🍳 Kitchen

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In this section you'll learn useful English vocabulary for the kitchen, including common utensils, appliances, cookware, and everyday expressions used when preparing food and cooking. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Basic Kitchen Vocabulary

🍳 Kitchen
the room where you cook
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cocina
🇫🇷 French: Cuisine
🇩🇪 German: Küche
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucina
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cozinha
🍽️ Plate
a flat dish for food
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Plato
🇫🇷 French: Assiette
🇩🇪 German: Teller
🇮🇹 Italian: Piatto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Prato
🥣 Bowl
a round deep dish
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tazón
🇫🇷 French: Bol
🇩🇪 German: Schüssel
🇮🇹 Italian: Ciotola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tigela
🥄 Spoon
a tool for eating soup or mixing
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cuchara
🇫🇷 French: Cuillère
🇩🇪 German: Löffel
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucchiaio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Colher
🔪 Knife
a tool with a sharp edge for cutting
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cuchillo
🇫🇷 French: Couteau
🇩🇪 German: Messer
🇮🇹 Italian: Coltello
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Faca
🍴 Fork
a tool with points for picking up food
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tenedor
🇫🇷 French: Fourchette
🇩🇪 German: Gabel
🇮🇹 Italian: Forchetta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Garfo
☕ Cup
a small container for drinks
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Taza
🇫🇷 French: Tasse
🇩🇪 German: Tasse
🇮🇹 Italian: Tazza
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Xícara
🥛 Glass
a container for drinking water or juice
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Vaso
🇫🇷 French: Verre
🇩🇪 German: Glas
🇮🇹 Italian: Bicchiere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Copo

🟡 Cookware & Kitchen Tools

🍲 Pot
a deep pan for cooking soup or pasta
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Olla
🇫🇷 French: Marmite
🇩🇪 German: Topf
🇮🇹 Italian: Pentola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Panela
🍳 Frying pan
a flat pan for frying food
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Sartén
🇫🇷 French: Poêle
🇩🇪 German: Pfanne
🇮🇹 Italian: Padella
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Frigideira
🔪 Cutting board
a board you cut food on
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tabla de cortar
🇫🇷 French: Planche à découper
🇩🇪 German: Schneidebrett
🇮🇹 Italian: Tagliere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tábua de cortar
🥄 Spatula
a flat tool for flipping food
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Espátula
🇫🇷 French: Spatule
🇩🇪 German: Pfannenwender
🇮🇹 Italian: Spatola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Espátula
🥫 Can opener
a tool that opens metal cans
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Abrelatas
🇫🇷 French: Ouvre-boîte
🇩🇪 German: Dosenöffner
🇮🇹 Italian: Apriscatole
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Abridor de latas
🍾 Bottle opener
a tool that opens bottles
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Abridor de botellas
🇫🇷 French: Décapsuleur
🇩🇪 German: Flaschenöffner
🇮🇹 Italian: Apribottiglie
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Abridor de garrafas

🔴 Kitchen Appliances

🔥 Stove
the appliance with burners for cooking
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Estufa
🇫🇷 French: Cuisinière
🇩🇪 German: Herd
🇮🇹 Italian: Fornello
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fogão
🧊 Refrigerator
a cold box that keeps food fresh
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Refrigerador
🇫🇷 French: Réfrigérateur
🇩🇪 German: Kühlschrank
🇮🇹 Italian: Frigorifero
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Geladeira
♨️ Oven
a hot box for baking food
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Horno
🇫🇷 French: Four
🇩🇪 German: Ofen
🇮🇹 Italian: Forno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Forno
📻 Microwave
a small oven that heats food quickly
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Microondas
🇫🇷 French: Micro-ondes
🇩🇪 German: Mikrowelle
🇮🇹 Italian: Microonde
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Micro-ondas
🍞 Toaster
a machine that toasts bread
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tostadora
🇫🇷 French: Grille-pain
🇩🇪 German: Toaster
🇮🇹 Italian: Tostapane
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Torradeira
☕ Coffee maker
a machine that makes coffee
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cafetera
🇫🇷 French: Cafetière
🇩🇪 German: Kaffeemaschine
🇮🇹 Italian: Macchina del caffè
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cafeteira
🥤 Blender
a machine that mixes drinks or food
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Licuadora
🇫🇷 French: Mixeur
🇩🇪 German: Mixer
🇮🇹 Italian: Frullatore
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Liquidificador
🚰 Sink
the bowl where you wash dishes
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Fregadero
🇫🇷 French: Évier
🇩🇪 German: Spüle
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavello
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pia

👨‍🍳 Common Cooking Actions

🍳 To cook
to prepare food with heat
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cocinar
🇫🇷 French: Cuisiner
🇩🇪 German: Kochen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucinare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cozinhar
🔪 To cut
to divide food with a knife
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cortar
🇫🇷 French: Couper
🇩🇪 German: Schneiden
🇮🇹 Italian: Tagliare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cortar
🥕 To peel
to take the skin off fruit or vegetables
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pelar
🇫🇷 French: Éplucher
🇩🇪 German: Schälen
🇮🇹 Italian: Sbucciare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Descascar
🥣 To mix
to stir things together
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mezclar
🇫🇷 French: Mélanger
🇩🇪 German: Mischen
🇮🇹 Italian: Mescolare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Misturar
💧 To boil
to heat liquid until it bubbles
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Hervir
🇫🇷 French: Faire bouillir
🇩🇪 German: Kochen
🇮🇹 Italian: Bollire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ferver
🔥 To fry
to cook food in hot oil
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Freír
🇫🇷 French: Frire
🇩🇪 German: Braten
🇮🇹 Italian: Friggere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fritar
♨️ To bake
to cook food in the oven
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Hornear
🇫🇷 French: Cuire au four
🇩🇪 German: Backen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cuocere al forno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Assar
🍽️ To serve
to put food on plates for people
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Servir
🇫🇷 French: Servir
🇩🇪 German: Servieren
🇮🇹 Italian: Servire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Servir

👨‍🍳 Helpful English Tip

English kitchen vocabulary does not have grammatical gender. Instead, English learners should focus on choosing the correct verb with each action, such as cook, bake, boil, and fry.
The plate is clean.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 El plato está limpio.
🇫🇷 L'assiette est propre.
🇩🇪 Der Teller ist sauber.
🇮🇹 Il piatto è pulito.
🇵🇹 O prato está limpo.
The cup is clean.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 La taza está limpia.
🇫🇷 La tasse est propre.
🇩🇪 Die Tasse ist sauber.
🇮🇹 La tazza è pulita.
🇵🇹 A xícara está limpa.

🌎 English Variations

🇺🇸 Refrigerator → Fridge
fridge is the short everyday word Both are common, but "fridge" is more common in everyday conversation.
🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Stove → Range
range can mean stove and oven together Some people use "range" for a combined stove and oven.
🇬🇧 Cooker
British word for stove British English commonly uses "cooker" for the appliance used for cooking.

💬 Everyday Kitchen Phrases

🔪 Can you pass me the knife, please?
please give me the knife
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Me pasas el cuchillo, por favor?
🇫🇷 French: Peux-tu me passer le couteau, s'il te plaît ?
🇩🇪 German: Kannst du mir bitte das Messer reichen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi passi il coltello, per favore?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você pode me passar a faca, por favor?
🍲 The soup is still cooking.
the soup is not ready yet
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La sopa todavía se está cocinando.
🇫🇷 French: La soupe est encore en train de cuire.
🇩🇪 German: Die Suppe kocht noch.
🇮🇹 Italian: La zuppa sta ancora cuocendo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A sopa ainda está cozinhando.
🧊 I put the vegetables in the refrigerator.
the vegetables are in the fridge
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Guardé las verduras en el refrigerador.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai mis les légumes au réfrigérateur.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe das Gemüse in den Kühlschrank gelegt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho messo le verdure nel frigorifero.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Coloquei os legumes na geladeira.
🍽️ Dinner is ready. Let's eat!
the meal is finished; time to eat
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La cena está lista. ¡A comer!
🇫🇷 French: Le dîner est prêt. À table !
🇩🇪 German: Das Abendessen ist fertig. Lasst uns essen!
🇮🇹 Italian: La cena è pronta. Mangiamo!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O jantar está pronto. Vamos comer!

🍳 Practical Kitchen Situations

🔥 Be careful, the frying pan is very hot.
do not touch the hot pan
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cuidado, la sartén está muy caliente.
🇫🇷 French: Attention, la poêle est très chaude.
🇩🇪 German: Vorsicht, die Pfanne ist sehr heiß.
🇮🇹 Italian: Attenzione, la padella è molto calda.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cuidado, a frigideira está muito quente.
🥄 I need a spoon to taste the sauce.
I want a spoon so I can try the sauce
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Necesito una cuchara para probar la salsa.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai besoin d'une cuillère pour goûter la sauce.
🇩🇪 German: Ich brauche einen Löffel, um die Soße zu probieren.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho bisogno di un cucchiaio per assaggiare la salsa.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Preciso de uma colher para provar o molho.
♨️ The bread has been in the oven for twenty minutes.
the bread has baked for twenty minutes
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: El pan lleva veinte minutos en el horno.
🇫🇷 French: Le pain est au four depuis vingt minutes.
🇩🇪 German: Das Brot ist seit zwanzig Minuten im Ofen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Il pane è nel forno da venti minuti.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O pão está no forno há vinte minutos.
🚰 I left the dishes in the sink to wash them later.
the dirty dishes are waiting in the sink
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Dejé los platos en el fregadero para lavarlos después.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai laissé la vaisselle dans l'évier pour la laver plus tard.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe das Geschirr in der Spüle gelassen, um es später zu spülen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho lasciato i piatti nel lavello per lavarli dopo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Deixei a louça na pia para lavar depois.

💬 Everyday Conversations

Preparing dinner
offering help with cooking
A: Do you need help with dinner?
B: Yes, can you cut the vegetables?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Necesitas ayuda con la cena?
🇪🇸 B: Sí, ¿puedes cortar las verduras?

🇫🇷 A: As-tu besoin d'aide pour le dîner ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, peux-tu couper les légumes ?

🇩🇪 A: Brauchst du Hilfe beim Abendessen?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, kannst du das Gemüse schneiden?

🇮🇹 A: Hai bisogno di aiuto con la cena?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, puoi tagliare le verdure?

🇵🇹 A: Você precisa de ajuda com o jantar?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, você pode cortar os legumes?
Looking for something
asking where the cups are kept
A: Where do you keep the cups?
B: They're in the cabinet, above the coffee maker.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Dónde guardas las tazas?
🇪🇸 B: Están en el armario, encima de la cafetera.

🇫🇷 A: Où gardes-tu les tasses ?
🇫🇷 B: Elles sont dans le placard, au-dessus de la cafetière.

🇩🇪 A: Wo bewahrst du die Tassen auf?
🇩🇪 B: Sie sind im Schrank über der Kaffeemaschine.

🇮🇹 A: Dove tieni le tazze?
🇮🇹 B: Sono nell'armadietto sopra la macchina del caffè.

🇵🇹 A: Onde você guarda as xícaras?
🇵🇹 B: Elas estão no armário, acima da cafeteira.

📝 Example Sentences

🍳 I'm cooking eggs in the frying pan for breakfast.
I am making eggs in a pan this morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Estoy preparando huevos en la sartén para el desayuno.
🇫🇷 French: Je prépare des œufs dans la poêle pour le petit-déjeuner.
🇩🇪 German: Ich bereite Eier in der Pfanne zum Frühstück zu.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sto preparando le uova in padella per la colazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estou preparando ovos na frigideira para o café da manhã.
☕ The coffee maker starts automatically every morning.
the machine turns on by itself each morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La cafetera empieza a funcionar automáticamente cada mañana.
🇫🇷 French: La cafetière démarre automatiquement chaque matin.
🇩🇪 German: Die Kaffeemaschine startet jeden Morgen automatisch.
🇮🇹 Italian: La macchina del caffè si avvia automaticamente ogni mattina.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A cafeteira liga automaticamente todas as manhãs.
🔪 We cut the tomatoes on a wooden cutting board.
we slice tomatoes on a wood board
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cortamos los tomates sobre una tabla de madera.
🇫🇷 French: Nous coupons les tomates sur une planche à découper en bois.
🇩🇪 German: Wir schneiden die Tomaten auf einem Holzschneidebrett.
🇮🇹 Italian: Tagliamo i pomodori su un tagliere di legno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cortamos os tomates em uma tábua de madeira.
🥤 I made a fruit smoothie with the blender.
I mixed fruit in the blender
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Preparé un batido de frutas con la licuadora.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai préparé un smoothie aux fruits avec le mixeur.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe mit dem Mixer einen Fruchtsmoothie gemacht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho preparato un frullato di frutta con il frullatore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Preparei uma vitamina de frutas com o liquidificador.

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

Read the situation. Choose the word or phrase that fits best. Do not pick a close kitchen item if a more precise one is on the page.
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