🇬🇧🇨🇳 banana - 香蕉 : English Lesson

Meaning of "banana" ("香蕉"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A banana is a delicious, sweet fruit that grows in warm climates, usually in bunches on a large plant that looks like a tree. It's famous for its yellow skin (though it can be green when unripe) that you peel off before you eat the soft, white fruit inside. Bananas are a favorite snack for many, including monkeys!

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I slipped on a banana peel and landed in my dog’s water bowl.

The banana said, “I’m not just a snack—I’m potassium-powered!”

I drew a face on my banana, and now it won’t stop staring at me.

Bananas don’t like the cold—that’s why they never go skiing.

Grandpa mistook a banana for the TV remote. It didn’t change the channel.

Anna sits on a park bench with a banana. She shows a banana to a small dog. She peels the banana and eats a bit. The dog smells the banana skin and wags. Anna laughs and gives the dog a small banana piece. They share the yellow, long banana and smile.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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