Russian Nature Vocabulary

Here are Russian words for nature to start with: облако (oblako, cloud), трава (trava, grass), лист (list, leaf), лилия (liliya, lily). Below are 40 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.

A clear mountain lake surrounded by pine forest
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Nature Intermediate

A1
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
cloudоблакоoblakonounA1
grassтраваtravanounA1
leafлистlistnounA1
lilyлилияliliyanounA1
mountainгораgoranounA1
riverрекаrekanounA1
seaмореmorenounA1
seatскамейкаskameykanounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Nature Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
iceлёдlyodnounA1
poolводоёмvodoyomnounA1
desertпустыняpustynyanounA2
atmosphereатмосфераatmosferanounB1
climateклиматklimatnounB1
floatплаватьplavatverbB1
geologyгеологияgeologiyanounB1
tropicalтропическийtropicheskiyadjB1

Geology & Earth

A2–B2
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
faultразломrazlomnounA2
crystalкристаллkristallnounB1
trenchглубоководный жёлобglubokovodnyy zholobnounB1
graniteгранитgranitnounB2
lavaлаваlavanounB2
quartzкварцkvartsnounB2
stalactiteсталактитstalaktitnounB2
stalagmiteсталагмитstalagmitnounB2

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Trees & Plants

A2–B1
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
bushкустkustnounA2
cactusкактусkaktusnounA2
oakдубdubnounA2
bambooбамбукbambuknounB1
birchберёзаberyozanounB1
fernпапоротникpaporotniknounB1
mapleклёнklyonnounB1
willowиваivanounB1

Flowers

A1–B1
EnglishRussianTypeLevel
roseрозаrozanounA1
sunflowerподсолнухpodsolnukhnounA2
cloverклеверklevernounB1
daisyмаргариткаmargaritkanounB1
jasmineжасминzhasminnounB1
marigoldбархатцыbarkhattsynounB1
poppyмакmaknounB1
violetфиалкаfialkanounB1

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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 Russian words should I learn for nature?

You could start with words like облако (oblako, cloud), трава (trava, grass), лист (list, leaf), лилия (liliya, lily). This page lists 40 Russian words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Russian words?

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