THAI LANGUAGE LESSONS
L17d - Food: Fruits
| fruit | pon-la-mai |
| apple | airp-pen |
| banana | glu-ay |
| canteloupe | kairn-dtah-loop |
| coconut | ma-praow |
| custard apple | noi nah |
| dragon fruit | gae-oh mang gorn |
| durian | too-ree-an |
| grape | a-ngoon |
| guava | farang |
| jack fruit | ka-noon |
| langsat | long-korng |
| lemon | ma-naow |
| lime | ma-naow |
| longon | lam-yai |
| lychee | lin-chee |
| mango | ma-muang |
| mangosteen | mang-koot |
| olive | ma-gork |
| orange | som |
| papaya | ma-la-gor |
| pear | loook pair |
| pineapple | sup-bpa-rot |
| pomello | som-o |
| raisin | loook gayt |
| rambutan | ngor |
| rose apple | cham-poo |
| sala | sa-la |
| santol | gra-torn |
| snake fruit | ra-gam |
| strawberry | sa-dtror-berr-ree |
| sugar apple | noi nah |
| tamarind | som jeen |
| watermelon | dairng-mo |
There is a fantastic range of fresh fruit to be found at Thailand's markets and shops. Many are easily recognisable but there are many others that new visitors to Thailand will probably have never seen before. For a description of some of the more distinctive ones take a look at our Thai Fruits page.
