“Äpple” & More Fruit Names in Swedish
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I may sound crazy, but when I see red delicious apples, I feel like they’re screaming at me so I can take them home. Okay, I probably think that way because I love red apples. I love red apples more than green apples. What about you, how do you like your apples? Or do you not like apples? Whatever your answer is, just remember that there is no such thing as a wrong answer. It’s okay to like apples. It’s also okay to not like apples.
Did you know that Sweden’s main commercial fruit product is apples?! You can google it, if you don’t believe me. And in Swedish, apple is called banan. Just kidding, banan is banana and apple is äpple. Easy peasy right? Now that you know the Swedish names for banana and apple, you’re very welcome.
Fruit Names in Swedish
- Apple: äpple (ehp-leh)
- Banana: banan (bah-nahn)
- Orange: apelsin (ah-pehl-seen)
- Watermelon: vattenmelon (vaht-ten-meh-lohn)
- Strawberry: jordgubbe (yoord-goo-beh)
- Blackberry: björnbär (byurn-behr)
- Raspberries: hallon (hah-lohn)
- Blueberries: blåbär (bloh-behr)
- Lingonberry: lingon (leeng-on)
- Cherries: körsbär (shursh-behr)
- Pear: päron (peh-rohn)
- Apricot: aprikos (ah-pree-kohs)
- Peach: persika (pehr-see-kah)
- Plum: plommon (ploh-mohn)
- Grapes: vindruvor (veen-droo-vohr)
- Grapefruit: grapefrukt (greyp-frookt)
- Pineapple: ananas (ah-nah-nahs)
- Avocado: avokado (ah-voh-kah-doh)
- Coconut: kokosnöt (koh-kohs-nuht)
- Clementine: clementin (kleh-men-teen)
- Mango: mango (mahn-goo)
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