What are Common Fruits in English?

Fruits are delicious and healthy foods. Learning their names helps you talk about food in English.

• A banana is a long, yellow fruit. I like bananas.
• ある apple is a round fruit, often red or green. She eats an apple.
• Grapes are small, round fruits that grow in bunches. We have green grapes.
• A pear is a sweet fruit, wider at the bottom. He likes pears.
• A kiwi is a small, brown fruit with green inside. Kiwi is good.
• A pineapple is a large, sweet, tropical fruit. I want pineapple juice.
• A watermelon is a big, green fruit with red inside. Watermelon is fresh.
• A coconut is a large, hard fruit from a palm tree. I drink coconut water.

Food Words: Fruits and Vegetables

Sometimes, we learn words for fruits and vegetables together because they are all important foods. In English, some foods are called 'fruits' and some are called 'vegetables'.

Here are some other food words you might learn:

• A carrot is a long, orange vegetable. I eat carrots.
• A pea is a small, green, round vegetable. Peas are small.
• A potato is a round vegetable that grows in the ground. I like potatoes.

It's okay to learn them all as 'food words' for now!

Using 'a' or 'an' with Fruit Names

In English, we use a または an before singular nouns. This is important for Pre-A1 learners.

• 使用方法 a before words that start with a consonant sound (b, c, d, f, g, etc.). For example: a banana, a pear, a kiwi.
• 使用方法 an before words that start with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u). For example: an apple.

Remember, we do not use a または an with plural words like grapes.

例

• I like an apple.
• Do you eat bananas?
• She has a pineapple.
• We want some grapes.
• He likes carrots.

練習

スペイン語話者がよく犯す間違い

Spanish speakers sometimes forget to use a または an before a singular fruit name, or they forget the plural -s.

• 誤り： I like apple.
• 正しい： I like an apple.
• 誤り： I eat banana.
• 正しい： I eat a banana.
• 誤り： She likes grape. (if talking about many)
• 正しい： She likes grapes.

よくある質問

What is the difference between 'a' and 'an'?

当社では a before words starting with a consonant sound (like a banana). 私たちは an before words starting with a vowel sound (like an apple).

How do I say I like a fruit?

こう言ってもいいでしょう I like apples. または I like a banana. If you like many, use the plural. If you like one specific fruit, use a または an.

Are all the words in this lesson fruits?

No, some words like carrot, pea, 、および potato are technically vegetables. But we often learn them together as important food vocabulary for beginners.