I eat lemon OR I eat lemons?

Question

Thanks for helping me. If I'm having an interview with the nutricionist and I want to mention all the kind of citrus fruit I regularly eat, should I say I eat lemons OR I eat lemon? e.g.

• Yo como limón / I eat lemons
  • Como naranja / I eat oranges
  • Como toronja / I eat grapefruits

Welcome to SpanishDict, Lepuchi!! I love your username, btw :) - Dogboy1000, Dec 9, 2015

Answer 1

Nice to see you have completed your profile. With grapefruit I use it as singular and plural though you will hear grapefruits. I suggest I eat grapefruit. Lemon sounds better in the plural as does oranges. We also talk about limes. If you are telling the nutritionist the citrus fruit you eat I suggest lemons, oranges and grapefruit. If you are asked what fruit do you eat/consume you can just list it as lemon/orange and grapefruit.

I see "citrus fruit" but not "citrics"! right? Thanks! - Lepuchi, Dec 9, 2015

Great answer, Mardle :) - FELIZ77, Dec 9, 2015

Answer 2

Are you sure you EAT lemons? It is unusual to eat even a slice of lemon, but many people have a little lemon juice with fish, or a slice of lemon in their tea. I think that if you eat a lot of lemon on a daily basis it could damage your teeth severely because of the high acid content of lemons.

I was wondering that too, actually :) - Dogboy1000, Dec 9, 2015

Answer 3

Hello Lepuchi,

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

Thanks for helping me. If I'm having an interview with the nutricionist and I want to mention all the kind of citrus fruit I regularly eat, should I say I eat lemons OR I eat lemon? e.g Yo como limón / I eat lemons Como naranja / I eat oranges Como toronja / I eat grapefruits

In answer to your interesting and intelligent question, you would use the plural form in British English for most of the fruit and say/respond: I eat orangeS, lemonS, grapefruit (singular form) and lime (Use singular form lime. limes sounds weird)

I hope this helps

Thumbs up, Feliz :) - Dogboy1000, Dec 9, 2015