French Nature Vocabulary

Here are French words for nature to start with: nuage (cloud), herbe (grass), feuille (leaf), lys (lily). Below are 40 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

A clear mountain lake surrounded by pine forest
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Nature Intermediate

A1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
cloudnuagenounA1
grassherbenounA1
leaffeuillenounA1
lilylysnounA1
mountainmontagnenounA1
riverrivièrenounA1
seamernounA1
seatsiègenounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Nature Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
iceglacenounA1
poolmarenounA1
desertdésertnounA2
atmosphereatmosphèrenounB1
climateclimatnounB1
floatflotterverbB1
geologygéologienounB1
tropicaltropicaladjB1

Geology & Earth

A2–B2
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
faultfaillenounA2
crystalcristalnounB1
trenchfosse océaniquenounB1
granitegranitnounB2
lavalavenounB2
quartzquartznounB2
stalactitestalactitenounB2
stalagmitestalagmitenounB2

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Trees & Plants

A2–B1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
bushbuissonnounA2
cactuscactusnounA2
oakchênenounA2
bamboobambounounB1
birchbouleaunounB1
fernfougèrenounB1
mapleérablenounB1
willowsaulenounB1

Flowers

A1–B1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
roserosenounA1
sunflowertournesolnounA2
clovertrèflenounB1
daisymargueritenounB1
jasminejasminnounB1
marigoldœillet d'IndenounB1
poppycoquelicotnounB1
violetviolettenounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for nature. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which French words should I learn for nature?

You could start with words like nuage (cloud), herbe (grass), feuille (leaf), lys (lily). This page lists 40 French words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these French words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows French words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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