Italian Nature Vocabulary

Here are Italian words for nature to start with: nuvola (cloud), erba (grass), foglia (leaf), giglio (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
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
cloudnuvolanounA1
grasserbanounA1
leaffoglianounA1
lilygiglionounA1
mountainmontagnanounA1
riverfiumenounA1
seamarenounA1
seatsedilenounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Nature Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
iceghiaccionounA1
poolpozzanounA1
desertdesertonounA2
atmosphereatmosferanounB1
climateclimanounB1
floatgalleggiareverbB1
geologygeologianounB1
tropicaltropicaleadjB1

Geology & Earth

A2–B2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
faultfaglianounA2
crystalcristallonounB1
trenchfossanounB1
granitegranitonounB2
lavalavanounB2
quartzquarzonounB2
stalactitestalattitenounB2
stalagmitestalagmitenounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Trees & Plants

A2–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
bushcespuglionounA2
cactuscactusnounA2
oakquercianounA2
bamboobambùnounB1
birchbetullanounB1
fernfelcenounB1
mapleaceronounB1
willowsalicenounB1

Flowers

A1–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
roserosanounA1
sunflowergirasolenounA2
clovertrifoglionounB1
daisymargheritanounB1
jasminegelsominonounB1
marigoldtagetenounB1
poppypapaveronounB1
violetviolettanounB1

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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 Italian words should I learn for nature?

You could start with words like nuvola (cloud), erba (grass), foglia (leaf), giglio (lily). This page lists 40 Italian words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Italian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Italian 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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