This is a list of 25 common words for talking about weather in Portuguese, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Weather in Portuguese: o tempo, o sol, a nuvem, o vento, a tempestade, o trovão, o relâmpago. The table below gives all 25 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| o tempo /teɪmpʊ/ | weather | Hoje está bom tempo para passear junto ao mar. Today the weather is good for walking by the sea. |
| o sol /sɔl/ | sun | O sol aparece cedo nesta manhã de verão. The sun appears early on this summer morning. |
| a nuvem /nuveɪŋ/ | cloud | Uma nuvem escura cobre o sol agora. A dark cloud is covering the sun now. |
| o vento /veɪŋtʊ/ | wind | O vento sopra forte junto à praia. The wind is blowing strongly by the beach. |
| a tempestade /teɪmpɨʃtadɨ/ | storm | A tempestade chegou durante a noite passada. The storm arrived last night. |
| o trovão /tɹuvɐ̃ʊ̃/ | thunder | O trovão acordou o bebé durante a noite. The thunder woke the baby during the night. |
| o relâmpago /ʁelɐ̃mpɐɡʊ/ | lightning | Vi um relâmpago pela janela do quarto. I saw lightning through the bedroom window. |
| o nevoeiro /nevueɪɾʊ/ | fog | O nevoeiro cobre a estrada esta manhã. The fog is covering the road this morning. |
| o gelo /ʒelʊ/ | ice | O gelo derrete depressa ao sol. The ice melts quickly in the sun. |
| a geada /ʒiadɐ/ | frost | A geada cobriu os campos durante a madrugada. The frost covered the fields during the early hours of the morning. |
| o granizo /ɡɹɐnizʊ/ | hail | O granizo caiu sobre os carros ontem. The hail fell on the cars yesterday. |
| o arco-íris /aɾəkʊiɾiʃ/ | rainbow | Apareceu um arco-íris depois da chuva. A rainbow appeared after the rain. |
| o céu /sɛʊ/ | sky | O céu está limpo esta tarde. The sky is clear this afternoon. |
| a temperatura /teɪmpɨɾɐtuɾɐ/ | temperature | A temperatura desceu muito durante a noite. The temperature dropped a lot during the night. |
| a humidade /umidadɨ/ | humidity | A humidade está alta junto ao mar. The humidity is high by the sea. |
| o chuvisco /ʃuviʃkʊ/ | drizzle | O chuvisco começou quando saímos de casa. The drizzle started when we left home. |
| a brisa /bɹizɐ/ | breeze | Uma brisa fresca entra pela janela. A cool breeze is coming through the window. |
| o furacão /fuɾɐkɐ̃ʊ̃/ | hurricane | O furacão aproximou-se da costa durante a noite. The hurricane approached the coast during the night. |
| o tornado /tuɾənadʊ/ | tornado | O tornado destruiu várias casas no interior. The tornado destroyed several houses inland. |
| a inundação /inũŋdɐsɐ̃ʊ̃/ | flood | A inundação fechou a estrada principal ontem. The flood closed the main road yesterday. |
| a seca /sɛkɐ/ | drought | A seca deixou os campos sem água. The drought left the fields without water. |
| a previsão meteorológica /pɹevizɐ̃ʊ̃ mɨtiuɾulɔʒikɐ/ | forecast | A previsão meteorológica anuncia chuva para amanhã. The forecast predicts rain for tomorrow. |
| o guarda-chuva /ɡwaɾədɐʃuvɐ/ | umbrella | Levo o guarda-chuva porque pode chover. I am taking my umbrella because it may rain. |
| o floco de neve /flɔkʊ dɨ nɛvɨ/ | snowflake | Um floco de neve caiu na minha mão. A snowflake fell into my hand. |
| a poça /posɐ/ | puddle | A criança saltou para uma poça depois da chuva. The child jumped into a puddle after the rain. |
The list on this page has 25 words. The first ones are o tempo (weather), o sol (sun), a nuvem (cloud). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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