You will describe preparing, cooking and serving a meal. Learn the equipment together with what you do with it, so you can explain a kitchen task without pointing.
The idea
Build useful pairs: bıçakla doğramak means to chop with a knife, kaşıkla karıştırmak to stir with a spoon, and kepçeyle doldurmak to fill using a ladle. A tencere is a deep cooking pot; a tava is a shallow frying pan. For the heat source, distinguish ocak (hob or stovetop) from fırın (oven): ocakta pişirmek and fırında pişirmek describe different ways of cooking. Learn these combinations as vocabulary, without treating one vessel as the only possible choice for a dish.
| Turkish | Kitchen meaning |
|---|---|
| tencere | pot |
| tava | frying pan |
| kapak | lid |
| tepsi | tray / baking tray |
| bıçak | knife |
| kesme tahtası | chopping board |
| kepçe | ladle |
| rende | grater |
| süzgeç | strainer |
| ocak | hob / stovetop |
| fırın | oven |
| buzdolabı | fridge |
| doğramak | to chop |
| karıştırmak | to stir / mix |
| kaynamak | to boil (a liquid boils) |
| kaynatmak | to boil (make a liquid boil) |
| pişirmek | to cook (food) |
Examples
- Çorbayı tencerede ısıtıyorum.I am heating the soup in the pot.
- Yumurtayı tavada pişiriyorum.I am cooking the egg in the frying pan.
- Ekmeği fırından çıkarıyorum.I am taking the bread out of the oven.
- Soğanı kesme tahtasında doğruyorum.I am chopping the onion on the chopping board.
- Çorbayı kepçeyle kaselere dolduruyoruz.We are ladling the soup into bowls.
- Su ocakta kaynıyor; ben salatayı hazırlıyorum.The water is boiling on the hob; I am preparing the salad.
- Makarna için büyük bir tencerede su kaynatıyorum.I am boiling water in a large pot for pasta.
- Yoğurdu buzdolabına koyup tezgâhı temizliyorum.I put the yoghurt in the fridge and clean the worktop.
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Watch out
Do not use the same verb for both sides of boiling: Su kaynıyor means the water is boiling; Suyu kaynatıyorum means I am boiling the water. With kaynamak, the liquid is the subject. With kaynatmak, a person makes it boil; the liquid is the object.
Try it yourself
Choose the deep cooking vessel and add the ending for “in it”.
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tencerede
tencerede: the clue “deep” points to a pot rather than a shallow pan. The soup cooks inside it, so the answer needs the location ending.
Choose where the cake is baking and add the ending for “in it”.
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fırında
fırında: a cake bakes in an oven; a fridge keeps food cold. Keep the dotless ı in both the stem and the ending.
Choose the verb: the water is boiling, so we can now brew the tea.
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kaynıyor
kaynıyor: the subject is the water itself. kaynatıyorum would introduce an “I” who boils something and would not fit Su here.
Choose the tool for serving soup and write “with a …”.
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kepçeyle / kepçe ile
kepçeyle / kepçe ile: a ladle transfers liquid soup into bowls, while a grater shreds solid food. Both forms express the tool used.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose the deep cooking vessel and add the ending for “in it”.
Choose where the cake is baking and add the ending for “in it”.
Choose the verb: the water is boiling, so we can now brew the tea.
Choose the tool for serving soup and write “with a …”.
kepçeyle / kepçe ile
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a meal in four steps, naming at least three pieces of equipment. Include one sentence about what the water is doing and another about what you are doing.