Quiero comprar un melón y otro kiwi en la frutería para esta tarde.

I want to buy a melon and another kiwi at the greengrocer’s for this afternoon.

Breakdown of Quiero comprar un melón y otro kiwi en la frutería para esta tarde.

• yo: I
• querer: to want
• un: a
• en: at

Questions & Answers about Quiero comprar un melón y otro kiwi en la frutería para esta tarde.

Why is it otro kiwi and not un otro kiwi?

Because otro normally replaces the indefinite article in Spanish. You say:

• un melón = a melon
• otro kiwi = another kiwi

Not un otro kiwi.

This is a very common pattern:

• Quiero un café y otro té.
• Compré una manzana y otra pera.

So otro already carries the idea of another / one more, and you do not add un before it.

Why is it un melón but otro kiwi?

Because the first fruit is being introduced simply as a melon, so Spanish uses the indefinite article un.

The second fruit is presented as another / one more item, so Spanish uses otro instead of un.

So the structure is:

• un melón = a melon
• otro kiwi = another kiwi / one more kiwi

It does not necessarily mean there was already a kiwi mentioned earlier in the sentence in English-style logic. In Spanish, otro can simply mean an additional one.

Why is kiwi masculine here?