๐ ๊ณผ์ผ (Fruits) in Korean
The word for fruit in Korean is ๊ณผ์ผ (gwa-il).
If you love Korean food and want to expand your vocabulary, learning fruit names in Korean is a great start! Whether you’re visiting a Korean market, reading a menu, or just curious about how to say apple, mango, or grapes in Korean, this guide has got you covered.
In this post, youโll learn 30+ Korean fruit names with their pronunciations and meanings. Letโs get started! ๐
๐ Common Fruits in Korean
Here are some of the most commonly eaten fruits in Korea:
| Korean | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ์ฌ๊ณผ | sa-gwa | Apple |
| ๋ฐ๋๋ | ba-na-na | Banana |
| ์ค๋ ์ง | o-ren-ji | Orange |
| ํฌ๋ | po-do | Grape |
| ๋ธ๊ธฐ | ttal-gi | Strawberry |
| ๋ ๋ชฌ | le-mon | Lemon |
| ๋ณต์ญ์ | bok-sung-a | Peach |
| ์๋ | ja-du | Plum |
| ์ฒด๋ฆฌ | che-ri | Cherry |
| ์๋ฐ | su-bak | Watermelon |
| ๋ฉ๋ก | mel-lon | Melon |
| ์ฐธ์ธ | cham-oe | Korean melon |
๐ฅญ Tropical Fruits in Korean
Korea has many imported tropical fruits, especially in summer. ๐ด
| Korean | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ๋ง๊ณ | mang-go | Mango |
| ํ์ธ์ ํ | pa-in-ae-peul | Pineapple |
| ์ฝ์ฝ๋ | ko-ko-neot | Coconut |
| ์๋ณด์นด๋ | a-bo-ka-do | Avocado |
| ๊ตฌ์๋ฐ | gu-a-ba | Guava |
| ํํ์ผ | pa-pa-ya | Papaya |
| ํจ์ ํ๋ฃจํธ | pae-syeon-peu-ru-teu | Passion fruit |
| ๋ฆฌ์น | ri-chi | Lychee |
| ๋๋ฆฌ์ | du-ri-an | Durian |
๐ซ Berries in Korean
Berries are packed with antioxidants and are popular in Korean desserts, smoothies, and teas!
| Korean | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ๋ธ๋ฃจ๋ฒ ๋ฆฌ | beul-lu-be-ri | Blueberry |
| ๋ผ์ฆ๋ฒ ๋ฆฌ | ra-jeu-be-ri | Raspberry |
| ํฌ๋๋ฒ ๋ฆฌ | keu-raen-be-ri | Cranberry |
| ๋ธ๋๋ฒ ๋ฆฌ | beul-laek-be-ri | Blackberry |
๐ฐ Nuts & Dried Fruits in Korean
Dried fruits and nuts are commonly used in Korean snacks and traditional desserts.
| Korean | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ๋์ถ | dae-chu | Jujube |
| ๊ณถ๊ฐ | got-gam | Dried persimmon |
| ๋ฐค | bam | Chestnut |
| ํธ๋ | ho-du | Walnut |
| ์๋ชฌ๋ | a-mon-deu | Almond |
๐ Practice Time! ๐ฏ
Try answering these questions in the comments:
1๏ธโฃ What is the Korean word for “strawberry”? ๐
2๏ธโฃ How do you say “pineapple” in Korean? ๐
3๏ธโฃ Whatโs the difference between “๋ฉ๋ก ” and “์ฐธ์ธ”?
Write your answers below! ๐
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