Hardcore Catalan - Lesson 29

Question	Answer
for two months now	des de fa dos mesos
For two months now, my sister has been working at an office in the city.	Des de fa dos mesos, la meva germana treballa a una oficina de la ciutat.
to take care of	cuidar
the garden	el jardí
For two months now, my mother has been taking care of a small garden at home.	Des de fa dos mesos, la meva mare cuida un jardí petit a casa.
the patio	el pati
the tree	l'arbre
to give a lot of shade	fer molta ombra
In the patio, there is a big tree that gives a lot of shade in summer.	Al pati hi ha un arbre gran que fa molta ombra a l'estiu.
for a week now	des de fa una setmana
For a week now, I haven’t been sleeping well because there is noise in the street.	Des de fa una setmana, no puc dormir bé perquè hi ha soroll al carrer.
the lawn	la gespa
For a week now, the garden lawn has been greener because it rains often.	Des de fa una setmana, la gespa del jardí és més verda perquè plou sovint.
to be about to	estar a punt de
to water	regar
the watering can	la regadora
I am about to water the plants in the patio with the blue watering can.	Estic a punt de regar les plantes del pati amb la regadora blava.
to plant	plantar
the seed	la llavor
the pot	el test
by	a
My daughter wants to plant a seed in a pot that is by the window.	La meva filla vol plantar una llavor en un test que és a la finestra.
to grow	créixer
If you water this pot every day, the plant will start to grow soon.	Si regues aquest test cada dia, la planta començarà a créixer aviat.
the branch	la branca
low	baix
The branch of that tree is too low.	La branca d'aquell arbre és massa baixa.
My sister says that that tree has a branch that is too low.	La meva germana diu que aquell arbre té una branca massa baixa.
the leaf	la fulla
the bird	l'ocell
When a leaf falls from the branch, the bird looks at it for a while.	Quan cau una fulla de la branca, l'ocell la mira una estona.
the nest	el niu
There is a small nest in the tree, and the bird returns there every morning.	Hi ha un niu petit a l'arbre, i l'ocell hi torna cada matí.
the insect	l'insecte
My neighbor does not want to touch the nest because she says there is also an insect under the branch.	La meva veïna no vol tocar el niu perquè diu que també hi ha un insecte sota la branca.
the butterfly	la papallona
over	per sobre de
When I see a bird over the garden, I smile.	Quan veig un ocell per sobre del jardí, somric.
In spring, a white butterfly always passes over the lawn.	A la primavera, una papallona blanca sempre passa per sobre de la gespa.
My daughter smiles when she sees a butterfly in the patio.	La meva filla somriu quan veu una papallona al pati.
for three days now	des de fa tres dies
For three days now, my mother has had a fever.	Des de fa tres dies, la meva mare té febre.
to pick	collir
For three days now, I have wanted to pick the flowers from the garden, but they are still small.	Des de fa tres dies, vull collir les flors del jardí, però encara són petites.
We cannot pick anything from the tree until the fruit grows a little more.	No podem collir res de l'arbre fins que la fruita creixi una mica més.
My mother wants to take better care of the lawn, so she waters it every evening.	La meva mare vol cuidar millor la gespa, així que la rega cada vespre.
the soil	la terra
The drier the soil is, the more water the plant needs.	Com més seca és la terra, més aigua necessita la planta.
If we do not water the garden today, tomorrow the soil will be too dry to plant.	Si no reguem el jardí avui, demà la terra serà massa seca per plantar.
the roof	la teulada
When it rains, my father looks at the roof because there is a leak in the kitchen.	Quan plou, el meu pare mira la teulada perquè hi ha una fuita a la cuina.
on top	a sobre
The backpack is not underneath the bed; it is on top.	La motxilla no és a sota del llit; és a sobre.
We are about to go up to the roof because there are dry leaves on top.	Estem a punt de pujar a la teulada perquè hi ha fulles seques a sobre.
In my aunt’s patio there are two pots with tomatoes and one with flowers.	Al pati de la meva tieta hi ha dos tests amb tomàquets i un amb flors.
My aunt is about to plant another seed in that big pot.	La meva tieta està a punt de plantar una altra llavor en aquell test gran.
for years	des de fa anys
For years, my mother has read the newspaper on the internet every morning.	Des de fa anys, la meva mare llegeix el diari a internet cada matí.
to cast shade	fer ombra
When it is sunny, this tree casts shade on the bench in the square.	Quan fa sol, aquest arbre fa ombra al banc de la plaça.
For years, a tree on the street has cast shade on the kitchen window.	Des de fa anys, un arbre del carrer fa ombra a la finestra de la cuina.
to be very hot	fer molta calor
If it is very hot, I do not want to go outside.	Si fa molta calor, no vull sortir al carrer.
the shade	l'ombra
When it is sunny, I like to sit in the shade in the park.	Quan fa sol, m'agrada seure a l'ombra al parc.
When it is very hot, we eat in the patio because there is more shade there than on the terrace.	Quan fa molta calor, mengem al pati perquè allà hi ha més ombra que a la terrassa.
My sister has seen a green insect on a leaf and does not want to touch it.	La meva germana ha vist un insecte verd sobre una fulla i no el vol tocar.
If you want to take care of the plants in your patio, first you have to see whether the lawn needs water.	Si vostè vol cuidar les plantes del seu pati, primer ha de mirar si la gespa necessita aigua.
My daughter puts the watering can next to the pot after watering.	La meva filla posa la regadora al costat del test després de regar.
The nest is small, but the bird always returns to the same branch.	El niu és petit, però l'ocell torna sempre a la mateixa branca.
When the plant starts to grow, each new leaf seems stronger.	Quan la planta comença a créixer, cada fulla nova sembla més forta.
to harvest	collir
In autumn, my aunt wants to harvest the tomatoes from the patio.	A la tardor, la meva tieta vol collir els tomàquets del pati.
If we plant this seed today, maybe we will be able to harvest something in autumn.	Si plantem aquesta llavor avui, potser podrem collir alguna cosa a la tardor.
for a year now	des de fa un any
For a year now, my neighbor has been going to work by bicycle.	Des de fa un any, la meva veïna va en bicicleta a la feina.
For a year now, my neighbor has taken such good care of the garden that butterflies and birds come there too.	Des de fa un any, la meva veïna cuida el jardí tan bé que també hi venen papallones i ocells.
the yard	el pati
In summer, I like to read in the yard because there is shade.	A l'estiu, m'agrada llegir al pati perquè hi ha ombra.
This tree gives a lot of shade in the yard in summer.	Aquest arbre fa molta ombra al pati a l'estiu.
the foot	el peu
Today my foot hurts.	Avui em fa mal el peu.
If the metro does not work, we will go there on foot.	Si el metro no funciona, hi anirem a peu.

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