Polish Cooking Vocabulary
Here are Polish words for cooking to start with: przyrządzać (cook), kroić (cut), nóż (knife), gotować (boil). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.
Here are Polish words for cooking to start with: przyrządzać (cook), kroić (cut), nóż (knife), gotować (boil). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cook | przyrządzać | verb | A1 |
| cut | kroić | verb | A1 |
| knife | nóż | noun | A1 |
| boil | gotować | verb | A2 |
| bowl | miska | noun | A2 |
| oven | piekarnik | noun | A2 |
| pan | patelnia | noun | A2 |
| stove | kuchenka | noun | A2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bake | piec | verb | A2 |
| pour | lać | verb | A2 |
| prepare | przygotowywać | verb | A2 |
| raw | surowy | adj | A2 |
| smoke | wędzić | verb | A2 |
| flambé | flambirować | verb | B1 |
| food preparation | przygotowanie jedzenia | noun | B1 |
| fry | smażyć | verb | B1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| reduction | redukcja | noun | B1 |
| blanch | blanszować | verb | C1 |
| caramelize | karmelizować | verb | C1 |
| culinary technique | technika kulinarna | noun | C1 |
| dehydration | odwadnianie | noun | C1 |
| emulsify | emulgować | verb | C1 |
| marinade | marynata | noun | C1 |
| simmer | gotować na wolnym ogniu | verb | C1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to fold | delikatnie wmieszywać | verb | B1 |
| to marinate | marynować | verb | B1 |
| to reduce | redukować | verb | B1 |
| to sauté | podsmażać | verb | B1 |
| to season | doprawiać | verb | B1 |
| to simmer | gotować na wolnym ogniu | verb | B1 |
| to strain | odcedzać | verb | B1 |
| to whisk | ubijać | verb | B1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| measuring cup | miarka | noun | A2 |
| measuring spoon | łyżka miarowa | noun | A2 |
| timer | minutnik | noun | A2 |
| grater | tarka | noun | B1 |
| ladle | chochla | noun | B1 |
| peeler | obieraczka | noun | B1 |
| spatula | łopatka | noun | B1 |
| tongs | szczypce | noun | B1 |
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