So, let’s say you’re at a social gathering and you want to impress someone.
Or, maybe you’re in final Jeopardy, and if you can say "apple" in Turkish, you win $1.5 million.
Or better still, your agent sells the foreign rights to your novel, and fans all over the world are clamoring to meet you on your book tour.
You just never know.
A good writer is always prepared.
A good writer knows how to speak apple.
How to say "apple" in 19 different languages (sans accent and diacritical marks):
1. pomme (French)
2. manzana (Spanish)
3. apala (Hawaiian)
4. mela (Italian)
5. ringo (Japanese)
6. apfel (German)
7. appel (Dutch)
8. maca (Portuguese)
9. apple (Swedish)
10. alma (Hungarian)
11. appel (African)
12. aeble (Danish)
13. omena (Finnish)
14. eple (Norweigian)
15. tunda la kizungu (Swahili)
16. elma (Turkish)
17. Lub txiv ev paum (Hmong)
18. ping guo (Chinese)
19. sagwa (Korean)
Swahili is my favorite. Do you know of any others?
Jama's Alphabet Soup 
I never seem to have anything to add to your posts but I wanted you to know that I read and enjoy them a lot.
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That’s great! But the really important word to know in all languages (besides “washroom”) is CHOCOLATE!
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Now that apple month is over, maybe I should do a chocolate month :)!
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Thanks for saying so, Susan. Appreciate your taking the time to read.
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I don’t know any others. But I do love that potatoes in France are called ground apples: pomme de terre.
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Your posts always seem to make me head for the kitchen! :o)
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That’s the idea :)!
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Just had some pommes frites last night (a guilty pleasure).
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