Cooking & Markets

1. Hoe meitsje jo stamppot?

   How do you make stamppot?

   Usage

   Swap in another dish name to ask about other recipes. Stamppot is a dish of mashed potatoes and vegetables

   Grammar Note

   Polite "jo" takes the plural verb ("jo meitsje"). "Meitsje" means to make

2. Ik wol graach leare snert te meitsjen.

   I would like to learn to make snert (pea soup)

   Usage

   "Snert" is pea soup; replace it with the dish you want to learn

   Grammar Note

   "To learn to do" is "leare ... te" + infinitive ("te meitsjen")

3. Hoefolle bûter moat ik tafoegje?

   How much butter should I add?

   Usage

   Asks about quantities in a recipe; "bûter" can be replaced by other ingredients

   Grammar Note

   "bûter" contains û and is common-gender; uncountable, so used without an article

4. Op hokker temperatuer moat de oven stean?

   What temperature should the oven be set to?

   Usage

   Asks what temperature to set the oven to

   Grammar Note

   Literally "At what temperature must the oven stand?"; "stean" describes the setting

5. Hokker krûden brûke jo yn dit resept?

   What herbs do you use in this recipe?

   Usage

   Asks which herbs are used in the recipe

   Grammar Note

   The plural of "krûd" is "krûden". "Resept" is neuter, hence "dit"

6. Kinne jo my it resept stjoere?

   Can you send me the recipe?

   Usage

   Asks someone to send you the recipe

   Grammar Note

   Polite "jo" takes the plural verb ("kinne jo"). "my" means "to me"

7. Ik wol sjerpwafels sels bakke

   I want to bake stroopwafels myself

   Usage

   "Sjerpwafel" is the Frisian spelling of stroopwafel, a thin waffle with caramel syrup

   Grammar Note

   "sjerp" means syrup. The plural takes -s. "sels" means by oneself

8. Is dit gerjocht fegetarysk?

   Is this dish vegetarian?

   Usage

   Checks whether a dish is vegetarian

   Grammar Note

   "gerjocht" is neuter, hence the demonstrative "dit"

9. Mei ik it resept fan jo beppe hawwe?

   May I have your grandmother's recipe?

   Usage

   Polite way to ask for someone's grandmother's recipe

   Grammar Note

   "beppe" means grandmother (Dutch "oma"). Polite "your" is "jo"

10. it sâlt

    Salt

    Usage

    Salt for cooking

    Grammar Note

    "sâlt" is neuter, with article "it"

11. de sûker

    Sugar

    Usage

    Sugar

    Grammar Note

    "sûker" is common-gender, with article "de"

12. de piper

    Pepper (spice)

    Usage

    Pepper as a spice

    Grammar Note

    "piper" is common-gender

13. de oalje

    Oil

    Usage

    Cooking oil

    Grammar Note

    "oalje" is common-gender

14. de jittik

    Vinegar

    Usage

    Vinegar

    Grammar Note

    "jittik" is common-gender

15. de bûter

    Butter

    Usage

    Butter

    Grammar Note

    "bûter" contains û and is common-gender

16. de huning

    Honey

    Usage

    Honey

    Grammar Note

    "huning" is common-gender

17. knyflok

    Garlic

    Usage

    Garlic

    Grammar Note

    Written without an article because usage varies between "de" and "it"

18. de sipel

    Onion

    Usage

    Onion

    Grammar Note

    "sipel" is common-gender

19. de gimber

    Ginger

    Usage

    Ginger

    Grammar Note

    "gimber" is common-gender; the spelling differs from Dutch "gember"

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