Dutch Fruits - Smartphones Page

the: de 2 / het 2 3 - 't ->>
Plurals always take 'de'
a: (een) - 'n / one: één 2 3

fruit fruits (de) fruitmand 'fruit basket' (a present for the sick)

(de) appel apple

appels apples

Dutch uses the word 'appel' in many fruit (and vegetable) names: appels (de) appel (de) aardappel (de) sinaasappel (de) granaatappel (apples) (apple) (potato) (orange) (pomegranate)

and another 'appel:' DO NOT EAT! NOT EDIBLE! NOT FOOD! (de) denneappel pinecone

(de) sinaasappel orange

The Dutch word 'sinaasappel' probably comes from a word like 'China apple' the color orange is 'oranje' in Dutch

sinaasappels oranges (het) sinaasappelsap 2 'orange juice'

sinaasappelschillen orange peel

(de) sinaasappel / (het) mandarijntje orange / tangerine

sinaasappels en mandarijntjes oranges and tangerines

citroenen lemons singular:(de) citroen 2 'lemon' - the French car

'limoenen' limes - 'limoenen' was an old-fashioned Dutch word for 'lemons' that was revived by a famous 70s TV commercial for 'Fa' soap and came to mean 'limes'

(de) grapefruit (English)

peren pears singular: (de) peer 2 3 'pear' - Plurals

(de) banaan banana

bananen bananas

perziken peaches

(de) ananas pineapple

kersen cherries singular: (de) kers 2 3 'cherry'

pruimen plums singular:(de) pruim 'plum'

gedroogde pruimen prunes

(gedroogde) abrikozen (dried) apricots

druiven grapes singular: (de) druif 'grape' - Plurals

rozijnen raisins (krenten 2 currants) (singular: (de) krent 'currant') ->>

frambozen red raspberries singular: (de) framboos 2 'red raspberry'

bramen blackberry - think of the 'bramble' shrub singular: (de) braam 2 'blackberry'

aardbeien strawberries

bessen 2 'berries' singular: (de) bes 'berry' - Plurals (het) bessensap 2 'berry juice'

bosbessen ['berries of the forest'] blueberries

aalbessen 2 red currants

(de) watermeloen watermelon

(de) rabarber rhubarb

noten 'nuts' - also: (Music) 'notes' singular: (de) noot 2 'nut' - 'note' (het) nootje 'little nut, small nut'

walnoten - 2 walnuts

hazelnoten - 2 hazelnuts, filiberts

amandelen almonds - also: 'tonsils'

pinda's peanuts (de) pindakaas 2 'peanut [cheese] butter'

kastanjes 2 chestnuts

(de) avocado avocado - guacamole recipe

olijven olives singular: (de) olijf 2 'olive'

(de) olijfolie olive oil

mango's mangos

granaatappel en kokosnoot pomegranate and coconut

Dutch fruit is the overall word for the items in this group of edible, usually sweet, originally seed-bearing plant products that were meant for propagation of the species but that are now mostly used for pleasurable human consumption. (One could argue that tomatoes and peppers are fruits and not vegetables.) The Dutch word for one of these items by itself is (de) vrucht - plural: vruchten 2 3 - English has 'fruit' and 'fruits' for all these words.
(het) vruchtensap 2 ('fruit juice')
- vruchtbaar ('fertile')
vruchtbare grond 2 3 fertile soil een vruchtbare samenwerking 2 3 a productive cooperation "Aan de vruchten kent men de boom" 2 'By its fruit the tree is known' (Proverbs 9:17) (de) pit - stone, seed, pip, pit

rijp 2 'ripe' - (rijp/rijpe 2)
zoet (zoet/zoete 2) 'sweet'
zuur 2 (zuur/zure 2) 'sour; acid'
'Wild' wild / wilde can mean fruit growing 'in the wild,' not at a farm, greenhouse or in a garden.
Wilde aardbeien 'wild strawberries'

een tros druiven 2 3 'a bunch of grapes'
(het) vruchtvlees 2 ['fruit-meat'] - 'pulp' - the solid, edible part of fruit
sappig 2 3 'juicy'

Dutch fruits words exercises
Flashcards: pictures - listening

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