Here are Ukrainian words for cooking to start with: готувати (hotuvaty, cook), різати (rizaty, cut), ніж (nizh, knife), кип'ятити (kypiatyty, boil). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cook | готуватиhotuvaty | verb | A1 |
| cut | різатиrizaty | verb | A1 |
| knife | ніжnizh | noun | A1 |
| boil | кип'ятитиkypiatyty | verb | A2 |
| bowl | мискаmyska | noun | A2 |
| oven | духовкаdukhovka | noun | A2 |
| pan | сковорідкаskovoridka | noun | A2 |
| stove | плитаplyta | noun | A2 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bake | пектиpekty | verb | A2 |
| pour | наливатиnalyvaty | verb | A2 |
| prepare | готуватиhotuvaty | verb | A2 |
| raw | сирийsyryi | adj | A2 |
| smoke | коптитиkoptyty | verb | A2 |
| flambé | фламбуватиflambuvaty | verb | B1 |
| food preparation | приготування їжіpryhotuvannia yizhi | noun | B1 |
| fry | смажитиsmazhyty | verb | B1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| reduction | редукціяreduktsiia | noun | B1 |
| blanch | бланшуватиblanshuvaty | verb | C1 |
| caramelize | карамелізуватиkaramelizuvaty | verb | C1 |
| culinary technique | кулінарна технікаkulinarna tekhnika | noun | C1 |
| dehydration | зневодненняznevodnennia | noun | C1 |
| emulsify | емульгуватиemulhuvaty | verb | C1 |
| marinade | маринадmarynad | noun | C1 |
| simmer | варити на повільному вогніvaryty na povilnomu vohni | verb | C1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to fold | вмішуватиvmishuvaty | verb | B1 |
| to marinate | маринуватиmarynuvaty | verb | B1 |
| to reduce | уварюватиuvariuvaty | verb | B1 |
| to sauté | пасеруватиpaseruvaty | verb | B1 |
| to season | приправлятиprypravliaty | verb | B1 |
| to simmer | томитиtomyty | verb | B1 |
| to strain | проціджуватиprotsidzhuvaty | verb | B1 |
| to whisk | збиватиzbyvaty | verb | B1 |
| English | Ukrainian | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| measuring cup | мірна склянкаmirna sklianka | noun | A2 |
| measuring spoon | мірна ложкаmirna lozhka | noun | A2 |
| timer | таймерtaimer | noun | A2 |
| grater | теркаterka | noun | B1 |
| ladle | черпакcherpak | noun | B1 |
| peeler | овочечисткаovochechystka | noun | B1 |
| spatula | лопаткаlopatka | noun | B1 |
| tongs | щипціshchyptsi | noun | B1 |
Emoji: Twemoji, CC-BY 4.0
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for cooking. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
You could start with words like готувати (hotuvaty, cook), різати (rizaty, cut), ніж (nizh, knife), кип'ятити (kypiatyty, boil). This page lists 40 Ukrainian words for cooking (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Ukrainian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.
Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.