FYW 199 : French words and expression related to cooking

Marie would like help to understand some French words and expressions related to cooking:

"I like cooking and as such talk about it quite a lot.  I seem to get confused about the different verbs eg faire cuisiner, cuisiner, faire la cuisine, cuire, faire cuire and often do not know quite which expression is commonly used.  When I study their meanings, it seems straightforward, but when I go to speak, it is another thing..."

Ok, let's do a bit of vocabulary and, as usual, brush-up some grammar notions!

Disclaimer: It may not be a good idea to listen to this episode if you're hungry!

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode

Faire la cuisine

Faire la cuisine = cuisiner

Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? --> Je fais la cuisine.

Cuisiner = transitif= to bake (sth) = pour le diner, je cuisine un soufflé de courgette (= je prépare, je fais)

Le gâteau cuit dans le four. Le chef fait cuire le gâteau.

A cook = un cuisinier, une cuisinière

LINKS and RESOURCES!

Episode 153: Part 1: French expressions using the verb FAIRE: frenchyourway.com.au/podcast153

Episode 195: How to say "to make someone..." in French? frenchyourway.com.au/podcast195

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