Fruit names are a perfect beginner vocabulary set — short, concrete, and useful the moment you're at a Korean market or café. The umbrella word is 과일 (gwail, 'fruit'). Here's the full list with romanization, plus a couple of simple patterns to actually use them. If the Hangul is still new, our Korean alphabet guide will help these read smoothly.
Common fruits
- 사과sagwa
apple
- 딸기ttalgi
strawberry
- 포도podo
grape
- 수박subak
watermelon
- 배bae
pear (Korean pear)
Also means 'stomach' and 'boat' — a homonym.
- 복숭아boksunga
peach
- 귤gyul
tangerine / mandarin
A winter staple, famously from Jeju Island.
- 바나나banana
banana
- 오렌지orenji
orange (the fruit)
Loanword. The color orange is 주황색.
- 레몬remon
lemon
- 감gam
persimmon
Dried persimmon (곶감, gotgam) is a traditional treat.
- 참외chamoe
Korean melon
The yellow oval melon you'll see all over Korea in summer.
- 키위kiwi
kiwi
- 망고mango
mango
- 체리cheri
cherry
Using fruit words in a sentence
- 무슨 과일을 좋아해요?museun gwaireul joahaeyo?
What fruit do you like?
Answer: 사과를 좋아해요 ('I like apples').
- 딸기 주세요ttalgi juseyo
Strawberries, please.
주세요 ('please give') is the all-purpose way to order or ask for something.
- 이 수박 얼마예요?i subak eolmayeyo?
How much is this watermelon?
얼마예요? is the essential 'how much is it?' for any market.
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