Fruits

1. Панулми

   Panulmi

   Apple

   Usage

   Used to ask for apples or to say which fruit you like.

   Grammar Note

   The apple fruit is panulmi (Эпӗ панулми юрататӑп. = I like apples); the plural is панулмисем. улма is a wider word for pome fruit such as pears, and in dialects it can even mean "potato", so use панулми for apples.

2. Банан

   Banan

   Banana

   Usage

   Used to ask for or order bananas.

   Grammar Note

   The international word банан is used as it is. An indefinite object stands directly before the verb (Банан ҫиетӗп. = I eat a banana / bananas).

3. Апельсин

   Apelsin

   Orange

   Usage

   Used to ask for oranges, or to order orange juice.

   Grammar Note

   A word taken from Russian, spelled апельсин (the ь is not pronounced). The colour orange is a different word, оранжӑ.

4. Иҫӗм

   Içĕm

   Grape

   Usage

   Used to ask for grapes or to name a fruit you like.

   Grammar Note

   иҫӗм means the grape, both vine and fruit; иҫӗм сорчӗ is a grape variety. It is a separate word from ҫырла "berry".

5. Ҫӗр ҫырли

   Çĕr çyrli

   Strawberry

   Usage

   Used to ask for strawberries or to choose a dessert flavour.

   Grammar Note

   A compound meaning literally "ground berry", used for the strawberry. The two words form one noun, so nothing is put between them.

6. Арбуз

   Arbuz

   Watermelon

   Usage

   Used to ask for a watermelon, or for a slice of one.

   Grammar Note

   A word taken from Russian and used in the same spelling. It is an annual of the gourd family (кавӑн йышшисем), a relative of melon and pumpkin.

7. Ананас

   Ananas

   Pineapple

   Usage

   Used to ask for pineapple or to choose a juice.

   Grammar Note

   The international word ананас is used unchanged; it keeps its final -с and is not respelled with a Chuvash ending.

8. Кокос

   Kokos

   Coconut

   Usage

   Used to ask for coconut or to choose a coconut drink.

   Grammar Note

   The tree is кокос пальми "coconut palm". For the product, a noun is added (кокос ҫӑвӗ = coconut oil).

9. Лимон

   Limon

   Lemon

   Usage

   Used to ask for lemon, for example in tea.

   Grammar Note

   A word taken from Russian. It names the sour citrus fruit (цитрус йышши ҫимӗҫ).

10. Манго

    Mango

    Mango

    Usage

    Used to ask for mango or to choose it on a menu.

    Grammar Note

    The international word манго is used as it is. It is listed together with banana, orange and papaya as a tropical fruit.

11. Папайя

    Papayya

    Papaya

    Usage

    Used to ask for papaya or to choose it on a menu.

    Grammar Note

    The international word папайя is used unchanged, spelled as in Russian; the я is not replaced by ӑ.

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