Houseplants and garden plants
Rośliny doniczkowe i ogrodowe
- Learn the names of common plants and flowers in the house and in the garden.
- Daily plant care routine and gardening.
Learn essential Polish vocabulary and phrases for caring for houseplants and garden plants, including words like "kwiaty doniczkowe" (houseplants), "ogród" (garden), "podlewać" (to water), and plant names like "storczyk" (orchid) and "róża" (rose). This A1 lesson helps you talk about planting, watering, and maintaining your greenery at home and in the garden.
Exercises Share Copied!
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: Assign the following words to the correct category: houseplants or garden plants.
Rośliny doniczkowe
Rośliny ogrodowe
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- 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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W ogrodzie są fioletowe kwiaty. There are purple flowers in the garden. |
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Jest duże stare drzewo. There is a big old tree. |
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Mam żółte i różowe kwiaty w moim ogrodzie. I have yellow and pink flowers in my garden. |
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Mam huśtawkę w ogrodzie dla moich dzieci. I have a swing in my garden for my children. |
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Nie mam kaktusów w moim ogrodzie. I don't have cactuses in my garden. |
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Podlewam moje rośliny co 3 dni. 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. Codziennie _______ kwiaty doniczkowe w salonie.
(Every day I _______ the potted flowers in the living room.)2. Często _______ rośliny na balkon.
(I often _______ plants on the balcony.)3. Moja mama _______ kwiaty w ogrodzie po pracy.
(My mom _______ the flowers in the garden after work.)4. Raz w tygodniu _______ , czy rośliny mają dość światła.
(Once a week I _______ if the plants have enough light.)Exercise 7: Caring for Plants at Home and in the Garden
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Kupować - To buy
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja kupuję
- ty kupujesz
- on/ona/ono kupuje
- my kupujemy
- wy kupujecie
- oni/one kupują
Dbać - To take care
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja dbam
- ty dbasz
- on/ona/ono dba
- my dbamy
- wy dbacie
- oni/one dbają
Podlewać - To water
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja podlewam
- ty podlewasz
- on/ona/ono podlewa
- my podlewamy
- wy podlewacie
- oni/one podlewają
Przynieść - To bring
Czas przeszły
- ja przyniosłem/przyniosłam
- ty przyniosłeś/przyniosłaś
- on przyniósł / ona przyniosła / ono przyniosło
- my przynieśliśmy/przyniosłyśmy
- wy przynieśliście/przyniosłyście
- oni przynieśli / one przyniosły
Sadzić - To plant
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja sadzę
- ty sadzisz
- on/ona/ono sadzi
- my sadzimy
- wy sadzicie
- oni/one sadzą
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Lesson Overview: Houseplants and Garden Plants
This lesson introduces you to basic vocabulary and everyday expressions related to caring for houseplants and garden plants in Polish, suitable for beginners at the A1 level. You will learn useful words, expressions, and simple dialogues that help you talk about watering, planting, and maintaining different types of plants both indoors and outdoors.
Key Vocabulary
The lesson divides important plant vocabulary into two categories:
- Houseplants (Rośliny doniczkowe): storczyk (orchid), kaktus (cactus), paproć (fern), filodendron (philodendron).
- Garden plants (Rośliny ogrodowe): róża (rose), tulipan (tulip), lawenda (lavender), chryzantema (chrysanthemum).
Essential Phrases and Expressions
You will practice practical sentences such as:
- Czy podlewasz codziennie swoje kwiaty doniczkowe? (Do you water your houseplants every day?)
- Moja róża kwitnie pięknie w czerwcu i potrzebuje dużo słońca. (My rose blooms beautifully in June and needs plenty of sun.)
- Lubię sadzić wiosną nowe kwiaty w ogrodzie. (I like planting new flowers in the garden in spring.)
Dialogues for Practical Use
The lesson includes dialogues to simulate conversations about buying and caring for plants, such as:
- Choosing a houseplant suitable for your living room or office and asking about watering frequency.
- Discussing the proper care and watering techniques for orchids and other houseplants.
- Talking about gardening activities like planting tulips and removing weeds.
Verb Practice and Conjugation
Focus is placed on common verbs related to plant care and gardening, for example:
- podlewać (to water)
- sadzić (to plant)
- kupować (to buy)
- dbać (to care for)
You will practice these verbs in present and past tenses within sentences, helping you express daily routines and past actions connected to plants.
Differences Between English and Polish Usage
In Polish, nouns have gender and cases, so plant names change depending on their grammatical role. For instance, kwiaty doniczkowe (houseplants) is plural in nominative case, while verb conjugations depend on the subject. The verb podlewać (to water) conjugates differently for each person — e.g., podlewam (I water), podlewasz (you water), etc., which is quite different from English verb forms.
Useful phrases to remember include:
- Czy podlewasz...? – Do you water...?
- Potrzebuję ziemi do kwiatów doniczkowych. – I need soil for houseplants.
- Lubię podlewać moje rośliny codziennie rano. – I like to water my plants every morning.
This lesson balances vocabulary building with practical conversations and grammar points centered on everyday plant care, fitting for learners starting to express themselves about hobbies and home activities in Polish.
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