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This is a list of fruits and vegetables in Cantonese. Knowing these plants can be helpful when shopping in a grocery store or even restaurant.
| Lemons: 檸檬 níngméng |
Apples: 蘋果 píngguǒ |
Oranges: 橙 chéng |
Peaches: 桃 táo |
| Figs: 無花果 wúhuāguǒ |
Pears: 啤梨 pí lí |
Pineapples: 菠蘿 bōluó |
Grapes: 提子 tí zi |
| Strawberries: 士多睥梨 shì duō pì lí |
Bananas: 香蕉 xiāngjiāo |
Watermelon: 西瓜 xīguā |
Avocados: 牛油果 niúyóuguǒ |
Now here is the list of some commonly used vegetables:
| Carrots : 紅蘿蔔 hóng luóbo |
Corn: 粟米 sùmǐ |
Cucumbers: 青瓜 qīng guā |
Garlic: 蒜頭 suàntóu |
| Lettuce: 生菜 shēngcài |
Olives: 橄欖 gǎnlǎn |
Onions: 洋葱 yángcōng |
Peppers: 胡椒 hújiāo |
| Potatoes: 薯仔 shǔ zǐ |
Pumpkin: 南瓜 nánguā |
Beans: 青豆 qīngdòu |
Tomatoes: 蕃茄 fānjiā |
The following sentences include some fruits and vegetables mentioned above to show you how you can use them in your daily conversation.
| This fruit is delicious: 呢個生果好好味 ne gè shēng guǒ hǎohǎo wèi |
Vegetables are healthy: 食蔬菜有益健康 shí shūcài yǒuyì jiànkāng |
| I like bananas: 我鐘意食香蕉 wǒ zhōngyì shí xiāngjiāo |
I don't like cucumber: 我唔鐘意食青瓜 wǒ wú zhōngyì shíqīng guā |
| Bananas taste sweet: 香蕉係甜嘅 xiāngjiāo xì tián kǎi |
Lemons taste sour: 檸檬係酸嘅 níngméng xì suān kǎi |
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