.
Key Vocabulary Categories
- Indoor Plants: дрaцея, орхидея, папрат, кактус
- Garden Plants: роза, лавандула, слънчоглед, мента
These are essential words you will encounter often when talking about plants at home or in a garden setting.
Important Expressions About Plants and Gardening
The lesson introduces useful everyday questions and answers, such as asking and describing how many plants someone has, their colors, and characteristics. For example, phrases like:
„Колко често трайва да поливам градинските цветя?“, „Обичам да гледам как растат растенията на балкона.“
Verb Focus: Present Tense of Common Gardening Verbs
You will practice present tense conjugations of verbs useful in gardening contexts, such as:
- поздравате (to water)
- обичам (to like/love)
- садя (to plant)
- режа (to cut/prune)
- помагам (to help)
- правя (to do/make)
The verbs are important to describe regular care and activities for maintaining plants at home and in a garden.
Practical Dialogues Included
The lesson offers dialogues simulating real-life conversations about caring for plants and flowers at home and in the garden, helping beginners practice relevant vocabulary and phrases in context. Examples include greetings like «Здрасти! Имаш ли цветя вкъщи?» and discussing topics like plant care schedules and colors.
Language Notes and Differences
Bulgarian presents some differences compared to English in expressing possession and verb conjugations. For example, possession is often expressed simply with the verb имам (I have), and questions about quantity use structures like колко често (how often). The verbs conjugate depending on the subject and tense with specific forms not directly mirrored in English.
Useful phrases:
„Обичам да гледам растенията.“ means "I like to watch the plants."
„Колко растения имаш?“ means "How many plants do you have?"
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