Five-fruit tray

What does "five-fruit tray" mean?

• 5 đĩa hoa quả

• đĩa hoa quả 5 món

• mâm ngũ quả

• mâm 5 quả

What does "five-fruit tray" represent?

*represent: tượng trưng

• blessing

• money

• career

• healthy

Answer explanation

blessing: điều phước lành

=wish: mong ước, ước muốn

What is missing in the sentence:

"wealthy – luxurious – ____ ____ – healthy – safe" ?

*missing: thiếu

• long-eyes

• long-nose

• long-mouth

• long-life

Answer explanation

long-life: sống lâu 100 tuổi

In the North, the five-fruit tray usually includes:

• banana

• grapefruit

• apple

• orange/ kumquat

• dragon fruit

Answer explanation

dragon fruit: quả thanh long

kumquat: quả quất

In the South, the five-fruit tray usually includes:

• Custard

• Fig

• Coconut

• Papaya

• Mango

Answer explanation

Custard (mãng cầu)

Fig (sung)

Coconut (dừa)

Papaya (đu đủ)

Mango (xoài)

The Southern family often abstains from eating fruit with a bad name such as:

• bananas

• orange

• pear

• apple

• durian

Answer explanation

Người miền Nam kiêng những loại quả này vì:

bananas (vì âm chuối đọc như "chúi nhủi", ngụ ý thất bại)

orange ("quýt làm cam chịu")

pear ("lê lết")

apple (người Nam gọi là "bom")

durian, although the average Southerner loves to eat durian , and do not choose bitter, spicy fruit.

Why did Southern choose these fruits?

• Can be put together into the phrase "Cầu sung vừa(dừa) đủ xài (xoài)”

• Because they like them

• Because they don't like them

• Because these fruits are very expensive (đắt)

Drawing your own five-fruit tray for this Lunar New Year

Sort in order from favorite to least favorite fruit on five-fruit tray

* sort in order: sắp xếp theo thứ

• Banana

• apple

• orange/ kumquat

• dragon fruit

• grapefruit

What is your favorite fruit?

How can you describe it with 3 adjectives?