🍎 Fruits

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In this section you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary for common fruits, along with words for describing taste and ripeness, buying fruit at a market, and talking about the fruits you like.

🟢 Common Fruits

🍎 Apple → Manzana
🍌 Banana → Banana / Plátano
🍊 Orange → Naranja
🍇 Grapes → Uvas
🍓 Strawberry → Fresa
🍍 Pineapple → Piña
🍉 Watermelon → Sandía
🍐 Pear → Pera

🟡 More Fruit Vocabulary

🥭 Mango → Mango
🍑 Peach → Durazno / Melocotón
🍒 Cherry → Cereza
🥝 Kiwi → Kiwi
🍋 Lemon → Limón
🍈 Melon → Melón
🥑 Avocado → Aguacate / Palta
🥥 Coconut → Coco

🍓 Describing Fruit

🍯 Sweet → Dulce
🍋 Sour → Ácido / Ácida
✨ Fresh → Fresco / Fresca
☀️ Ripe → Maduro / Madura
🌱 Unripe / Green → Verde
💦 Juicy → Jugoso / Jugosa
😋 Delicious → Delicioso / Deliciosa
🧊 Cold → Frío / Fría

🛒 Buying Fruit at the Market

🍎 Quisiera un kilo de manzanas, por favor.
I would like a kilo of apples, please.
🍓 ¿Cuánto cuestan las fresas?
How much are the strawberries?
🥭 ¿Están maduros los mangos?
Are the mangos ripe?
🍊 Quiero seis naranjas, por favor.
I would like six oranges, please.
🍉 ¿Tiene sandía fresca?
Do you have fresh watermelon?
🍇 Me llevo estas uvas.
I'll take these grapes.

🧠 Useful Language Tip: Me gusta vs. Me gustan

Use me gusta when talking about one fruit or something treated as singular.

Me gusta la sandía.
I like watermelon.
Use me gustan when talking about plural fruits.

Me gustan las fresas.
I like strawberries.

🌎 Regional Vocabulary Tip

The word for banana varies considerably across the Spanish-speaking world. Depending on the country, you may hear banana, plátano, banano, or other regional terms.
Durazno is commonly used for "peach" in many Latin American countries, while melocotón is common in Spain.
Aguacate is widely used for "avocado," while palta is common in countries such as Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

💬 Everyday Fruit Phrases

🍎 La manzana es roja y dulce.
The apple is red and sweet.
🍌 Me gustan los plátanos maduros.
I like ripe bananas.
🍉 La sandía está bien fría.
The watermelon is nice and cold.
🍓 Compramos fresas frescas en el mercado.
We buy fresh strawberries at the market.
🍋 Este limón es muy ácido.
This lemon is very sour.
🥭 El mango está maduro y jugoso.
The mango is ripe and juicy.

💬 Everyday Conversations

At the market

A: ¿Cuánto cuestan las manzanas?
B: Cuestan dos euros el kilo.

A: How much are the apples?
B: They cost two euros per kilo.
Choosing fruit

A: ¿Están maduros estos mangos?
B: Sí, están listos para comer.

A: Are these mangos ripe?
B: Yes, they're ready to eat.
Talking about favorites

A: ¿Cuál es tu fruta favorita?
B: Me encantan las fresas.

A: What's your favorite fruit?
B: I love strawberries.

📝 Example Sentences

🍍 La piña está muy dulce esta temporada.
The pineapple is very sweet this season.
🥭 El mango maduro tiene un sabor delicioso.
The ripe mango has a delicious flavor.
🍇 Comimos uvas verdes durante el picnic.
We ate green grapes during the picnic.
🍒 Las cerezas son perfectas para el postre.
The cherries are perfect for dessert.
🍊 Siempre compro naranjas frescas en el mercado.
I always buy fresh oranges at the market.
🍓 Vamos a preparar una ensalada de frutas.
We're going to make a fruit salad.

🏆 Final Practice

Try saying each phrase before pressing play.

  • Me gustan las fresas.
  • Quisiera un kilo de manzanas.
  • ¿Cuánto cuestan las naranjas?
  • ¿Están maduros los mangos?
  • La sandía está bien fría.
  • ¿Cuál es tu fruta favorita?