melón
melon
A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. The melon from a botanical point of view is a simple berry, like a grape.
Example sentences using: melón
Me encanta comer melón en verano.
I love to eat melon in the summer.
In this sentence the speaker expresses his or her fondness towards eating melon, specifically during the summertime. 'Me encanta' translates as 'I love' and 'en verano' means 'in the summer'.
Este melón es muy dulce.
This melon is very sweet.
The speaker is commenting on the sweetness of the melon they are eating. 'Este' translates as 'this', and 'muy dulce' means 'very sweet'.
El melón es una fruta saludable.
Melon is a healthy fruit.
In this sentence, the speaker states a fact about melon being a healthy fruit. 'Es una' means 'it's a' and 'saludable' translates to 'healthy'.
No me gusta el melón.
I don't like melon.
This sentence is straightforward, the speaker simply expresses their dislike for melon. 'No me gusta' means 'I don't like'.
Me gustaría un jugo de melón.
I would like a melon juice.
The speaker is using the conditional phrase 'would like' to express a preference or desire. 'Me gustaría' translates as 'I would like' and 'jugo de' means 'juice of'.
La corteza del melón no se come.
You do not eat the melon's rind.
In this sentence, the speaker points out a fact about the non-edible part of the melon. 'La corteza del' means 'The rind of the' and 'no se come' translates to 'is not eaten'.
Este melón está maduro.
This melon is ripe.
Here, the speaker comments on the ripeness of a melon. 'Está maduro' translates to 'is ripe'.
Corté un melón por la mitad.
I cut a melon in half.
The speaker is expressing a past action they took with a melon. 'Corté un melón por la mitad' means 'I cut a melon in half'. 'Corté' is the first person past tense of the verb 'cut'.
Si tienes sed, come un pedazo de melón.
If you are thirsty, eat a piece of melon.
This sentence provides advice about eating melon when thirsty. 'Si tienes sed' translates to 'if you are thirsty', and 'come un pedazo de' means 'eat a piece of'.
El melón es tres veces más barato que la sandía.
The melon is three times cheaper than the watermelon.
In this example, the speaker makes a comparison between the prices of melon and watermelon, stating that melon is three times cheaper. 'Es tres veces más barato que' translates to 'is three times cheaper than'.