How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Italian words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Italian vocabulary: weather and nature

Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Italian.

Here are 100 Italian words on “Weather and landscapes”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 39 words

Italian	English
altitudine	altitude
spiaggia	beach
brezza	breeze
costa	coast
fresco	cool
grado	degree
est	east
campo	field
foresta	forest
gola	gorge
golfo	gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland
collina	hill
lago	lake
paesaggio	landscape
depressione	low pressure area
mite	mild
passo	mountain pass
natura	nature
nord	north
oceano	ocean
altopiano	plateau
pressione	pressure
pioggia	rain
arcobaleno	rainbow
roccia	rock
sabbia	sand
mare	sea
riva	shoreEdge of a river or lake
cielo	sky
sud	south
sorgente	spring
tempesta	storm
sole	sun
rannuvolarsi	to cloud over
onda	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
meteo	weather
ovest	west
vento	wind
bosco	wood

Level 2: medium 36 words

Italian	English
valanga	avalanche
barometro	barometer
canyon	canyon
grotta	cave
nuvola	cloud
ciclone	cyclone
siccità	drought
duna	dune
eruzione	eruption
inondazione	flood
nebbia	fog
gelido	freezing
gelo	frost
raffica	gust
grandine	hail
ondata di caldo	heatwave
versante	hillside
uragano	hurricane
giungla	jungle
lampo	lightning
fulmine	lightning strike
prato	meadow
foschia	mist
burrone	ravine
stretto	strait
ruscello	stream
temporale	thunderstorm
marea	tide
soffiare	to blow
schiarirsi	to brighten up
rinfrescarsi	to cool down
sciogliersi	to melt
piovere	to rain
riscaldarsi	to warm up
tornado	tornado
clima tropicale	tropical climate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Italian	English
anticiclone	anticyclone
clima arido	arid climate
nuvoloso	cloudy
cratere	crater
estuario	estuary
brina	frost coating
radura	glade
banchisa	ice floe
iceberg	iceberg
laguna	lagoon
aurora boreale	northern lights
penisola	peninsula
piovoso	rainy
scogliera	reef
sponda	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
cumulo di neve	snowdrift
fiocco di neve	snowflake
steppa	steppe
piovasco	sudden shower
schiarita	sunny spell
acquitrino	swamp
grandinare	to hail
nevicare	to snowVerb, the falling of flakes
ultravioletto	ultraviolet
ventoso	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Italian words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.