Difference between watermelon and pomegranate in Korean

수박·석류

watermelon

수박watermelon

A watermelon is a large, round fruit with green skin and sweet, juicy red flesh inside. In Korean, it is called 수박. People often eat it cold in summer, and you can talk about buying, cutting, or eating it. It is a common food word in daily life.

How to say watermelon
pomegranate

석류pomegranate

A pomegranate (석류) is a round fruit with a thick skin and many small red seeds inside. People usually eat the seeds or drink pomegranate juice. You can use this word when talking about fruit, snacks, drinks, or shopping for food.

How to say pomegranate

The difference

A pomegranate is a smaller fruit with thick skin and many little seeds inside. You eat the juicy seeds, not big slices.