Portuguese Nature Vocabulary

Here are Portuguese words for nature to start with: nuvem (cloud), relva (grass), folha (leaf), lírio (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
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
cloudnuvemnounA1
grassrelvanounA1
leaffolhanounA1
lilylírionounA1
mountainmontanhanounA1
riverrionounA1
seamarnounA1
seatassentonounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Nature Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
icegelonounA1
poolpoçanounA1
desertdesertonounA2
atmosphereatmosferanounB1
climateclimanounB1
floatflutuarverbB1
geologygeologianounB1
tropicaltropicaladjB1

Geology & Earth

A2–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
faultfalhanounA2
crystalcristalnounB1
trenchfossa oceânicanounB1
granitegranitonounB2
lavalavanounB2
quartzquartzonounB2
stalactiteestalactitenounB2
stalagmiteestalagmitenounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Trees & Plants

A2–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
busharbustonounA2
cactuscactonounA2
oakcarvalhonounA2
bamboobambunounB1
birchbétulanounB1
fernfetonounB1
maplebordonounB1
willowsalgueironounB1

Flowers

A1–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
roserosanounA1
sunflowergirassolnounA2
clovertrevonounB1
daisymargaridanounB1
jasminejasmimnounB1
marigoldcravo-de-defuntonounB1
poppypapoulanounB1
violetvioletanounB1

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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 Portuguese words should I learn for nature?

You could start with words like nuvem (cloud), relva (grass), folha (leaf), lírio (lily). This page lists 40 Portuguese words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Portuguese words?

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