🏕️ Japanese Landscapes Vocabulary Paisagens

10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Landscapes scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

floresta /floˈɾɛstɐ/ A1
forest · OPEN [ɛ]
A floresta estava cheia de sons à noite.The forest was full of sounds at night.
campo /ˈkɐ̃pu/ A1
field; countryside · nasal [ɐ̃]
Passamos o fim de semana no campo.We spent the weekend in the countryside.
deserto /deˈzɛʁtu/ A1
desert · OPEN [ɛ]; intervocalic s=[z]
O deserto esfria muito à noite.The desert gets very cold at night.
ilha /ˈiʎɐ/ A1
island · lh=[ʎ]
Eles moram numa ilha pequena.They live on a small island.
lago /ˈlagu/ A1
lake · hard g
As crianças nadaram no lago raso.The children swam in the shallow lake.
cachoeira /kaʃuˈejɾɐ/ A1
waterfall · ch=[ʃ]; ei diphthong
A cachoeira caía com força na pedra.The waterfall crashed hard onto the rock.
vale /ˈvali/ A1
valley · -e→[i]; (also a verb form ‘it’s worth’)
A estrada descia até o vale verde.The road went down to the green valley.
colina /koˈlĩnɐ/ A1
hill · i nasalized before n: [ˈlĩ]
A casa fica no alto da colina.The house is at the top of the hill.
gelo /ˈʒelu/ A1
ice · closed [e]; g=[ʒ]
Ele pôs muito gelo no suco.He put a lot of ice in the juice.
areia /aˈɾejɐ/ A1
sand · closed [e] in the ei
As crianças brincaram na areia da praia.The children played in the sand on the beach.

FAQ

How many Brazilian Portuguese landscapes words are in this list?

10 words, including A1: 10. 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.

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