Faire la Cuisine (Cooking)

Learning ObjectivesI can identify common cooking vocabulary.I can use verbs like 'mélanger' (to mix) [may-lawn-ZHAY] and 'ajouter' (to add) [ah-zhoo-TAY] in the present tense.I can use partitive articles (du [doo], de la [duh lah], des [day]) to talk about ingredients.I can describe simple cooking steps using the futur proche (near future) [foo-TOOR PROSH].Imagine it's your friend's party! 🥳 You want to make a delicious chocolate cake. 🎂 To make the cake, you need to follow a recipe and mix the right ingredients. Let's learn together how to talk about cooking in French!Real-World ApplicationsHelping your parents make souper (supper) [soo-PAY].Reading a simple recipe for pancakes with maple syrup.Making a fruit salad for a snack.

French TermWhat it MeansExample Sentencela cuisine (the kitchen / cooking) [lah kwee-ZEEN]This word means both 'the kitchen' and the act of 'cooking'.Maman est dans la cuisine. (Mom is in the kitchen.) [mah-MAWN eh dawn lah kwee-ZEEN]la recette (the recipe) [lah ruh-SET]The set of instructions for making something.Je lis la recette du gâteau. (I am reading the cake recipe.) [zhuh lee lah ruh-SET doo gah-TOH]un ingrédient (an ingredient) [uhn an-gray-dee-AWN]One of the food items you need for a recipe.La pomme est un ingrédient. (The apple is an ingredient.) [lah puhm eh uhn an-gray-dee-AWN]mélanger (to mix) [may-lawn-ZHAY]To combine ingredients together.Je vais mélanger le lait et les œufs. (I am going to mix the milk and the eggs.) [zhuh vay may-lawn-ZHAY luh lay ay layz UH] 🥣ajouter (to...

1. Regular -er Verbs in the Present TenseFor verbs ending in -er, like mélanger (to mix) [may-lawn-ZHAY] and ajouter (to add) [ah-zhoo-TAY], we change the ending to match the subject.Rule:je (I) [zhuh] + verb-e (Je mélange (I mix) [zhuh may-LAWNZH])tu (you) [too] + verb-es (Tu mélanges (You mix) [too may-LAWNZH])il/elle/on (he/she/one) [eel/el/ohn] + verb-e (Il mélange (He mixes) [eel may-LAWNZH])nous (we) [noo] + verb-ons (Nous mélangeons (We mix) [noo may-lawn-ZHOHN])vous (you) [voo] + verb-ez (Vous mélangez (You mix) [voo may-lawn-ZHAY])ils/elles (they) [eel/el] + verb-ent (Elles mélangent (They mix) [el may-LAWNZH])2. Partitive Articles (du, de la, de l', des)When you talk about an unknown quantity of something (like ingredients), you use partitive articles. It's like saying 'some' in...