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A curated list of essential German fruits — organized into categories with translations and example sentences. A practical starting point for using these words in real conversations.
Let's have a look at the different words for fruits in German. The word for "fruits" in German is "das Obst" - that's a singular, but it describes fruits in general. However, there is also the word "Frucht", with its plural "Früchte" - very similar to the English word fruit.
Common Fruits in German
Let's start off with fruits that are very common in Germany. So while bananas and kiwis do not grow here, we've decided to include them in this list of more common fruits anyways.
- das Obstfruits
- die Birnepear
- die Bananebanana
- die Pflaumeplum
- die Kirschecherry
- die Zitronelemon
- die Limettelime
- die Kiwikiwi
- die Tomatetomato
- die Grapefruitgrapefruit
- der Pfirsichpeach
- die Aprikoseapricot
Tropical Fruits in German
If you're looking to learn German vocabulary related to tropical fruits, you'll want to know how to say words like mango, papaya, banana, pineapple, and coconut.
Here's our list (so far):
- die Ananaspineapple
- die Mangomango
- die Drachenfruchtdragonfruit
- die Orangeorange
- die Mandarinemandarin
- die Avocadoavocado
- die Feigefig
- die Datteldate
- die Passionsfruchtpassionfruit
- der Granatapfelpomegranate
- die Papayapapaya
- die Guaveguava
- die Litschilychee
- die Wassermelonewatermelon
- die Honigmelonehoney melon
Adjectives like saftig (juicy) and süß (sweet) are useful for describing the fruits, while verbs like schälen (to peel) and entkernen (to pit) are useful for talking about what you can do with them.
Berries in German
The good thing about berries in German is that they (almost) all end with the word for berry. So if you can remember that is feminine, you will instantly know that strawberries, goose berries and raspberries are feminine too!
- die Brombeereblackberry
- die Erdbeerestrawberry
- die Himbeereraspberry
- die Johannisbeerecurrant
- der Sanddornseaberry
- der Holunderelderberry
- die Stachelbeeregooseberry
- die Cranberrycranberry
German Verbs related to Fruits
Some useful German verbs associated with fruits and preparing or eating fruits are essen (“to eat”), entkernen (“to pit”), schälen (“to peel”), (aus)pressen (“to press”/squeeze”), and schneiden (“to cut”).
- etw. schälento peel sth.
- die Kerne entfernento remove the seeds
- etw. auspressento squeeze sth.
- etw. in Scheiben schneidento cut sth. into slices
- etw. genießento enjoy sth.
- etw. aussaugento suck sth. out
These verbs are essential for talking about how to prepare, cook and serve fruits in German, and will help you to make more complex and interesting sentences about this topic.