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Italian vocabulary · Topic 9 of 10

Nature, Animals & Weather in Italian

From the Dolomites to the coast, talking about the outdoors and the weather is everyday small talk in Italy. These words cover animals, landscapes, plants, and the weather. Weather phrases often use the verb fare, as in fa caldo (it's hot).

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  1. 1Weathernounil tempoforecast: il meteo
  2. 2Sunnounil sole
  3. 3Rainnounla pioggia
  4. 4Dognounil cane
  5. 5Catnounil gatto
  6. 6Animalnounl'animale
  7. 7Treenounl'albero
  8. 8Flowernounil fiore
  9. 9Seanounil mare
  10. 10Mountainnounla montagna
  11. 11Forestnounil boscolarge: la foresta
  12. 12Sunnyadjectivesoleggiato/a"it's sunny": c'è il sole
  13. 13Is it going to rain?phrasePioverà?
  14. 14Snownounla neve
  15. 15Windnounil vento
  16. 16Cloudnounla nuvola
  17. 17Skynounil cielo
  18. 18Moonnounla luna
  19. 19Starnounla stella
  20. 20Rivernounil fiume
  21. 21Lakenounil lago
  22. 22Birdnounl'uccello
  23. 23Horsenounil cavallo
  24. 24Cownounla mucca
  25. 25Pignounil maiale
  26. 26Sheepnounla pecora
  27. 27Goatnounla capra
  28. 28Rabbitnounil coniglio
  29. 29Mousenounil topo
  30. 30Lionnounil leone
  31. 31Tigernounla tigre
  32. 32Elephantnounl'elefante
  33. 33Monkeynounla scimmia
  34. 34Bearnounl'orso
  35. 35Wolfnounil lupo
  36. 36Foxnounla volpe
  37. 37Snakenounil serpente
  38. 38Frognounla rana
  39. 39Ducknounl'anatra
  40. 40Butterflynounla farfalla
  41. 41Beenounl'ape
  42. 42Spidernounil ragno
  43. 43Antnounla formica
  44. 44Mosquitonounla zanzara
  45. 45Fly (insect)nounla mosca
  46. 46Sharknounlo squalo
  47. 47Dolphinnounil delfino
  48. 48Whalenounla balena
  49. 49Turtlenounla tartaruga
  50. 50Owlnounil gufoalso: la civetta
  51. 51Eaglenounl'aquila
  52. 52Deernounil cervo
  53. 53Squirrelnounlo scoiattolo
  54. 54Donkeynounl'asino
  55. 55Camelnounil cammello
  56. 56Giraffenounla giraffa
  57. 57Penguinnounil pinguino
  58. 58Parrotnounil pappagallo
  59. 59Petnounl'animale domestico
  60. 60Insectnounl'insetto
  61. 61Naturenounla natura
  62. 62Grassnounl'erba
  63. 63Leafnounla foglia
  64. 64Stonenounla pietrasmall: il sasso
  65. 65Sandnounla sabbia
  66. 66Worldnounil mondo
  67. 67Firenounil fuoco
  68. 68Islandnounl'isola
  69. 69Desertnounil deserto
  70. 70Hillnounla collina
  71. 71Plantnounla pianta
  72. 72Waterfallnounla cascata
  73. 73Fieldnounil campo
  74. 74Sunrisenounl'alba
  75. 75Sunsetnounil tramonto
  76. 76Airnounl'aria
  77. 77Environmentnounl'ambiente
  78. 78Stormnounil temporalealso: la tempesta
  79. 79Fognounla nebbia
  80. 80Rainbownounl'arcobaleno
  81. 81Heatnounil caldo
  82. 82Thundernounil tuono
  83. 83Lightningnounil fulminealso: il lampo
  84. 84Icenounil ghiaccio
  85. 85Cloudyadjectivenuvoloso/a
  86. 86Windyadjectiveventoso/a"it's windy": tira vento
  87. 87Earthquakenounil terremoto
  88. 88Wave (sea)nounl'onda
  89. 89Climatenounil clima
  90. 90Temperaturenounla temperatura
  91. 91It's rainingphrasepiove
  92. 92It's hotphrasefa caldo
  93. 93It's coldphrasefa freddo
  94. 94What's the weather like?phraseChe tempo fa?
  95. 95It's snowingphrasenevica
  96. 96What a beautiful day!phraseChe bella giornata!
  97. 97Do you have pets?phraseHai animali domestici?
  98. 98The weather is nicephrasefa bel tempo
  99. 99Does it bite?phraseMorde?
  100. 100I love naturephraseamo la natura

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How do I talk about the weather in Italian?

Many weather phrases use fare: fa caldo (it's hot), fa freddo (it's cold), fa bel tempo (the weather is nice). For rain and snow, use piove and nevica.

What does "che tempo fa?" mean?

It means "What's the weather like?" It is one of the most common small-talk questions in Italian.

Are animal names masculine or feminine in Italian?

Each has a grammatical gender: il cane (dog), il gatto (cat), la mucca (cow). Some change for the female animal, like la gatta, but many do not.

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