Dutch vocabulary: Fruits

33 Dutch words for fruits, from A2 to C2 — each one checked in Wiktionary, with de or het for nouns, the plural, the pronunciation and a recording from Wikimedia Commons.

Level A2

de sinaasappel· de sinaasappelen/ˈsinaːsˌɑpəl/nounorange

Level B1

de citroen· de citroenen/siˈtrun/nounlemon
de kers· de kersen/kɛrs/nouncherry
de banaan· de bananen/baːˈnaːn/nounbanana
de olijf· de olijven/oːˈlɛi̯f/nounolive

Level B2

de perzik· de perziken/ˈpɛr.zɪk/nounpeach
de kokosnoot· de kokosnoten/ˈkoː.kɔsˌnoːt/nouncoconut
de limoen· de limoenen/liˈmun/nounlime
de pruim· de pruimen/prœy̯m/nounplum
de watermeloen· de watermeloenen/ˈʋaːtərməˌlun/nounwatermelon
de mango· de mango's/ˈmɑŋ.ɡoː/nounmango
de peer· de peren/peːr/nounpear
de aardbei· de aardbeien/ˈaːrt.bɛi̯/nounstrawberry
de druif· de druiven/drœy̯f/noungrape
de meloen· de meloenen/məˈlun/nounmelon

Level C1

de grapefruit· de grapefruits/ˈɡreːp.frut/noungrapefruit
de veenbes· de veenbessennouncranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos
de papaja· de papaja's/paːˈpaːjaː/nounpapaya
de mandarijn· de mandarijnen/ˌmɑn.daːˈrɛi̯n/nountangerine, a mandarin orange, an orange-like fruit
de avocado· de avocado's/ˌaː.voːˈkaː.doː/nounavocado, alligator pear
de kiwi· de kiwi's/ˈki.ʋi/nounkiwi
de moerbei· de moerbeiennounmulberry
de rozijn· de rozijnen/roːˈzɛi̯n/nounraisin, a dried grape

Level C2

de kruisbes· de kruisbessen/ˈkrœy̯s.bɛs/noungooseberry.
de lychee· de lycheesnounlychee
de nectarine· de nectarines/nɛk.taːˈri.nə/nounnectarine
de jackfruit· de jackfruits/ˈdʒɛkˌfruːt/nounjackfruit
de vossenbes· de vossenbessennounlingonberry
de bakbanaan· de bakbananen/ˈbɑk.baːˌnaːn/nounplantain
de guave· de guavesnounguava
de krent· de krenten/krɛnt/nouncurrant
de kumquat· de kumquatsnounkumquat
de pomelo· de pomelo's/pɔˈmeːloː/nounpomelo

In real sentences

Example sentences and their English from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

De supermarkt verkoopt heerlijke peren van lokale boomgaarden.The supermarket sells delicious pears from local orchards.

Questions

How do you say “orange” in Dutch?

de sinaasappel (/ˈsinaːsˌɑpəl/) — Wiktionary glosses it as orange; plural: sinaasappelen.

How do you say “lemon” in Dutch?

de citroen (/siˈtrun/) — Wiktionary glosses it as lemon; plural: citroenen.

How do you say “cherry” in Dutch?

de kers (/kɛrs/) — Wiktionary glosses it as cherry; plural: kersen.

Guides with audio

Recordings

GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): sinaasappel, kers, banaan, olijf, perzik, kokosnoot, pruim, watermeloen, peer, aardbei, meloen, grapefruit, avocado, kruisbes, bakbanaan.

GerardM, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): citroen, papaja, mandarijn.

Annabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): limoen, mango.

Marcel Coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): druif.

marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): veenbes, lychee, jackfruit, kumquat.

Marcel coenders, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (MP3 versions): kiwi, moerbei, rozijn, nectarine, vossenbes, guave, krent, pomelo.

Words, de/het, plurals, IPA, English glosses and example sentences: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org. Recordings: Wikimedia Commons contributors, credited under Recordings. Selection by topic: 16Word.

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