Learn the names of vegetables and fruits in English. Fruits in English for kids: long live ''delicious'' lessons! Plural of fruits in English

We continue to expand our vocabulary. As you know, the most effective way to memorize English words is to group them by topic. Some students even keep their own dictionary, in which they write down words grouped according to a specific topic. This is extremely helpful for learning.

Today's thematic selection of words consists only of the names of fruits and berries on. A relatively small vocabulary will allow you to memorize the names of the most common fruits in the world. By the way, what is the advantage of this lesson compared to all similar ones on the network? You can immediately hear the pronunciation of all words. To do this, your attention will be presented with a voiced video with pictures. Of course, it is not always clear from the pictures what kind of fruit it is, so after the lesson a text version of the lesson will be presented with the translation of all words into Russian.

All names of fruits and berries are presented in alphabetical order. The plural is also given immediately.

apple- an Apple ( pl. hours: apples)

apricot- apricot (plural: apricots)

avocado- avocado (plural: avocados (avocadoes))

banana- banana (plural: bananas)

blackberry- blackberry (plural: blackberries)

black currant (blackcurrant)- black currant (plural: black currants)

blueberry- blueberries (pl.: blueberries)

cantaloupe- cantaloupe, cantaloupe (plural: cantaloupes)

cherry- cherry (plural: cherry)

coconut- coconut (pl.: cocnuts)

cranberry- cranberries (pl.: cranberries)

date- date (pl.: dates)

fig- figs (pl.: figs)

grape- grapes (pl.: grapes)

grapefruit- grapefruit (pl.: grapefruits)

honeydew melon- winter melon (pl.: honeydew melons)

kiwi fruit- kiwi (pl.: kiwi fruits)

kumquat- kumquat (pl.: kumquats)

lemon- lemon (pl.: lemons)

lime- lime (pl.: limes)

mango- mango (pl.: mangos (mangoes))

nectarine- nectarine (pl.: nectarines)

olive- olive (pl.: olives)

orange- orange (pl.: oranges)

papaya- papaya (pl.: papayas)

peach- peach (pl.: peaks)

pear- pear (pl.: pears)

pineapple- pineapple (pl.: pineapples)

plum- plum (pl.: plumes)

pomegranate- pomegranate (pl.: pomegranates)

raspberries- raspberries (pl.: raspberries)

strawberries- strawberries (pl.: strawberries)

tangerine- tangerine (pl.: tangerines)

watermelon- watermelon (pl.: watermelon)

If it is easier for someone to memorize words from pictures, then I will give you a few options that you can save for yourself. There will no longer be a translation here, I think there are enough pictures.

The topic of our conversation today will be fruit names in english. We will learn how to pronounce them correctly in English, and also replenish our vocabulary.

Name fruits in English

The table below shows the names of fruits with voice acting, English transcription and translation. We try to read the names of fruits independently by transcription, if it doesn’t work, we listen.

Table number 1. Fruit in English

Title and voice	Transcription	Translation
🔊 Apricot	[ˈeɪprɪkɔt]	Apricot
🔊 Avocado	[ævəˈkɑːdəʊ]	Avocado
🔊 Pineapple	[ˈpaɪnæpl]	A pineapple
🔊 Orange	[ˈɔrɪnʤ]	Orange
🔊 Banana		Banana
🔊 Grapes		Grape
🔊 Pomegranate	[ˈpɔmgrænɪt]	Pomegranate
🔊 Grapefruit	[ˈgreɪpfruːt]	Grapefruit
🔊 Pear		Pear
🔊		figs
🔊 Kiwi	[ˈkiːwiː]	Kiwi
🔊 Lyme		Lime
🔊 Lemon	[ˈlemən]	Lemon
🔊 Mango	[ˈmæŋgəʊ]	Mango
🔊 Tangerine		Mandarin
🔊 Passion fruit		passion fruit
🔊 Nectarine	[ˈnektərɪn]	Nectarine
🔊 Papaya		Papaya
🔊Peach		Peach
🔊 Persimmon		Persimmon
🔊Apple	[æpl]	An Apple

The use of vocabulary on the topic "Fruit"

A few examples from life where you can practice using the new learned words for fruit names:

• buy fruits in the store;

🔊 Can I have two kilos of apples? - May I two kilos of apples?

• harvest fruit.

🔊 This year was very fruitful. We picked ten tons of tangerines. “This year has been very fruitful. We have collected ten tons of tangerines.

Plural of fruits in English

All fruit names are countable except for the word itself. fruits. They can be used both in the singular and in the plural. For example:

🔊 Orange(one orange) 🔊 Oranges (lots of oranges).

Difference between Fruit and Fruits

The point is that 🔊 fruits and 🔊 fruits are the two plural forms of the word fruits. There are the following differences between them:

• when we talk about fruits in general, then fruits in English are uncountable and are used in the singular form - fruits. Usage example:

Hello. We suddenly discovered that we had not had a full-fledged selection of fruits, vegetables and berries on our blog before. It's time to fix it. Otherwise, how will you go to the supermarket or cook, not even knowing how it will be in English "cranberry" or "plum".

OK. We have divided today's collection into several blocks. Let's finally start!

Fruit

The word fruit (fruit) in English has two plural forms: fruit and fruits. If we are talking about any fruit in general, the word fruit is used.

For example, a shop called fruits and vegetables(Fruits and vegetables). Or you can say: It's hard to buy fresh fruit now. It is understood that it is difficult to buy fruits in general, we do not specify which ones. If different types of fruits are meant, fruits are used. For example: I want to buy the tropical fruits of this island“I want to buy the tropical fruits of this island.” There is a clarification here, so we say fruits.

By themselves, the types of fruits are countable and can be either in the singular or in the plural. For example, banana is one banana, and bananas is many bananas.

apple- an Apple
apricot- apricot
avocado- avocado
pineapple- a pineapple
banana- banana
bergamot- bergamot
durian- durian
grapefruit- grapefruit
kiwi- kiwi
lime- lime
lemon- lemon
loquat- loquat
mango- mango
melon- melon
nectarine- nectarine
orange- Orange
passion fruits- passion fruit
papaya- papaya
peach- peach
pear- pear
persimmon- persimmon
pineapple- a pineapple
plum- plum
pomegranate- pomegranate
pomelo- pomelo
tangerine- tangerine
quince- quince

Berries

In English, a berry sounds like berry, berries - berries. Studying the names of berries, you should not only memorize their pronunciation and spelling, but also learn how to use them correctly in conversation. There is a significant difference between the plural and singular berries in Russian and English.

In Russian, we say "strawberry", this can mean both one strawberry and a bucket. You just say, "I had strawberries for dinner." The word strawberry itself does not have a plural. You can only clarify the "bucket of strawberries." As for the English language, all berries can be used both in the singular, which represents one berry, and in the plural, which is a collective image - a type of berry. Strawberry - one berry, strawberries - a collective image.

All berries in English can be in the singular and plural: blackberry (one blackberry) - blackberries (collective image - blackberry), buckthorn - buckthorns and so on.

barberry- barberry
blackberry- blackberry
black chokeberry- chokeberry
blueberry- blueberries, blueberries
buckthorn- sea buckthorn, buckthorn
cherry- Cherry
cloudberry- cloudberry
cowberry (lingonberry)- cowberry
cranberry- cranberry
current- currant
date- figs
dogwood- dogwood
elder- elderberry
fig- wine berry, fig, fig
grape- grape
goji berry- Goji berries
gooseberry- gooseberry
raspberries- raspberries
ros hip- rose hip
rowan- Rowan
strawberries- Strawberry
sweet cherry- cherries
viburnum- viburnum
wild strawberry- wild strawberry
watermelon- watermelon

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Vegetables

As well as root vegetables, herbs and beans.

asparagus- asparagus
beans- beans
beet- beet
broccoli- broccoli
brussels sprouts- Brussels sprouts
cabbage- cabbage
carrot- carrot
cauliflower- cauliflower
Celery- celery
chili- chilli
Chinese cabbage- Chinese cabbage
corn- corn
cucumber- cucumber
daikon- daikon
egg plant- eggplant
garlic- garlic
green beans- string beans
kale- leafy cabbage
lettuce- lettuce
okra- okra
onion- onion
parsley- parsley
pepper- pepper
peas- peas
potatoes- potato
pumpkin- pumpkin
radish- radish
spinach- spinach
tomatoes- tomatoes
turnips- turnip

nuts

acorn- acorn
almond- almond
beechnut- beech walnut
cashew- cashew
chestnut- chestnut
coconut- coconut
hazelnut- hazelnut
nutmeg- nutmeg
peanut- peanut
pecan- pecan
pine nuts- pine nuts
pistachio- pistachio
walnut- Walnut

Phraseological units are also formed from fruits, berries and vegetables. Fruits and berries also form phraseological units. Consider the most common:

• like a sucked orange- used when a person is too tired and feels like a squeezed lemon
• to pick the plum- skim the cream, select the best
• plum job- profitable place, good position
• big apple- Big Apple (nickname of New York)
• apple of discord- apple of discord
• apples and oranges- apples and oranges (something different, like apples from oranges)
• apple of one's eye- the apple of an eye, when you take care of someone, you don’t have a soul
• lemon- a defective vehicle that is no longer running
• banana skin (or banana peel)- comes from the expression "slip on a banana peel", used in discussing a slippery situation
• pearl-shaped- pear-shaped (about the figure)
• not give a fig - show no interest in anything, remain indifferent
• hard nut to crack- toughie
• cool as cucumber- cold-blooded, calm as a boa constrictor

Cereals and cereals

Groats in English sound like "groats", and porridge (semolina, oatmeal, and so on) - cereal. The groats themselves in English will sound like this.

barley- barley
buckwheat- buckwheat
cornflakes- corn flakes
flour- flour
lentil- lentils
millet- wheat
oatmeal- oat groats
pearl barley- barley
rice- rice
semolina- semolina
soya- soy
wheat- wheat

We learn the names of fruits and berries at school age, and all the subtleties regarding the use of the singular or plural come to us much later. How to learn words at school age in order to remember them for a long period? Here are some options:

• Learn words from cards.
• Create unusual stories in your head with the name of the fruit.
• Make an association with the name of the fruit in English and some object that is familiar to you.
• Listen to songs and watch fruit cartoons in English.

Save word sets, learn and expand your vocabulary. And then the next time you visit a fruit shop abroad, you can easily buy at least green beans, at least figs. Keep learning!

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For those who are just starting to learn English, the names of fruits in English can be a good training base. Firstly, having learned the names and trying to put them into practice, fruits in English can be called in the most ordinary situations - in the supermarket, in the garden, and often right in your kitchen. Secondly, fruits in English are an excellent base for combining with other thematic groups of words for elementary education - “Colors”, “Shape”, “Volume”, “Taste”, etc. That is, having learned fruits in English, you can make a lot of phrases with a variety of adjectives, which will certainly help you fix these words in your memory.

For example:
Apples - Apples
can be Red apples - Red apples
and may be Round red apples - Round red apples

Pears - Pears
can be Yellow pears - Yellow pears
and may be Sweet yellow pears - Sweet yellow pears

And if you want - you can mix everything - Sweet round yellow apples - Sweet round yellow apples

You can always make any chain of words yourself, depending on what words you remember. By the way, making chains of words can be an exciting and useful game if you are learning English with a child. A competitive moment can also be included in such a game - who will make the most chains, or who will make the longest chain. Everything will depend on your imagination.

We call fruits in English.

One of the frequently asked questions on the topic "Fruit" in English is, in fact, the word itself fruit - fruit, fruit. In what cases should it be used in the singular form to refer to several fruits (considering this noun as uncountable) - fruits, and when - in the plural form - fruits ?

If we are talking about fruits in general, like food, not meaning a set of individual fruits, then we use fruits.

Fruit is cheap here. — Fruit is cheap here.

If we mean different types of fruits, we use the plural fruits.

There are pears, apples and other fruits in the menu. - There are pears, apples and other fruits (types of fruits) on the menu.

So with the word fruits figured out, let's go directly to the names. First, let's name a dozen of the most common and familiar fruits. By the way, to simplify the task for beginners, we wrote the names of fruits in English in Russian transcription.

Apple - ["æpl] - (epl) - apple

Banana - - (bae "nena) - banana

Lemon - ["lemən] - (" lemn) - lemon

Melon - ['melən] - ("melen) - melon

Watermelon - [‘wɒtər‚melən] - (" watermelen) - watermelon

Orange - ["ɔrindʒ] - (" orange) - orange

Peach - - (pi: h) - peach

Pear--(" pea) - pear

Pineapple - ["paɪnæpl] - (" pineapple - pineapple

Tangerine - [, tændʒə "ri: n] - (tenje" ri:n) - mandarin

Then, when these words no longer cause difficulties, you can memorize a few more fruits in English with translation, which may be useful.

Apricot - [‘æprə‚kɒt] - (" epicot) - apricot

Kiwifruit - [ˈkiwifru: t] - ("kiwifru: t) - kiwi

Lime--(" lime) - lime

Plum - [ˈplʌm] - (flame) - plum

Pomegranate - [‘pɒm‚grænɪt] - (" pomgranite) - garnet

Learn the names of berries in English.

When memorizing English words for various fruits, one cannot ignore the names of berries in English. After all, if we recall the situations in which we use the names of fruits (for example, the name of juices, different types of ice cream, syrups, jams, etc.), a variety of berries immediately come to mind.


Please note: most berries in English have the word in their name Berry, which actually means Berry.

The most common berries in speech:

Bilberry - ["bɪlb (ə) rɪ] - ("bilberry) - blueberries

Blackberry - [ˈblækberi] - ("blackberry) - blackberry

Blackcurrant - [ˌblækˈkɜːrənt] - (black currant) - blackcurrant

Blueberry - [ˈbluːberi] - ("blueberry) - blueberries, lingonberries, blueberries

Cranberry - [ˈkrænberi] - ("cranberry) - cranberry

Cherry - [ˈtʃeri] - ("cherry) - cherry, sweet cherry

Grapes - [ˈɡreɪps] - ("grapes) - grapes

Raspberry - [ˈræzberi] - ("raspberry") - raspberry

Strawberry - [ˈstrɔːberi] - ("strawberry) - strawberries, strawberries

Putting new words into practice.

Don't forget to learn new words and use them in practice whenever possible. If you are learning English with a child, it can be a variety of games: both word games (composing chains, for example, which we wrote about above), and various role-playing games - play in the "shop", in the "cafe", in " dacha. The main condition should be the maximum use of new words in the game.

If you are learning English on your own, we can offer you an effective way to practice - an online English tutorial. By listening to short texts and doing simple exercises for them, you can replenish your vocabulary and learn how to correctly compose English sentences.

For example, you can find the names of fruits on the site in this short text for beginners:

She often eats apples.
He often eats pears.
Does she often eat pears? No, she does not.
She doesn't eat pears. She eats apples.
Does he eat pears? Yes, he does.

Listen to text

She often eats apples.
He often eats pears.
Does she often eat pears? Not…
She doesn't eat pears. She eats apples.
Does he eat pears? Yes…

Passing such lessons, you not only consolidate new words in your memory, but also master the use of basic grammatical structures.

fruits / fruits

All over the world there is a huge variety of fruits, berries and vegetables. And in each country, this or that fruit (vegetable, berry) will be called differently, but it will look the same.

What are fruits, berries, nuts and vegetables called in English?

Fruit (Fruits) / What are fruits called in English

First, let's talk a little about the use of the word " the fruit» in English. So the word fruits(fruit) in English has two plural forms - fruits And fruits s :

1. When it comes to any fruit without specification, it is used fruits. For example, a store department might be called “Fruit and vegetables”.

2. If we want to mean different types of fruits, it is used fruits s .

There are different types of fruits all over the world:

Citrus fruits / Citrus fruits
orange [ˈɔrɪndʒ] - orange;
lemon ['lemən] - lemon;
tangerine [‚tændʒə'ri:n] - mandarin;
grapefruit [‘greɪpfru: t] - grapefruit;
pomelo [‘pɔmɪləu] - pomelo;
clementine [ˈkleməntaɪn] - clementine (a kind of mandarin);
lime - lime;
satsuma - satsuma (a type of mandarin);
kumquat - kumquat (kind of lemon).

Stoned fruits / Stone fruits
apple ['æpəl] - apple;
peach - peach;
quince - quince;
Granny Smith [‘grænɪ -ˈsmith] - green apple;
plum [ˈplʌm] - plum;
pear - pear;
cherry ['tʃerɪ] - cherry (cherry);
apricot [‘æprə‚kɒt] - apricot;
nectarine [ˌnektəˈrēn] - nectarine.

Dried fruit / Dried fruits
fig - fig;
raisin [ˈreɪzn] - raisins;
prune - prunes;
sultana [sʌlʹtɑ:nə] - sultanas;
date - date.

Berries / What are berries called in English

Berry in English berry". This word is an integral part of so many berry names.

blueberry - blueberry;
blackberry/dewberry [‘blæk‚berɪ][ ˈdju:berɪ] blackberry;
cherry - cherry;
currant - currant;
cranberry - cranberry;
chokeberry - chokeberry;
huckleberry [‘hʌkəl‚berɪ] - blueberry;
goji berry - goji berries;
gooseberry - gooseberry;
raspberry - raspberry;
strawberry - strawberry;
mulberry [mʌlbəri] - silk.

Maybe many melon and watermelon are classified as fruits, but this is not true. Melon and watermelon are berries!

watermelon [‘wɒtər‚melən] - watermelon;
honeydew melon [ʹhʌnıdju:] - winter melon;
melon ['melən] - melon.

grape - grapes;
redcurrant [‘red‚kʌrənt] - redcurrant;
blackcurrant [ˈblækˈkʌr(ə)nt] - blackcurrant;
white currant - white currant;
cornelian - dogwood;
olive [‘ɒlɪv] - olive.

Nuts / What are nuts called in English

Walnut in English nut «.
And finally, we list the names of some nuts. These words often include the word nut, which means " nut ».

almond ['ɑ:mənd] - almonds;
brazilnut [brə-ˈzil-nʌt] - Brazil nut;
coconut ['kəʋkənʌt] - coconut;
cashewnut [ʹkæʃu: nʌt] - cashew;
chestnut [͵hɔ:sʹtʃestnʌt] - chestnut;
hazelnut [‘heɪzəl‚nʌt] - hazelnut;
macademia - macadamia;
peanut [‘pi: nʌt] - peanut;
pecan - pecan;
pistachio - pistachio;
pine nut - pine nut;
walnut [‘wɔ: lnʌt] - walnut.

Vegetables / What are vegetables called in English

asparagus [əˈspærəɡəs] - asparagus;
beans - beans;
beet - beets;
broccoli [ˈbrɒkəli] - broccoli;
Brussels sprouts [ˈbrʌsl̩z spraʊts] - Brussels sprouts;
cabbage [ˈkæbɪdʒ] - cabbage;
carrot [ˈkærət] - carrots;
cauliflower [ˈkɒlɪflaʊə] - cauliflower;
celery [ˈseləri] - celery;
Chinese cabbage - Chinese cabbage;
corn - corn;
cucumber [ˈkjuːkʌmbə] - cucumber;
eggplant [ˈeɡplɑːnt] - eggplant;
green pepper [ˈɡriːn ˈpepə] - green pepper;
Japanese radish [ˌdʒæpəˈniːz ˈrædɪʃ] - Japanese radish;
kale - leafy cabbage;
lettuce [ˈletɪs] - lettuce;
okra [ˈəʊkrə] - okra;
onion [ˈʌnjən] - onion;
peas - peas;
potato - potatoes;
pumpkins [ˈpʌmpkɪnz] - pumpkins;
radish [ˈrædɪʃ] - radish;
spinach [ˈspɪnɪdʒ] - spinach;
sweet potato - sweet potatoes;
tomatoes - tomatoes;
turnips [ˈtɜːnɪps] - turnip.