How to say fruit in Korean

Korean: 열매[ yeol-mae ]

fruit
fruit열매

Meaning

열매 means the fruit or seed-bearing part that grows on a tree, bush, or other plant. It is often used when talking about nature, such as berries, nuts, or fruit in the wild. When people mean fruit as food in daily life, they also often use 과일, but 열매 is very common in nature pictures and descriptions.

Example sentences

  1. 나무에 빨간 열매가 있어요.

    There is red fruit on the tree.

  2. 산에서 작은 열매를 봤어요.

    I saw small fruit in the mountains.

  3. 이 열매는 아주 달아요.

    This fruit is very sweet.

  4. 새가 열매를 먹고 있어요.

    A bird is eating the fruit.