Fruit in Spanish – La Fruta
La fruta? The fruit ..? Yes. ‘The’ is included in Spanish, except in phrases such asking or saying whether there is any. E.g:
Hay fruta. There is fruit
¿Qué hay para postre? What is there for dessert?
Hay fruta para postre. There is fruit for dessert.
Big fruit that is normally served in portions such as watermelon or pineapple is referred to in the singular:
I like watermelon = Me gusta la sandía
I like pineapple = Me gusta la piña
Smaller fruit like apples or strawberries is referred to in the plural:
I like apples = Me gustan las manzanas
I like strawberries = Me gustan las fresas
I like lemons = Me gustan los limones
Note:
Me gusta + singular words
Me gustaN + plural words
Fruit in Spanish Vocabulary + Video Clips:
Indefinite Articles:
un, una = a + one
unos, unas = some + more than one
un mango (m) a mango
un melón (m) a melon
un limón (m) a lemon
un higo (m) a fig
un melocotón(m) a peach
un plátano (m) a banana
un banano (m) a banana
un albaricoque(m) an apricot
una cereza(f) a cherry
una nectarina (f) a nectarine
una mandarina (f) a mandarin
una uva blanca (f) a white grape
una uva roja (f) a red grape
una manzana roja(f) a red apple
una pera (f) a pear
una ciruela (f) a plum
una fresa (f) a strawberry
Definite Articles:
el, la = the (singular)
los, las = the (plural)
Me gusta la sandía – I like watermelon
Me gustan las ciruelas – I like plums
Los mangos.
Los melones.
Los limones.
Los melocotones.
Las cerezas.
Los higos.
Los plátanos.
Los albaricoques.
Las nectarinas.
Las mandarinas.
Las uvas blancas.
Las manzanas rojas.
Las peras.
Las ciruelas.
Las fresas.
¡Me encantan las fresas! I love strawberries
¡Melocotones! ¡Qué linda palabra!
Peaches! What a lovely word!
Un plato de fruit = a fruit platter.
Fruit is served as a plate of fruit in Latin American countries instead of fruit salad. It often includes slices of mango, watermelon, papaya and pineapple, plus a quarter of lemon to squeeze over the fruit, especially the papaya:
la piña(f) pineapple
la sandía(f) watermelon
la papaya(f) papaya
Use the video to listen and say the names of fruit used with ‘los’ for masculine names and ‘las’ for feminine names.
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