Spanish Nature Vocabulary

Here are Spanish words for nature to start with: nube (cloud), hierba (grass), hoja (leaf), lirio (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
Photo: ChiemSeherin

Nature Intermediate

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
cloudnubenounA1
grasshierbanounA1
leafhojanounA1
lilylirionounA1
mountainmontañanounA1
riverríonounA1
seamarnounA1
seatasientonounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Nature Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
icehielonounA1
poolcharcanounA1
desertdesiertonounA2
atmosphereatmósferanounB1
climateclimanounB1
floatflotarverbB1
geologygeologíanounB1
tropicaltropicaladjB1

Geology & Earth

A2–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
faultfallanounA2
crystalcristalnounB1
trenchfosanounB1
granitegranitonounB2
lavalavanounB2
quartzcuarzonounB2
stalactiteestalactitanounB2
stalagmiteestalagmitanounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Trees & Plants

A2–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
busharbustonounA2
cactuscactusnounA2
oakroblenounA2
bamboobambúnounB1
birchabedulnounB1
fernhelechonounB1
maplearcenounB1
willowsaucenounB1

Flowers

A1–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
roserosanounA1
sunflowergirasolnounA2
clovertrébolnounB1
daisymargaritanounB1
jasminejazmínnounB1
marigoldclavel de moronounB1
poppyamapolanounB1
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 Spanish words should I learn for nature?

You could start with words like nube (cloud), hierba (grass), hoja (leaf), lirio (lily). This page lists 40 Spanish words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Spanish words?

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