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<div style="font-size:300%;">Fruits in French</div>
<div style="font-size:300%;">Fruits, Berries and Nuts in French</div>
[[File:Learn french fruits.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Learn french fruits.jpg|thumb]]
In French, we say : "Mangez 5 fruits et légumes par jour" (Eat five fruits and vegetables a day) 🍎🥦. So here is a lesson to help you learn the main fruits, berries, and nuts in French, as well as expressions that use these words. Once you've mastered this vocabulary, you might also be interested in exploring other aspects of the French language, such as learning about [[Language/French/Vocabulary/près|common prepositions]], discovering [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Music-and-Entertainment|French hobbies and interests]], or even how to [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Say-No|politely say no]] in various situations. Bonne chance et bon appétit ! 🇫🇷
== Main fruits : les fruits principaux ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!French
!English
!Audio
[[Help/How-to-add-audio-files|Add Audio]]
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|La banane
|Banana
|<player>la_banane.mp3</player>
|-
|La figue
|Fig
|<player>la_figue.mp3</player>
|-
|La mangue
|Mango
|<player>la_mangue.mp3</player>
|-
|La pastèque
|Watermelon
|<player>la_pasteque.mp3</player>
|-
|La pêche
|Peach
|<player>la_peche.mp3</player>
|-
|La poire
|Pear
|<player>la_poire.mp3</player>
|-
|La pomme
|Apple
|<player>la_pomme.mp3</player>
|-
|La prune
|Plum
|<player>la_prune.mp3</player>
|-
|L'ananas
|Pineapple
|<player>lananas.mp3</player>
|-
|Le citron
|Lemon
|<player>le_citron.mp3</player>
|-
|Le citron vert
|Lime
|<player>le_citron_vert.mp3</player>
|-
|Le melon
|Melon
|<player>le_melon.mp3</player>
|-
|Le raisin
|Grape
|<player>le_raisin.mp3</player>
|-
|L'olive
|Olive
|<player>lolive.mp3</player>
|-
|L'orange
|Orange
|<player>lorange.mp3</player>
|}


== Main fruits : les fruits principaux ==
Try to repeat and learn the main fruits with this video :
*Apple: ''la pomme''
<youtube>yFgeCTuWyVc</youtube>
*Banana: ''la banane''
*Lemon: ''le citron''
*Lime: ''le citron vert, la lime''
*Mango: ''la mangue''
*Melon: ''le melon''
*Olive: ''l'olive''
*Orange: ''l'orange''
*Peach: ''la pêche''
*Pear: ''la poire''
*Pineapple: ''l'ananas''
*Plum: ''la prune''
*Watermelon: ''la pastèque''
*Lemon: le citron
*Grape: le raisin
*Fig: la figue


== Berries : les baies ==
== Berries : les baies ==
*Blackberry: ''la mûre''
 
*Raspberry: ''la framboise''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*Strawberry: ''la fraise''
!French
*Blueberry: ''l'areille''
!English
*Cranberry: ''le cranberry'', ''la canneberge'' or ''l'atoca''
!Audio
*Lingonberry: ''l'airelle rouge''
[[Help/How-to-add-audio-files|Add Audio]]
*Currant: ''la groseille''
|-
|la fraise
|Strawberry
|<player>la_fraise.mp3</player>
|-
|la framboise
|Raspberry
|<player>la_framboise.mp3</player>
|-
|la groseille
|Currant
|<player>la_groseille.mp3</player>
|-
|la mûre
|Blackberry
|<player>la_mure.mp3</player>
|-
|l'airelle
|Blueberry
|<player>lairelle.mp3</player>
|-
|l'airelle rouge
|Lingonberry
|<player>lairelle_rouge.mp3</player>
|-
|le cranberry, la canneberge ou l'atoca
|Cranberry
|<player>cranberry.mp3</player>
|}


== Nuts : les Noix ==
== Nuts : les Noix ==
*Chestnut: ''la châtaigne''
*Chestnut: ''la châtaigne''
<player>la_chataigne.mp3</player>
*Hazelnut: ''la noisette''
*Hazelnut: ''la noisette''
<player>la_noisette.mp3</player>
*Walnut: ''la noix''
*Walnut: ''la noix''
 
<player>la_noix.mp3</player>
==Expressions==
==Expressions==


Here are some French expressions using fruits
Here are some French expressions using fruits


===Fraise (strawberry)===
===Fraise (strawberry)===
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He understands nothing about it   
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Why does he come?   
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Poor Achilles, he began to shake like an
Poor Achilles, he began to shake like an
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old man, two years before his death   
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=== Les baies (berries) ===
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|Donner des baies (à quelqu’un)
|Giving berries (to someone)
|mystifier autrui 
|mystifying others
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===Bannane (banana)===
=== Banane (banana) ===
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He is in top form today!   
He is in top form today!   
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What a rocker look with his
What a rocker look with his
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banana-shaped hair   
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Shut up, you idiot!   
Shut up, you idiot!   
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he got scammed!   
he got scammed!   
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=== Cerise (Cherry) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Expressions
!Meaning
!Example
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!Audio
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|Avoir la cerise
|Have the cherry
| Être malchanceux
|Have bad luck
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|Se refaire la cerise
|Recover the cherry
|Retrouver la santé, la forme.
|Get back in shape and health.
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|Se faire la cerise
|Make the cherry
| S'en aller, fuir, partir
|Go away, flee, leave
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|Être rouge comme une cerise
|Red as a cherry
|Être rouge de confusion
|To be red with anxiety, confusion
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=== Châtaigne (chestnut) ===
{| class="wikitable"
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|Se prendre une châtaigne
|Take a chestnut
|recevoir un coup de poing
|receive punch
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=== Melon ===
{| class="wikitable"
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|Prendre (ou avoir) le melon
|Take (or have) the melon
|Quelqu'un qui est gonflé d'orgueil
|Someone who be puffed up with arrogance
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|}
|}


===Pomme (apple)===
===Pomme (apple)===
"Mangez
5 fruits et légumes par jour", they say in  (Eat five fruits and
vegetables a day). For now, just check out those expressions using the word
"apple"!


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c’est pour ma pomme !
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I think this time I will have to do it   
I think this time I will have to do it   
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I met a very small man   
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I think he made fun of me   
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at the sight of blood, he fainted   
at the sight of blood, he fainted   
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===Prune (plum)===
 
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|Travailler pour des prunes
|working for a low salary
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|Prendre une prune
|get a fine by the police
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===pêche===
se fendre la pêche = rire aux éclats


se prendre une pêche = prendre un coup de poing
===Poire===
être pris pour une poire = pour un imbécile
couper la poire en deux = partager
se fendre la poire = bien rigoler
===Citron===
Presser quelqu’un comme un citron = tirer le maximun
===Tomate===
Rouge comme une tomate = rouge de confusion ou avoir pris un coup de soleil ( la tomate est un fruit)
===Divers===
mi-figue mi-raisin = good and less good mixed


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[[Category: French/Beginner]]
[[Category: French/Beginner]]
[[Category: French/Intermediate]]
[[Category: French/Intermediate]]
==Videos==
===French vocabulary Fruits, Vegetables & Nuts (with free PDF & Quiz ...===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuF4yJ7OtOU</youtube>
===Learn French - French Fruit Vocabulary - YouTube===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP791CyUUF0</youtube>
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Foreign-loanwords|Foreign loanwords]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Animal|Animal]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Useful-Sentenses|Useful Sentenses]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Plants|Plants]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Difference-between-Bar-and-Barre|Difference between Bar and Barre]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Insects|Insects]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Dire-bonjour|Dire bonjour]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Useful-French-Expressions|Useful French Expressions]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Environment|Environment]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Useful-sentences|Useful sentences]]
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 24 March 2023

Fruits, Berries and Nuts in French
Learn french fruits.jpg

In French, we say : "Mangez 5 fruits et légumes par jour" (Eat five fruits and vegetables a day) 🍎🥦. So here is a lesson to help you learn the main fruits, berries, and nuts in French, as well as expressions that use these words. Once you've mastered this vocabulary, you might also be interested in exploring other aspects of the French language, such as learning about common prepositions, discovering French hobbies and interests, or even how to politely say no in various situations. Bonne chance et bon appétit ! 🇫🇷

Main fruits : les fruits principaux[edit | edit source]

French English Audio

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La banane Banana


La figue Fig


La mangue Mango


La pastèque Watermelon


La pêche Peach


La poire Pear


La pomme Apple


La prune Plum


L'ananas Pineapple


Le citron Lemon


Le citron vert Lime


Le melon Melon


Le raisin Grape


L'olive Olive


L'orange Orange


Try to repeat and learn the main fruits with this video :

Berries : les baies[edit | edit source]

French English Audio

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la fraise Strawberry


la framboise Raspberry


la groseille Currant


la mûre Blackberry


l'airelle Blueberry


l'airelle rouge Lingonberry


le cranberry, la canneberge ou l'atoca Cranberry


Nuts : les Noix[edit | edit source]

  • Chestnut: la châtaigne


  • Hazelnut: la noisette


  • Walnut: la noix


Expressions[edit | edit source]

Here are some French expressions using fruits


Fraise (strawberry)[edit | edit source]

Expression

Meaning

Example

Meaning

Audio

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être "aux fraises"

be beside the point

Il est carrément "au fraises" sur ce sujet

He understands nothing about it

ramener sa fraise

come

Pourquoi ramène-t-il sa fraise celui-la ?

Why does he come?

sucrer les fraises

Be old and shake

Pauvre Achille, il s'était mis à sucrer les fraises 2 ans avant sa mort

Poor Achilles, he began to shake like an old man, two years before his death

Les baies (berries)[edit | edit source]

Expression Meaning Example Meaning Audio

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Donner des baies (à quelqu’un) Giving berries (to someone) mystifier autrui  mystifying others

Banane (banana)[edit | edit source]

Expression

Meaning

Example

Meaning

Audio

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avoir la banane

être en pleine forme

Il a vraiment la banane aujourd'hui !

He is in top form today!

être coiffé en banane

être coiffé comme un vieux rocker

Quel look de rocker avec sa banane !

What a rocker look with his banana-shaped hair

être une banane

être idiot

tais-toi, banane !

Shut up, you idiot!

se faire bananer

être arnaqué

il s'est fait banané dans cette histoire

he got scammed!

Cerise (Cherry)[edit | edit source]

Expressions Meaning Example Meaning Audio

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Avoir la cerise Have the cherry  Être malchanceux Have bad luck
Se refaire la cerise Recover the cherry Retrouver la santé, la forme. Get back in shape and health.
Se faire la cerise Make the cherry  S'en aller, fuir, partir Go away, flee, leave
Être rouge comme une cerise Red as a cherry Être rouge de confusion To be red with anxiety, confusion

Châtaigne (chestnut)[edit | edit source]

Expressions Meaning Example Meaning Audio

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Se prendre une châtaigne Take a chestnut recevoir un coup de poing receive punch

Melon[edit | edit source]

Expressions Meaning Example Meaning Audio

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Prendre (ou avoir) le melon Take (or have) the melon Quelqu'un qui est gonflé d'orgueil Someone who be puffed up with arrogance

Pomme (apple)[edit | edit source]

Expressions

Meaning

Example

Meaning

Audio

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c’est pour ma pomme !

It's for me

Je pense que, cette fois, ça va être pour ma pomme !

I think this time I will have to do it

être haut comme trois pommes

be very small

J'ai rencontré un homme qui était haut comme trois pommes

I met a very small man

se payer la pomme de quelqu’un

to make fun of someone

Je pense qu'il s'est payé ma pomme !

I think he made fun of me

tomber dans les pommes

faint

à la vue du sang, il est tombé dans les pommes

at the sight of blood, he fainted

Prune (plum)[edit | edit source]

Expression Meaning Example Meaning Audio

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Travailler pour des prunes working for a low salary
Prendre une prune get a fine by the police

pêche[edit | edit source]

se fendre la pêche = rire aux éclats


se prendre une pêche = prendre un coup de poing


Poire[edit | edit source]

être pris pour une poire = pour un imbécile


couper la poire en deux = partager


se fendre la poire = bien rigoler

Citron[edit | edit source]

Presser quelqu’un comme un citron = tirer le maximun


Tomate[edit | edit source]

Rouge comme une tomate = rouge de confusion ou avoir pris un coup de soleil ( la tomate est un fruit)


Divers[edit | edit source]

mi-figue mi-raisin = good and less good mixed

Videos[edit | edit source]

French vocabulary Fruits, Vegetables & Nuts (with free PDF & Quiz ...[edit | edit source]

Learn French - French Fruit Vocabulary - YouTube[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]