How to count fruits and vegies?

[Ackeiyword]

or shall I say how to describe one quantity of them.
e.g. two ( ) of apples.
three ( ) of bananas.
four ( ) of lettuces.

Thanks so much.

[Alan]

Hi,

They would simply be: Two apples/four lettuces. The only different one would be: Three bunches of bananas.

Alan
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[Beeesneees]

Hi Ackeiyword,

Three bunches of bananas would denote an amount more than five bananas, as there is nothing to determine how many are in each bunch (also called a hand of bananas).
Single bananas would follow the same rules as explained for the other fruit and vegetables.
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[Progger]

I find this thread very interesting. Here in Brazil, even though we can buy single fruits/vegetables/eggs/etc, we tipically buy them by certain fixed, standard amounts. We seldom buy four bananas; we buy (sub)multiples of a dozen bananas. So, we usually buy half a dozen bananas, a dozen eggs, and so on. Lettuce, however, is a little different. We don't buy four lettuces, we don't buy a dozen lettuces; we buy heads of lettuce.

[Alan]

Hi,

That's why I suggested a bunch of bananas because the question seemed to be about possible words for