B1 · 40 words
Cooking in Polish
Frying, baking, chopping, stirring, pots and pans, flour, oil and spices — the words a recipe is written in.
Practise this list
From these 40 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
A recipe speaks in the imperative, almost always the perfective: pokrój cebulę, dodaj sól, wymieszaj — each step gets done once. So the list gives the imperfective verb with its partner; build the command from the partner. Quantities take the genitive: łyżeczka cukru, szczypta soli, pół kilo mąki. And oil: for frying you use olej, for a dressing oliwa — olive oil is a word of its own, and feminine.
The words
Verb (15)
smażyćto fryVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: usmażyć. smażę, smażysz.
piecto bake; to roastVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: upiec. piekę, pieczesz; past piekł, piekła. Also the noun “stove”.
kroićto cut, to chop, to sliceVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: pokroić. kroję, kroisz; command krój.
mieszaćto stir, to mixVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: wymieszać. mieszam, mieszasz. Also “to mix up, to confuse”.
dodawaćto addVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: dodać (dodam, dodasz). dodaję, dodajesz.
solićto saltVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: posolić. solę, solisz.
obieraćto peelVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: obrać (obiorę, obierzesz). obieram, obierasz.
podgrzewaćto heat up, to warm upVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: podgrzać. podgrzewam, podgrzewasz.
nalewaćto pour (out)VerbB1
imperfective; perfective: nalać (naleję, nalejesz). nalewam, nalewasz.
rozmrażaćto defrost, to thawVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: rozmrozić. rozmrażam, rozmrażasz.
nakrywaćto lay (the table); to coverVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: nakryć (nakryję, nakryjesz). nakrywam, nakrywasz; “to lay the table”: nakrywać do stołu.
zmywaćto wash up, to do the dishesVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: zmyć. zmywam, zmywasz.
przypalićto burn (food)VerbB1
perfective; imperfective: przypalać. Future przypalę, przypalisz.
dusićto stew, to braiseVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: udusić. duszę, dusisz. Also “to strangle”.
przykrywaćto coverVerbB1
imperfective; perfective: przykryć. przykrywam, przykrywasz.
Noun (1)
drożdżeyeastNounB1
Plural only: na drożdżach.
Adjective (3)
surowyraw; strictAdjectiveB1
Also “strict”: surowy nauczyciel.
chrupiącycrispy, crunchyAdjectiveB1
mrożonyfrozenAdjectiveB1
Noun (f) (12)
przyprawaspice, seasoningNoun (f)B1
używać takes the genitive.
patelniafrying panNoun (f)B1
With na: na patelni.
miskabowlNoun (f)B1
Locative w misce.
deskaboardNoun (f)B1
deska do krojenia = chopping board.
mąkaflourNoun (f)B1
oliwaolive oilNoun (f)B1
Other cooking oil is olej.
śmietanasour creamNoun (f)B1
Single cream is śmietanka, whipped cream bita śmietana.
łyżeczkateaspoonNoun (f)B1
Diminutive of łyżka.
szczyptapinchNoun (f)B1
zamrażarkafreezerNoun (f)B1
jajecznicascrambled eggsNoun (f)B1
pokrywkalidNoun (f)B1
Noun (m) (9)
przepisrecipe; regulationNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. A doctor’s prescription is recepta; przepisy are also regulations.
składnikingredient; componentNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate, despite -nik: składnika.
garnekpot, saucepanNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. The e drops: garnka.
olej(cooking) oilNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. “To fry in oil”: smażyć na oleju.
pieprzpepper (spice)Noun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. Genitive pieprzu. The vegetable is papryka.
czosnekgarlicNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. The e drops: czosnku; a clove: ząbek czosnku.
wrzątekboiling waterNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. The e drops: wrzątku.
ogieńfire; heat (on the hob)Noun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. The e drops: ognia. na małym ogniu = on a low heat.
posiłekmealNoun (m)B1
masculine, inanimate. The e drops: posiłku.
This list belongs to Food and drink — five lists and 190 words that can also be practised as a whole.