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This short episode is a 2 in 1 episode: By adding extra words to your vocabulary, you will also (and mostly) brush up or add to your existing knowledge of some basic vocab : names of fruits. Just as in English where you need the word “apple” to make the word “apple tree” or “cherry” to make “cherry” tree, you need to know the name of the fruit in French to name the tree (or plant) it grows on. So, test yourself!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Une orange, un oranger = an orange, an orange tree
Une peche, un pecher = a peach, a peach tree
Une noix, un noyer = a walnut (a walnut tree)
Une pomme, un pommier= an apple, an apple tree
Un citron, un citronnier = a lemon, a lemon tree
Une poire, un poirier = a pear, a pear tree
Une cerise, un cerisier = a cherry, a cherry tree
Faire le poirier = to do a headstand
Une fraise, un fraisier = a strawberry, a strawberry plant/a strawberry cream cake
Une framboise, un framboisier = a raspberry, a raspberry plant / a raspberry cream cake
Une prune, un prunier = a plum, a plum tree
Un pruneau = a prune (dried plum)
Une banane, un bananier = a banana, a banana tree
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8 bonus fruit names and the plant they grow on:
Une mangue, un manguier = a mango, a mango tree
Un abricot, un abricotier = an apricot, an apricot tree
Une amande, un amandier = an almond, an almond tree
Une noisette, un noisetier = a hazelnut, a hazel tree
Une noix de coco, un cocotier = a coconut, a coconut tree
Une olive, un olivier = an olive, an olive tree
Une figue, un figuier = a fig, a fig tree
Une mûre, un mûrier = a blackberry, a blackberry bush