hacer jardinería
/aθeɾ xaɾdineɾia/from spelling rules
To garden in Spanish is hacer jardinería.
The phrase hacer jardinería is the standard way to describe spending time planting and caring for flowers or vegetables in a garden.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase hacer jardinería literally translates to to do gardening.
Which one should you use?
While hacer jardinería is the standard expression, you may occasionally encounter the single verb jardinear, though it is less common in many regions. For a more formal tone, you can use cultivar un jardín and for a colloquial way to say you are tinkering around in the garden, you can say cacharrear en el jardín.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is built using the verb hacer (to do/make), which means it must be conjugated to match the subject. For example, you would say hace jardinería to mean he or she gardens.
How do you pronounce it?
/aθeɾ xaɾdineɾia/
Did you know?
- While hacer jardinería describes the hobby, Spanish often uses the word huerto for a vegetable garden, as jardín implies a place for ornamental flowers.
- The suffix -ería in jardinería is the same one used to denote a shop, such as in panadería (bakery) or librería (bookstore).
- In Spain, the word jardín can refer to a private backyard, but in some Latin American countries, the same word is used for the front lawn or the sidewalk area in front of a house.
Examples in context
- Me gusta cultivar un jardín en mi tiempo libreI enjoy gardening in my spare time
- Dedico algunas horas a trabajar en el jardín todos los díasI dedicate a few hours to work in the garden every day
- Los fines de semana me gusta cacharrear en el jardín, siempre descubro cosas nuevasOn weekends, I like to tinker around in the garden, I always discover new things
- María trabaja en un jardín botánico, donde cultiva diferentes especies.María works at a botanical garden, where she cultivates different species.
- El profesor González enseña cómo cultivar un jardín sostenible.Professor González teaches how to cultivate a sustainable garden.
- Me gusta hacer jardinería en mi tiempo libre.I like to garden in my free time.
- Me gusta hacer jardinería los fines de semana.I like to garden on weekends.
- Mi abuela prefiere hacer jardinería en el patio.My grandmother prefers to garden in the patio.
- ¿Quieres hacer jardinería conmigo esta tarde?Do you want to garden with me this afternoon?
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking in their backyard on a sunny Saturday.
- LucíaHoy hace un día perfecto para hacer jardinería.Today is a perfect day to garden.
- JavierTienes razón, Lucía, yo también quiero hacerlo.You are right, Lucía, I want to do it too.
- LucíaPodemos plantar algunas flores nuevas hoy.We can plant some new flowers today.
- JavierEs una excelente idea para este sábado.It is an excellent idea for this Saturday.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
