🍳 Kitchen

⏱ 10 min read

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 translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

🟢 Basic Kitchen Vocabulary

🍳 Kitchen

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cocina
🇫🇷 French: Cuisine
🇩🇪 German: Küche
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucina
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cozinha
🍽️ Plate

🇪🇸 Spanish: Plato
🇫🇷 French: Assiette
🇩🇪 German: Teller
🇮🇹 Italian: Piatto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Prato
🥣 Bowl

🇪🇸 Spanish: Tazón
🇫🇷 French: Bol
🇩🇪 German: Schüssel
🇮🇹 Italian: Ciotola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tigela
🥄 Spoon

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cuchara
🇫🇷 French: Cuillère
🇩🇪 German: Löffel
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucchiaio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Colher
🔪 Knife

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cuchillo
🇫🇷 French: Couteau
🇩🇪 German: Messer
🇮🇹 Italian: Coltello
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Faca
🍴 Fork

🇪🇸 Spanish: Tenedor
🇫🇷 French: Fourchette
🇩🇪 German: Gabel
🇮🇹 Italian: Forchetta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Garfo
☕ Cup

🇪🇸 Spanish: Taza
🇫🇷 French: Tasse
🇩🇪 German: Tasse
🇮🇹 Italian: Tazza
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Xícara
🥛 Glass

🇪🇸 Spanish: Vaso
🇫🇷 French: Verre
🇩🇪 German: Glas
🇮🇹 Italian: Bicchiere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Copo

🟡 Cookware & Kitchen Tools

🍲 Pot

🇪🇸 Spanish: Olla
🇫🇷 French: Marmite
🇩🇪 German: Topf
🇮🇹 Italian: Pentola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Panela
🍳 Frying pan

🇪🇸 Spanish: Sartén
🇫🇷 French: Poêle
🇩🇪 German: Pfanne
🇮🇹 Italian: Padella
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Frigideira
🔪 Cutting board

🇪🇸 Spanish: Tabla de cortar
🇫🇷 French: Planche à découper
🇩🇪 German: Schneidebrett
🇮🇹 Italian: Tagliere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tábua de cortar
🥄 Spatula

🇪🇸 Spanish: Espátula
🇫🇷 French: Spatule
🇩🇪 German: Pfannenwender
🇮🇹 Italian: Spatola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Espátula
🥫 Can opener

🇪🇸 Spanish: Abrelatas
🇫🇷 French: Ouvre-boîte
🇩🇪 German: Dosenöffner
🇮🇹 Italian: Apriscatole
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Abridor de latas
🍾 Bottle opener

🇪🇸 Spanish: Abridor de botellas
🇫🇷 French: Décapsuleur
🇩🇪 German: Flaschenöffner
🇮🇹 Italian: Apribottiglie
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Abridor de garrafas

🔴 Kitchen Appliances

🔥 Stove

🇪🇸 Spanish: Estufa
🇫🇷 French: Cuisinière
🇩🇪 German: Herd
🇮🇹 Italian: Fornello
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fogão
🧊 Refrigerator

🇪🇸 Spanish: Refrigerador
🇫🇷 French: Réfrigérateur
🇩🇪 German: Kühlschrank
🇮🇹 Italian: Frigorifero
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Geladeira
♨️ Oven

🇪🇸 Spanish: Horno
🇫🇷 French: Four
🇩🇪 German: Ofen
🇮🇹 Italian: Forno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Forno
📻 Microwave

🇪🇸 Spanish: Microondas
🇫🇷 French: Micro-ondes
🇩🇪 German: Mikrowelle
🇮🇹 Italian: Microonde
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Micro-ondas
🍞 Toaster

🇪🇸 Spanish: Tostadora
🇫🇷 French: Grille-pain
🇩🇪 German: Toaster
🇮🇹 Italian: Tostapane
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Torradeira
☕ Coffee maker

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cafetera
🇫🇷 French: Cafetière
🇩🇪 German: Kaffeemaschine
🇮🇹 Italian: Macchina del caffè
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cafeteira
🥤 Blender

🇪🇸 Spanish: Licuadora
🇫🇷 French: Mixeur
🇩🇪 German: Mixer
🇮🇹 Italian: Frullatore
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Liquidificador
🚰 Sink

🇪🇸 Spanish: Fregadero
🇫🇷 French: Évier
🇩🇪 German: Spüle
🇮🇹 Italian: Lavello
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pia

👨‍🍳 Common Cooking Actions

🍳 To cook

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cocinar
🇫🇷 French: Cuisiner
🇩🇪 German: Kochen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cucinare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cozinhar
🔪 To cut

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cortar
🇫🇷 French: Couper
🇩🇪 German: Schneiden
🇮🇹 Italian: Tagliare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cortar
🥕 To peel

🇪🇸 Spanish: Pelar
🇫🇷 French: Éplucher
🇩🇪 German: Schälen
🇮🇹 Italian: Sbucciare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Descascar
🥣 To mix

🇪🇸 Spanish: Mezclar
🇫🇷 French: Mélanger
🇩🇪 German: Mischen
🇮🇹 Italian: Mescolare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Misturar
💧 To boil

🇪🇸 Spanish: Hervir
🇫🇷 French: Faire bouillir
🇩🇪 German: Kochen
🇮🇹 Italian: Bollire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ferver
🔥 To fry

🇪🇸 Spanish: Freír
🇫🇷 French: Frire
🇩🇪 German: Braten
🇮🇹 Italian: Friggere
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fritar
♨️ To bake

🇪🇸 Spanish: Hornear
🇫🇷 French: Cuire au four
🇩🇪 German: Backen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cuocere al forno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Assar
🍽️ To serve

🇪🇸 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.
🇪🇸 El plato está limpio.
🇫🇷 L'assiette est propre.
🇩🇪 Der Teller ist sauber.
🇮🇹 Il piatto è pulito.
🇵🇹 O prato está limpo.

The cup is clean.
🇪🇸 La taza está limpia.
🇫🇷 La tasse est propre.
🇩🇪 Die Tasse ist sauber.
🇮🇹 La tazza è pulita.
🇵🇹 A xícara está limpa.

🌎 English Variations

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

💬 Everyday Kitchen Phrases

🔪 Can you pass me the knife, please?

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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!

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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

A: Do you need help with dinner?
B: Yes, can you cut the vegetables?

🇪🇸 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

A: Where do you keep the cups?
B: They're in the cabinet, above the coffee maker.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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

Try saying each English phrase before pressing play.

  • Where is the knife?
  • The frying pan is hot.
  • I'm going to cut the vegetables.
  • Dinner is in the oven.
  • The dishes are in the sink.
  • Can you pass me a spoon?