🇬🇧🇪🇸 farmyard - patio : English Lesson

Meaning of "farmyard" ("patio"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A farmyard is the open area around a farmhouse, typically containing barns, sheds, and other buildings. It is where farm animals like cows, chickens, and pigs are kept, and where various farming activities take place.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I waved at the animals in the farmyard, and a sassy goat winked back at me.

I went to the farmyard to see animals, and I ended up being chased by an angry goose.

I slipped on a muddy patch in the farmyard and landed right next to a giggling piglet.

I thought I was alone in the farmyard, but then a pig snorted loudly right behind me.

The farmyard was so noisy that even the cows were mooing, “Quiet down, chickens!”

A child ran into the farmyard at dawn. Chickens scattered across the farmyard; a cow leaned over the gate into the farmyard, and a dog barked, herding ducks through the mud of the farmyard. Hands shook grain into a bowl; the animals settled. The child laughed, sitting on the warm stone of the farmyard.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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