Nature - French Vocabulary

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In this lesson you'll learn the French words for natural objects, weather, plants, and animals. Pictures are shown with the words to help you learn the French vocabulary included in this lesson. You'll also learn some phrases related to the weather.

Listen to each of the words and phrases and practice pronouncing them to help improve your French comprehension.

This lesson includes online flashcards and a quiz to help you learn these French words.


Nature (La Nature)

Moon
Listen la lune
Sun
Listen le soleil
Stars
Listen les étoiles
Earth
Listen la terre
Mountain
Listen la montagne
Cliff
Listen la falaise
Hill
Listen la colline
Lake
Listen le lac
River
Listen la rivière
brook, creek
Listen le ruisseau
Forest
Listen la forêt
Desert
Listen le désert
Snow
Listen la neige
Rock
Listen le rocher
Beach
Listen la plage
Island
Listen l'île
Ocean
Listen l'océan
Shell
Listen la coquille
Wave
Listen la vague
Waterfall
Listen la cascade
Lightning
Listen l'éclair, la foudre
Cloud
Listen le nuage

Animals (Les Animaux)

Cat
Listen le chat
Dog
Listen le chien
Butterfly
Listen le papillon
Rabbit
Listen le lapin
Racoon
Listen le raton laveur
Mouse
Listen la souris
Turtle
Listen la tortue
Snake
Listen le serpent
Bird
Listen le oiseau
Duck
Listen le canard
Pigeon
Listen le pigeon
Owl
Listen la chouette
Seagull
Listen la mouette
Deer
Listen le cerf
Horse
Listen le cheval
Squirrel
Listen l'écureuil
Bear
Listen l'ours
Wolf
Listen le loup
Fox
Listen le renard
Monkey
Listen le singe
Chimpanzee
Listen le chimpanzé
Gorilla
Listen le gorille
Elephants
Listen l'éléphant
Whale
Listen la baleine
Dolphin
Listen les dauphins
Heron
le héron

Plants (Les Plantes)

Flowers
Listen les fleurs
Sunflower
Listen le tournesol
Tree
Listen l'arbre
Branch
Listen la branche
Leaf
Listen la feuille
Fern
Listen la fougère
Grass
Listen l'herbe
Dandelion
Listen le pissenlit

Weather (Le Temps)

Here are some phrases that are used when talking about the weather.

Listen Quel temps fait-il?
(kell ton feteel) 		How's the weather?
Listen Il fait beau.
(eel feh boh) 		The weather's nice.
Listen Il fait chaud.
(eel feh shoh) 		It's hot.
Listen Il fait froid.
(eel feh frwah) 		It's cold.
Listen Il fait soleil.
(eel feh solay) 		It's sunny.
Listen Il pleut à verse.
(eel pluh a vers) 		It's pouring rain.
Listen Il pleut.
(eel pluh) 		It's raining.
Listen Il fait du vent.
(eel feh dew van) 		It's windy.
Listen Il neige.
(eel nezh)		 It's snowing.
Listen Il fait nuageux.
(eel feh nwahzheu) 		It's cloudy.

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Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the French words for animals, plants, natural objects, and the weather.

Quiz

Take the online quiz to see how well you know the French words for animals, plants, natural objects, and the weather.