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Kitchen & Cooking

Beginner kitchen and cooking words and practical phrases for safe food preparation and storage.

Useful phrases

chop
chop
spanish: picar
tagalog: tadtarin
hindi: बारीक काटना
arabic: تقطيع
french: couper en morceaux
Chop the vegetables into small pieces.
stir
ster
spanish: remover
tagalog: haluin
hindi: चलाना
arabic: تحريك
french: remuer
Stir the soup with a spoon.
grate
grayt
spanish: rallar
tagalog: kudkurin
hindi: कद्दूकस करना
arabic: بشر
french: râper
Grate the cheese into a bowl.
peel
peel
spanish: pelar
tagalog: balatan
hindi: छीलना
arabic: تقشير
french: éplucher
Peel the banana before serving it.
hob
hob
spanish: placa de cocina
tagalog: kalan
hindi: चूल्हे की सतह
arabic: سطح الموقد
french: plaque de cuisson
The hob is hot; keep children away.
oven
UV-un
spanish: horno
tagalog: hurno
hindi: ओवन
arabic: فرن
french: four
The oven is hot; use oven gloves.
microwave
MY-kroh-wayv
spanish: microondas
tagalog: microwave
hindi: माइक्रोवेव
arabic: ميكروويف
french: micro-ondes
Warm the food in the microwave.
fridge (refrigerator)
frij (rih-FRIJ-uh-ray-ter)
spanish: nevera (refrigerador)
tagalog: pridyider (refrigerator)
hindi: फ्रिज (रेफ्रिजरेटर)
arabic: ثلاجة
french: frigo (réfrigérateur)
Put the milk in the fridge (refrigerator).
freezer
FREE-zer
spanish: congelador
tagalog: freezer
hindi: फ़्रीज़र
arabic: مجمّد
french: congélateur
Keep frozen food in the freezer.
Please put these in the freezer.
pleez put theez in thuh FREE-zer
spanish: Pon estas cosas en el congelador, por favor.
tagalog: Pakilagay ang mga ito sa freezer.
hindi: कृपया इन्हें फ़्रीज़र में रख दो।
arabic: ضع هذه الأشياء في المجمّد من فضلك.
french: Mets-les au congélateur, s'il te plaît.
Please put these in the freezer before they melt.
Always keep milk in the fridge.
AWL-wayz keep milk in thuh frij
spanish: Guarda siempre la leche en la nevera.
tagalog: Laging itago ang gatas sa pridyider.
hindi: दूध हमेशा फ्रिज में रखो।
arabic: احتفظ بالحليب دائمًا في الثلاجة.
french: Garde toujours le lait au réfrigérateur.
Always keep milk in the fridge after opening it.
Can you clean the fridge, please?
kan yoo kleen thuh frij pleez
spanish: ¿Puedes limpiar la nevera, por favor?
tagalog: Maaari mo bang linisin ang pridyider, pakiusap?
hindi: क्या आप फ्रिज साफ़ कर सकते हैं, कृपया?
arabic: هل يمكنك تنظيف الثلاجة من فضلك؟
french: Peux-tu nettoyer le frigo, s'il te plaît ?
Can you clean the fridge, please? Something has spilled.
Keep sharp knives out of reach.
keep sharp nyvz out uhv reech
spanish: Mantén los cuchillos afilados fuera del alcance de los niños.
tagalog: Ilayo ang matutulis na kutsilyo sa abot ng mga bata.
hindi: तेज़ चाकुओं को बच्चों की पहुँच से दूर रखो।
arabic: أبقِ السكاكين الحادة بعيدًا عن متناول الأطفال.
french: Garde les couteaux tranchants hors de portée des enfants.
Keep sharp knives out of reach of children.