🌴 Japanese Plants & Flowers Vocabulary Plantas e flores
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Plants & Flowers scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- palmeira /pawˈmejɾɐ/ A2palm tree · coda al=[aw]; ei=[ej]A praia fica linda com aquela palmeira balançando no vento.The beach looks beautiful with that palm tree swaying in the wind.
- ipê /iˈpe/ B1ipê, trumpet tree (Brazil's national tree) · final stress on ê; from TupiEm julho, o ipê amarelo floresce e a cidade inteira fica dourada.In July, the yellow ipê blooms and the whole city turns golden.
- samambaia /samɐ̃ˈbajɐ/ B1fern · nasal [ɐ̃]; from TupiMinha avó pendura uma samambaia na varanda de casa.My grandma hangs a fern on the balcony at home.
- cacto /ˈkaktu/ A2cactus · ct=[kt] clusterComprei um cacto porque sempre esqueço de regar as plantas.I bought a cactus because I always forget to water my plants.
- bambu /bɐ̃ˈbu/ A2bamboo · final stress; am = nasal [ɐ̃]No jardim japonês, o bambu cresce mais de um metro por mês.In the Japanese garden, the bamboo grows more than a meter a month.
- orquídea /oʁˈkidʒiɐ/ A2orchid · stress on -quí- (proparoxytone); de=[dʒi]Ganhei uma orquídea de presente no Dia das Mães.I got an orchid as a gift on Mother's Day.
- girassol /ˌʒiɾɐˈsɔw/ A2sunflower (gira + sol: turns with the sun) · final -l=[w]Plantei um girassol no vaso da varanda.I planted a sunflower in a pot on the balcony.
- margarida /maʁgaˈɾidɐ/ A2daisy · coda r=[ʁ] · also: Margarida (female name)Ela colheu uma margarida no parque e colocou no cabelo.She picked a daisy in the park and put it in her hair.
- videira /viˈdejɾɐ/ B1grapevine (vinho word family) · ei=[ej]Na serra gaúcha, cada videira carrega cachos enormes de uva.In the serra gaúcha, every grapevine carries huge bunches of grapes.
- eucalipto /ewkaˈliptu/ B1eucalyptus · eu=[ew]A estrada é cercada de eucalipto de um lado ao outro.The road is lined with eucalyptus from one side to the other.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese plants & flowers words are in this list?
10 words, including A2: 6, B1: 4. 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.