🌋 Japanese Landforms Vocabulary Relevo
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Landforms scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- continente /kõtʃiˈnẽtʃi/ A2continent · nasal [õ]/[ẽ]; ti/te=[tʃi]A América do Sul é um continente de contrastes enormes.South America is a continent of huge contrasts.
- oceano /oseˈɐ̃nu/ A2ocean · ce=[s]; nasal [ɐ̃]O oceano Atlântico banha o litoral inteiro do Brasil.The Atlantic Ocean washes Brazil's entire coastline.
- costa /ˈkɔstɐ/ A2coast, coastline · open [ɔ]Recife fica na costa do Nordeste brasileiro.Recife is on the coast of Brazil's Northeast.
- caverna /kaˈvɛʁnɐ/ B1cave, cavern · open [ɛ]; coda r=[ʁ]Exploramos uma caverna gigante na Chapada Diamantina.We explored a giant cave in Chapada Diamantina.
- planície /plaˈnisii/ B1plain, lowland · stress on í; final -e=[i]O Pantanal é uma planície alagada no coração do Brasil.The Pantanal is a flooded plain in the heart of Brazil.
- planalto /plaˈnawtu/ B1plateau, highlands · al=[aw] · also: the Planalto = Brazil's presidential palaceBrasília foi construída no planalto central do país.Brasília was built on the country's central plateau.
- penhasco /pẽˈɲasku/ B1cliff, crag · nh=[ɲ]; nasal [ẽ]Tem um penhasco de frente pro mar em Torres, no Sul.There's a cliff facing the sea in Torres, in the South.
- riacho /ʁiˈaʃu/ B1stream, creek (smaller than a rio) · ch=[ʃ]; initial r=[ʁ]Um riacho de água gelada passa atrás do sítio.A stream of icy water runs behind the farmhouse.
- lagoa /laˈgowɐ/ B1lagoon, small lake (vs lago: lake) · closed [o]Descobrimos uma lagoa de água doce no meio das dunas.We discovered a freshwater lagoon in the middle of the dunes.
- vulcão /vuwˈkɐ̃w̃/ A2volcano · nasal diphthong [ɐ̃w̃]; l=[w]O Brasil não tem nenhum vulcão ativo, que sorte!Brazil has no active volcanoes — how lucky!
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese landforms words are in this list?
10 words, including A2: 4, B1: 6. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words CEFR-graded?
Yes — every word carries its CEFR level (A1–C2), so you can start with the level you need.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Scene groups plus spaced repetition: listen, repeat, learn the word inside its example sentence, then review the next day. Bossa has SRS and four quiz types built in.