COOKING VERBS (VERBE PENTRU GATIT)
Cooking Words with Pictures and Examples
Break (= a sparge)
She breaks 2 eggs into a bowl. (Ea
sparge 2 oua intr-un bol.)
Melt (=a topi)
Melt the chocolate and allow it to
cool slightly. (Topeste ciocolata si
las-o sa se raceasca incet.)
Spread (=a unge)
He spread some strawberry jam
on his toast. (El a uns niste gem
de capsuni pe painea prajita.)
Layer (= a nivela)
This cake has a layer of fruit in the
middle. (Tortul are un nivel cu
fructe in mijloc.)
Roll out (=a intinde)
She rolls out the pastry on a flat
surface. (Ea intinde aluatul pe o
suprafata plata.)
Fry (= a praji)
The ground was hot enough
to fry an egg on. (Betonul era atat
de fierbinte incat puteai praji un
ou pe el.)
Peel (=a decoji)
As you peel away the onion
skin,you will find another skin
underneath. (In timp ce decojesti
ceapa, vei gasi un alt strat sub.)
Saute (=a cali)
We should saute the onions for
five minutes. (Trebuie sa lasam
ceapa sa se caleasca pentru 5
minute.)

Mix (= a mixa/amesteca)
After you have beaten the
eggs, mix in the flour gradually.
(Dupa ce ai batut ouale, amesteca
incet si faina.) Taste (=a gusta)
My mom tastes the soup for the
lunch. (Mama mea gusta supa
pentru pranz.)

Whip (=a bate)

I can easily whip up an omelette.
(Pot sa bat usor o omleta.)
Cut (=a taia)
She cut the meat into small pieces.
(Ea taie carnea in bucati mici.)

Chop (=a toca)
I chop the carrots up into small
pieces. (Eu toc morcovii in bucati
mici.)
Slice (=a felia)
It’s best to slice into a rich cake
from the middle. (Cel mai bine sa
tai tortul este din mijloc.)
Grate (= a razui)
How about grating carrots for the
salad tonight? (Ce zici sa razuim
morcovi in salata pentru diseara?)
Boil (=a firbe)
You’re pathetic! Can’t you
even boil an egg? (Esti un
nasabuit! Nici macar un ou nu stii
sa fierbi?)
Steam (= a aburi)
You should steam the carrots until
they are just beginning to be
tender. (Trebuie sa lasi la aburit
morcovii pana cand se inmoaie.)

Pinch (=a adauga un varf
de ceva)
I pinch little salt into the soup.
(Trebuie sa adaugi doar un varf
de sare in supa.)
Pour (=a turna)
When you’ve ground the coffee,
use a funnel to pour it into the jar.
(Dupa ce ai macinat cafeaua,
foloseste o palnie ca sa o torni in
borcan.)
Add (=a adauga)
I’d like to add some pepper to the
bean curd. (As vrea sa adaug
niste piper la ciorba de fasole.)
Barbecue (=a face gratar)
If the weather is fine,
we’ll barbecue in the ranch. (Daca
vremea e buna, vom face un
gratar in gradina.)
Roast (=a frige)
Are you going to roast the
chicken? (Vei frige puiul?)
Bake (= a coace)
Nowadays, I bake my own bread
rather than buy it. (In ultima
vreme, imi coc singur painea decat
sa o cumpar.)
Stir (=a amesteca)
I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.
(Am nevoie de o lingurita pentru a-
mi amesteca in ceai.)
Kitchen Tools with Pictures
and Examples

Apron (=sort)
She tied an apron around her
waist. (Si-a legat un sort pe langa
brau.)
Teapot (=ceainic)
The teapot dropped out of her
hand. (Ceainicul a cazut din mana
ei.)

Bread basket (=cos cu

paine)
He took a slice of bread from
the bread basket and covered it
with a thin, meticulously applied
coating of butter. (A luat o felie de
paine din cosul cu paine si a
acoperit-o cu un strat subtire,
aplicat meticulos, de unt.)
Measuring cup (=cana de
masurat)
The measuring cup is graduated
in ounces. (Cana de masurat este
gradata in mililitri.)

Baking tray (=tava de

Bowl (=bol)
The hungry boy gulped down
the bowl of soup. (Baiatul flamand
a halit tot din bolul cu supa.)
copt)
He was cutting biscuits out and
putting them on a baking tray. (El
taia fursecurile si le punea in tava
de copt.)
 Chopping board
(=curpator)
We should buy a new chopping
board. (=Ar trebui sa cumparam
un nou curpator.)

Timer (=cronometru)
The timer on the cooker started to
bleep. (Cronometrul de la cuptor
a inceput sa bipaie.)
Grater (=razatoare)
The ramp begins to be known as
the cheese grater. (Rampa incepe
sa fie cunoscuta ca razatoarea de
branza.)

Spice container
(=recipient pentru
condimente)
He put pepper, sugar, salt in
different spice containers. (El a
pus piper, zahar si piper in Pie plate (=platou)
recipiente diferite pentru He places 2 tablespoons of the
condiment.) Alfredo sauce mixture on the
bottom of the pie plate. (A pus 2
linguri de sos Alfredo la baza
platoului.)
 We use a whisk, mix the yolks and
sugar to a smooth paste. (Folosim
un tel pentru a mixa galbenusurile
si zaharul intr-o crema fina.)

Napkin (=batista)
He picked the napkin from his lap
and placed it alongside his plate. (A
luat batista din brate si a pus-o
langa farfurie.) Spoon
She whacked butter and eggs with
her spoon. (A apasat untul cu
ouale cu o lingura.)

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Rolling pin (=sucitoare)
You may need to roll out dough
slightly with a rolling pin. (Poate
va fi nevoie sa rulezi aluatul cu o
Knife (=cutit)
sucitoare.) This knife cuts well, doesn’t it?
(Taie bine cutitul?)

Fork (=furculita)
We eat with knife and fork.
Whisk (=tel)
(Mancam cu furculita si cutitul.)
Frying pan (=tigaie)
She fried the eggs in a frying pan.
(A prajit ouale in tigaie.)