This is a list of 26 common words for talking about fruits in Spanish, 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.
Fruits in Spanish: la manzana, el plátano, la pera, la uva, la fresa, la cereza, el melocotón. The table below gives all 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| la manzana /manθana/ | apple | Como una manzana después de clase. I eat an apple after class. |
| el plátano /platano/ | banana | Mi hermano come un plátano por la mañana. My brother eats a banana in the morning. |
| la pera /peɾa/ | pear | He comprado una pera para el desayuno. I bought a pear for breakfast. |
| la uva /uβa/ | grape | Mi abuela lava las uvas antes de comerlas. My grandmother washes the grapes before eating them. |
| la fresa /fɾesa/ | strawberry | Las fresas están muy buenas con yogur. Strawberries are very good with yogurt. |
| la cereza /θeɾeθa/ | cherry | Hay una cereza en mi tarta. There is a cherry in my pie. |
| el melocotón /melokoton/ | peach | Este melocotón está dulce y muy jugoso. This peach is sweet and very juicy. |
| la ciruela /θiɾuela/ | plum | Mi padre pela una ciruela en la cocina. My father peels a plum in the kitchen. |
| el limón /limon/ | lemon | Pongo limón en el pescado los domingos. I put lemon on the fish on Sundays. |
| la lima /lima/ | lime | La lima pequeña da sabor a la bebida. The small lime gives the drink flavor. |
| la sandía /sandia/ | watermelon | Comemos sandía fría en la playa. We eat cold watermelon at the beach. |
| el melón /melon/ | melon | El melón está en la nevera. The melon is in the fridge. |
| la piña /piɲa/ | pineapple | Cortamos la piña después de comer. We cut the pineapple after eating. |
| el mango /maŋɡo/ | mango | He comprado un mango maduro en el mercado. I bought a ripe mango at the market. |
| el kiwi /kiwi/ | kiwi | Tomo un kiwi con el desayuno. I have a kiwi with breakfast. |
| el albaricoque /alβaɾikoke/ | apricot | El albaricoque está dulce y blando. The apricot is sweet and soft. |
| la frambuesa /fɾambwesa/ | raspberry | Añado una frambuesa al yogur natural. I add a raspberry to the plain yogurt. |
| el arándano /aɾandano/ | blueberry | Los arándanos están en un cuenco pequeño. The blueberries are in a small bowl. |
| el coco /koko/ | coconut | Bebemos agua de coco en vacaciones. We drink coconut water on vacation. |
| la granada /ɡɾanaða/ | pomegranate | La granada tiene muchas semillas rojas. The pomegranate has many red seeds. |
| el higo /iɣo/ | fig | Mi abuelo come un higo después de cenar. My grandfather eats a fig after dinner. |
| el aguacate /aɣwakate/ | avocado | Preparo tostadas con aguacate para desayunar. I prepare avocado toast for breakfast. |
| la naranja /naɾaŋxa/ | orange | Pelo una naranja después de comer. I peel an orange after eating. |
| la mandarina /mandaɾina/ | tangerine | Mi hija lleva una mandarina al colegio. My daughter takes a tangerine to school. |
| el pomelo /pomelo/ | grapefruit | Tomo pomelo con el desayuno los sábados. I have grapefruit with breakfast on Saturdays. |
| la mora /moɾa/ | blackberry | Encontramos moras cerca del camino. We found blackberries near the path. |
The list on this page has 26 words. The first ones are la manzana (apple), el plátano (banana), la pera (pear). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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