Korean Vocabulary: A List of Fruit and Vegetable Names

There’s this thing—well, it is more of a test, really—a way to see if a person really cares about you. Don’t worry, this doesn’t involve a pen and paper or some kind of math problem. It just involves one special fruit: the one and only orange.

It’s called the "orange peel theory," and it goes like this: if your partner peels your orange for you without being asked, it means they love and care about you for real. This simple act of service is a beautiful love language. Try it out! But remember, while it's a cute test, there is much more to showing affection than just peeling fruit.

Fruits / 과일 (Gwail)

• Peach: 복숭아 (boksunga)
• Grape: 포도 (podo)
• Apple: 사과 (sagwa)
• Orange: 오렌지 (orenji)
• Mango: 망고 (manggo)
• Melon: 멜론 (mellon)
• Pineapple: 파인애플 (painaepeul)
• Watermelon: 수박 (subak)
• Strawberry: 딸기 (ttalgi)
• Raspberry: 산딸기 (santtalgi)
• Tangerine: 귤 (gyul)
• Banana: 바나나 (banana)

Vegetables / 채소 (Chaeso)

• Tomato: 토마토 (tomato)
• Potato: 감자 (gamja)
• Mushroom: 버섯 (beoseot)
• Cucumber: 오이 (oi)
• Celery: 셀러리 (selleori)
• Asparagus: 아스파라거스 (aseuparageoseu)
• Corn: 콘 (kon)
• Spinach: 시금치 (sigeumchi)
• Cauliflower: 꽃양배추 (kkonnyangbaechu)
• Beans: 콩 (kong)
• Onion: 양파 (yangpa)
• Garlic: 마늘 (maneul)
• Lettuce: 상추 (sangchu)
• Carrot: 당근 (danggeun)
• Ginger: 생강 (saenggang)
• Ginseng: 진생 (jinsaeng)
• Broccoli: 브로콜리 (beurokolli)
• Eggplant: 가지 (gaji)