Vocabulary: Cooking Verbs & Techniques

Vocabulary B1/B2

Cooking Verbs & Techniques

The exhaustive kitchen guide! Select the tabs below to switch between preparation actions, cooking methods, mixing verbs, and food idioms.

Chop vs. Dice 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference between cutting techniques! Understanding words like "dice", "mince", and "slice" will make reading English recipes incredibly easy.

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

Which word means to cook something in hot oil?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាមានន័យថា ចម្អិនក្នុងប្រេងក្តៅ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Action Match

If you cut a potato into very small, equal cubes, you are...

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកកាត់ដំឡូងជាដុំតូចៗស្មើៗគ្នា អ្នកកំពុងតែ...)

LITERAL TRAP ❌

If someone says a plan is "half-baked", is the plan delicious?

(បើគេនិយាយថា ផែនការមួយ "half-baked" តើវាមានន័យថាល្អមែនទេ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Context Fill

We need to ___ the meat in the fridge overnight so it tastes good.

(យើងត្រូវប្រឡាក់សាច់ទុកក្នុងទូទឹកកកមួយយប់ដើម្បីឱ្យមានរសជាតិឆ្ងាញ់។)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If you "spill the beans", what are you doing?

(តើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Cooking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Read a Recipe 🔍 Find a recipe online for a local Cambodian dish (like Amok). Write down three English verbs you see used in the instructions (e.g., steam, chop, stir).

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Describe your Meal ✍️ Write two sentences about how you cooked your lunch today. E.g., "I boiled the rice and stir-fried the beef."

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "It was a piece of cake to prepare the salad." Send the voice note to a friend!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between "Fry" and "Sauté"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Great question, Vireak! "Fry" usually means cooking something with a lot of oil (sometimes covering the whole food, like French fries). "Sauté" means cooking small pieces of food quickly in just a little bit of hot oil or butter! 🍳

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Kanha 5 hours ago

How do I explain how to make Lok Lak to a tour guest in English?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Hi Kanha! You can use these verbs: First, we marinate the beef. Then, we stir-fry it quickly in a hot pan. Finally, we serve it over fresh tomatoes and lettuce! 🥩