Parts of a plant and Gardening Tools in Portuguese

One of the “most” common topics in Portuguese A1 is learning the vocabulary necessary to describe your day to day life, to describe what you ate, what you did, what your passions and interests are and what you do. This will involve plants or something related to plants somehow. For this, you need to memorize the list of parts of a plant in Portuguese and the list of Gardening tools in Portuguese. For a simple example, you would have to say which vegetable you like, buy flowers for a lover, fruits for your child and so on.

With the example above, you can easily see that parts of a plant are not just root / stem / leaf but the entire list. We have already covered list of fruits, berries and nuts in one post and vegetables in another post. In this post, we will be learning about a comprehensive list of parts of a plant in Portuguese with tons and tons of examples

A few simple examples for its importance: You’re going to meet your girlfriend and you need to buy “FLOWERS”. That is a part of a plant right there. Where do you find the “FRUITS” and “VEGETABLES” in a supermarket? In the autumn, the “LEAVES” fall down and people like to describe them as beautifully as possible.

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You can see that learning this vocabulary words in any language is crucial to a well-rounded vocabulary and is also absolutely fundamental for sentence building. While some basic vocabulary such as leaves and vegetables can be memorized in beginning, specific words are crucial to communicating or diving into discussions. These holes need to be identified and filled during intermediate stages.

Let us go through the list of parts of a plant in Portuguese and a few example sentences for the same. But before that let us start with the absolute fundamental… what is the word for Plants in Portuguese.

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Trees and Plants in Portuguese
List of parts of plant in Portuguese
Types of plants in Portuguese
List of Gardening Tools in Portuguese
Gardening Verbs in Portuguese
Barbeque in Portuguese

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SINGULAR: The Portuguese translation for “The plant” is “A planta”
- EXAMPLE: “I like the plant.” à Eu gosto da planta.
PLURAL: The Portuguese word for “The Plants” is “As plantas”
- EXAMPLE: “The cow ate the plants.” à A vaca comeu as plantas.
SINGULAR: The Portuguese translation for “The tree” is “A árvore”
- EXAMPLE: “The tree is huge.” à A árvore é enorme.
PLURAL: The Portuguese word for “The trees” is “A árvore”
- EXAMPLE: “The dinosaur ate the trees.” à O dinossauro comeu as árvores.

List of parts of a plant in Portuguese

Who doesn’t like gardening or just to look at gardens? When we were children, we studied botany and parts of a plant were one of the most fundamental lessons that we learnt as a part of botany. Similarly when we study Portuguese, we have to memorize and learn the parts of a plant in your quest to master the Portuguese basic vocabulary list.

One of the “most” important topics in Portuguese A1 is learning the vocabulary is parts of a plant in Portuguese. A few examples of when you need to understand parts of a plant in Portuguese.

In autumn, the leaves will fall.
The tree trunk is useful.
The flowers are beautiful

Let us go through the Portuguese vocabulary for the parts of a plant in Portuguese with a few example sentences for the same. Remember, the parts of a plant in Portuguese is a list you have to memorize for life and would be super critical when you take your A1 test so make sure that you get it 100% done!

ENGLISH	PORTUGUESE PLANT	English Sentence	Portuguese Sentence
The branch	O ramo / o galho	We need to burn the branches of the tree.	Precisamos queimar os galhos da árvore.
The tree trunk	O tronco da árvore	The carpenter made a table with the tree trunk.	O carpinteiro fez uma mesa com o tronco da árvore.
The leaf	A folha	The tea leaves must be dried.	As folhas de chá devem ser secas.
The fruit	A fruta	Fruits are tasty.	As frutas são saborosas.
The vegetable	O vegetal	My dog hates vegetables.	Meu cachorro odeia vegetais.
The root	A raiz	The potato is a root	A batata é uma raiz
the tree bark	a casca da árvore	The cow ate the tree bark.	A vaca comeu a casca da árvore.
the seed	a semente	The seeds are small but the tree is large.	As sementes são pequenas, mas a árvore é grande.
the bush	o arbusto	There is a small bush near my house.	Há um pequeno arbusto perto da minha casa.
the thorn	o espinho	Cactus have thorns.	O cacto tem espinhos.
the stem of the flower	o caule da flor	The stem of the flower is very strong.	O caule da flor é muito forte.
the plant	a planta	The plant has 2 leaves and one flower.	A planta tem 2 folhas e uma flor.
The seed	A semente	The farmer purchased some seeds.	O agricultor comprou algumas sementes.

Names and types of plants in Portuguese

You need to be more generic in cases when talking to acquaintances. However there comes a time when you need to be very specific when talking to friends and you have to deep dive into many a topic. You can’t say ROSE TREE and COCONUT PLANT. The rose is a bush while a small plant is a sapling. You can learn the complete vocabulary list of types of plants in Portuguese. This will prove as an important addition to you vocabulary list of plants in Portuguese.

ENGLISH	PORTUGUESE PLANTS	English Sentence	Portuguese Sentence
the seed	a semente	The seeds are small but the tree is large.	As sementes são pequenas, mas a árvore é grande.
Germinate	Germinar	The seeds germinated.	As sementes germinaram.
Shrub	Arbusto	The hedgehog lives in the shrubs.	O ouriço vive nos arbustos.
Plant	Plantar	The plant is green.	A planta é verde.
Tree	Árvore	Woodpeckers and owls live in trees.	Pica-paus e corujas vivem em árvores.
Sprout	brotar	My seeds have sprouted and there are many sprouts.	Minhas sementes brotaram e há muitos brotos.
Seedlings	Mudas	A musician sings to the seedlings.	Um músico canta para as mudas.
The creeper plant	A planta trepadeira	Pumpkin is a creeper plant.	Abóbora é uma planta trepadeira.
The climber plant	A planta trepadeira	Beans are climber plants.	O feijão é uma planta trepadeira.
The Shrub	O Arbusto	The palace gardens has many shrubs.	Os jardins do palácio têm muitos arbustos.
The Herb	A Erva	The herb is a type of plant.	A erva é um tipo de planta.
Aquatic plants	Plantas aquáticas	You must buy Aquatic plants for your aquarium.	Você deve comprar plantas aquáticas para o seu aquário.
Floating Plants	Plantas Flutuantes	Lilies and Lotuses are floating plants	Lírios e lótus são plantas flutuantes

Gardening in Portuguese

Portuguese people love gardening. Many Portuguese people spend hours on end tending to their gardens. Balconies in houses are usually filled with lots of potted plants. It is very common to find pots inside one’s home filled with beautiful plants. Suffice to say, you can find loads of gardening tools in every house.

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all gardening tools in Portuguese with a couple of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	PORTUGUESE GARDEN	English Sentence	Portuguese Sentence
The vegetable plot	A horta	The vegetable plot is in Paris.	A horta fica em Paris.
The rock garden	O jardim de pedras / O jardim de rochas	There is a rock garden in Singapore.	Há um jardim de rochas em Cingapura.
The botanical garden	O jardim botânico	The botanical garden has more than ten thousand flowers.	O jardim botânico tem mais de dez mil flores.
The flower garden	O jardim de flores	The flower garden is gorgeous.	O jardim de flores é lindo.
The roof garden	O jardim do telhado	The roof garden is above a bar.	O jardim do telhado está acima de um bar.
The lawn	O gramado	The Lawnmower is near the lawn.	O cortador de grama está perto do gramado.
The flower bed	O canteiro de flores	The flower bed has many worms.	O canteiro de flores tem muitos vermes.
The earth	A Terra	Earth is so beautiful.	A Terra é tão bonita.
The flower	A flor	She searches for flowers and rainbows.	Ela procura flores e arco-íris.
The shrub	O arbusto	I have a few shrubs in my garden.	Tenho alguns arbustos no meu jardim.

Gardening related Verbs in Portuguese

Now that we have established that Portuguese people love gardening, do you know that gardening does not simply mean throwing seeds into the soil? There are many activities around the act of gardening which is why I said early on that Portuguese people love (and also need) to spend hours tending to their gardens.

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all Gardening verbs in Portuguese with a lot of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	PORTUGUESE GARDEN	English Sentence	Portuguese Sentence
cultivate	cultivar	The gardener cultivated the garden.	O jardineiro cultivou o jardim.
to trim	aparar	Trim the bushes and I will give you three dollars.	Apare os arbustos e eu lhe darei três dólares.
to mow	cortar	The young boy mowed the lawn.	O menino cortou a grama.
to dig	Cavar	The man dug a small grave for his dog.	O homem cavou uma pequena cova para seu cachorro.
to weed	capinar	Can you weed the lawn today?	Você pode capinar o gramado hoje?
to water the plants	regue às plantas	Please water the plants once a week.	Por favor, regue as plantas uma vez por semana.
sunbathe	tomar sol	The rich woman sunbathes in Portugal every year.	A mulher rica toma sol em Portugal todos os anos.
to gossip	fofocar	My wife loves to gossip.	Minha esposa adora fofocar.

list of gardening tools in Portuguese

We have now learnt about the different types of gardens and the gardening verbs in Portuguese. So you know what garden you want and what you need to do. The next point is what do you need to do it. There are many gardening tools which you need to do gardening. Simply put, you cannot use a rake to trim a bush.

In this section, we will be learning about the list of all Gardening Tools in Portuguese with a lot of examples thrown in.

ENGLISH	PORTUGUESE GARDEN	English Sentence	Portuguese Sentence
The garden tools	As ferramentas de jardim	These garden tools are expensive.	Essas ferramentas de jardim são caras.
The lawnmower	O cortador de grama	The Lawnmower is red in color.	O cortador de grama é de cor vermelha.
The Hedge cutter	O cortador de sebes	The hedge cutter broke yesterday.	O corta-sebes quebrou ontem.
The hedge shears	A tesoura de sebe	Do you want the hedge shears?	Você quer a tesoura de sebe?
The hoe	A enxada	The cow pulled the hoe.	A vaca puxou a enxada.
The rake	O ancinho	I gave the rake to my daughter.	Eu dei o ancinho para minha filha.
The spade	A pá	The gardener says that the spade is the most important tool.	O jardineiro diz que a pá é a ferramenta mais importante.
The trowel	A espátula	Can we push the trowel?	Podemos empurrar a espátula?
The compost	O composto	There is compost in the garden.	Há composto no jardim.
The compost bin	A composteira	The compost bin has fifty kilos of compost.	A caixa de compostagem tem cinquenta quilos de composto.
The wheelbarrow	O carrinho de mão	There wheelbarrow is not clean.	Há carrinho de mão não está limpo.
The sprinkler	O aspersor	The lawn sprinkler is broken.	O aspersor do gramado está quebrado.
The watering can	O regador	The watering can is quite large.	O regador é bem grande.
The Hose pipe	A mangueira	The fireman and the gardener use a hose pipe.	O bombeiro e o jardineiro usam uma mangueira.

Barbeque in Portuguese

Another thing you need to know about Portuguese people is that they love to go out in fine weather. And by going out, it does not mean going out hiking or scuba diving or mountaineering. Sure those can be done once a week or a few times a month. But what about on those pesky weekdays when you have to work or what about on the second day of weekend after you’ve done a massive hike.

Portuguese people loooooove a good barbeque. You would be hard pressed to find a Portuguese household without a barbeque in their house. Firing a Barbeque is so common on a sunny day across Portugal. In this section, we will be learning about the list of a few Barbeque terms in Portuguese with some examples.

ENGLISH	PORTUGUESE GARDEN	English Sentence	Portuguese Sentence
The barbecue	O churrasco	I purchased a new barbecue for a hundred euros.	Comprei um novo churrasco por cem euros.
The charcoal	O carvão	Charcoal is black.	O carvão é preto.
The briquettes	Os briquetes	The shopkeeper asked me to buy briquettes.	O lojista me pediu para comprar briquetes.
The skewer	O espeto	The fisherman threw the skewer into the river.	O pescador jogou o espeto no rio.

Vocabulary list for Gardening in Portuguese

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ENGLISH	PORTUGUESE GARDEN	English Sentence	Portuguese Sentence
The shed	O galpão	My gardener lives in the shed.	Meu jardineiro mora no galpão.
The garden furniture	Os móveis de jardim	She loved the garden furniture more than the garden.	Ela amava os móveis de jardim mais do que o jardim.
The garden chair	A cadeira de jardim	The garden chair is rusted.	A cadeira de jardim está enferrujada.
The folding chair	A cadeira dobrável	Do you have a few folding chairs?	Você tem algumas cadeiras dobráveis?
The child’s swing	O balanço da criança	I sat on the child’s swing and it broke.	Sentei no balanço da criança e ele quebrou.
The summer house	A casa de verão	The rich man has two summer houses in Portugal.	O rico tem duas casas de veraneio em Portugal.
The pond	A lagoa	There are aquatic plants in the pond.	Há plantas aquáticas na lagoa.

Parts of a plant and Gardening Tools in Portuguese