{"id":13840,"date":"2021-02-04T03:40:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T03:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=13840"},"modified":"2021-02-04T14:42:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T14:42:09","slug":"russian-cooking-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/russian-cooking-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Cooking Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month we looked at Kitchen Appliances<\/a>. Now it\u2019s time to learn Russian verbs for cooking.<\/p>\n

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    At the table<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The general verb for eating is \u201c\u043a\u0443\u0301\u0448\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/strong>\u201d [kushat\u2019]. Similar to English, there are specifi\u0441 verbs for eating at different times of the day:<\/p>\n

    \u0417\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0442\u044c [Zavtrakat’] \u2013 to have breakfast<\/p>\n

    \u041e\u0431\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c [Obedat’] \u2013 to have lunch<\/p>\n

    \u0423<\/span>\u0436\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0442\u044c [Uzhinat’] \u2013 to have dinner<\/p>\n

    I\u2019ve always considered \u201csnacking\u201d a very American thing, but there is a Russian verb \u201c\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c\u201d [perekusit’] that describes a quick bite.<\/p>\n

    The verb \u201c\u0437\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0301\u0441\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/strong>\u201d [zakusyvat’] means to follow up an alcoholic drink with a bite of food. Even the word for \u201cappetizer\u201d in Russian is \u201c\u0437\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0301\u0441\u043a\u0430<\/strong>\u201d [zakuska].<\/p>\n

    When something smells deliciously appetizing, you can praise the hosts by saying:<\/p>\n

    \u201c<\/em>\u041a\u0430\u043a \u0432\u043a\u0443\u0301\u0441\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0430\u0301\u0445\u043d\u0435\u0442!<\/em>\u201d [kak vkusno pakhnet]<\/em> \u2013 <\/em>[it] smells delicious! <\/em><\/p>\n

    At the end of the meal, you can say \u201c\u042f \u043d\u0430\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0441\u044f\u201d (masc.) or \u201c\u042f \u043d\u0430\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c\u201d (fem.) where \u201c\u043d\u0430\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/strong>\u201d [naj\u00e9st\u02b9sja] means \u201cto be full\u201d.<\/p>\n

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      Cooking<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The most basic verb here is \u201c\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0443\u0301\u0448\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/strong>\u201d [gotovit’ kushat’] which means \u201cto cook\u201d.<\/p>\n

      \"peeling

      Image by kalhh<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

      Prepping verbs<\/strong><\/h4>\n

      \u041c\u044b\u0301\u0442\u044c [Myt’] \u2013 to wash<\/p>\n

      \u0420\u0430\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043b\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c [Razdelyvat’] – to carve<\/p>\n

      While \u201c\u0427\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c\u201d [Chistit’] generally means \u201cto clean\u201d, it mostly refers to \u201cpeeling vegetable skin\u201d, e.g., \u201c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0448\u043a\u0443\u201d \u2013 \u201cto peel potatoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

      \u0422\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0451<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0435 [Teret’ na terke] \u2013 to grate<\/p>\n

      \u0414\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c [Dobavit’] \u2013 to add<\/p>\n

      \u041d\u0430\u0441\u044b\u043f\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c \/ \u043d\u0430\u0441\u044b\u0301\u043f\u0430\u0442\u044c [Nasypat’] \u2013 to add (a dry ingredient)<\/p>\n

      \u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c [Nalivat’] \u2013 to pour (liquids)<\/p>\n

      \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0448\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c [Peremeshivat’] \u2013 to mix<\/p>\n

      \u0420\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044c (\u0432 \u043c\u0438\u043a\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0435) [Razogret’ (v mikrovolnovke)] \u2013 to heat (something) up in a microwave<\/p>\n

      \u0420\u0430\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c [Razmorazhivat’] \u2013 to defrost<\/p>\n

      \u0421\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0443 [Slivat’ vodu] \u2013 to drain<\/p>\n

      \u041f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c [posolit’] \u2013 to salt<\/p>\n

      \u041f\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0447\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c [poperchit’] \u2013 to pepper<\/p>\n

      \"cutting

      Image by Martin Vorel<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

      Cutting<\/strong><\/h4>\n

      While English has individual verbs for the different ways something can be cut, the Russian verb \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/strong> [narezat’] is the \u201cumbrella\u201d term that is followed up by the word specifying the style of the cut.<\/p>\n

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      1. \u041f\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c [porezat\u2019] \u2013 to chop, meaning to cut roughly into bite-sized pieces. This is the most casual and informal of the cutting styles.<\/li>\n
      2. \u041d\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0301\u043c\u043a\u043e\u0439 [solomkoi] \u2013 Julienne cut\/ French cut<\/li>\n
      3. \u041d\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0436\u043a\u0430\u0301\u043c\u0438 [kruzhkami] \u2013 rondelle cut<\/li>\n
      4. \u041d\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043a\u043e [tonko] \u2013 to slice<\/li>\n
      5. \u041d\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u2013 Chiffonade cut<\/li>\n
      6. \u041d\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u2013 to cut into wedges (for oranges or apples)<\/li>\n
      7. \u0428\u0438\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c [Shinkovat’] \u2013 to shred (cabbage)<\/li>\n
      8. \u041d\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0443\u0301\u0431\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 [kubikami] just means \u201cto cube\u201d so you should specify the size of the cubes:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n