Cooking & Markets

1. Ont es lo mercat?

   Where is the market?

   Usage

   Asking where to shop for ingredients

   Grammar Note

   Composed. mercat means market; a bon mercat means cheap

2. Cossí s'apèla aquò?

   What is this called?

   Usage

   Pointing at an unfamiliar ingredient or dish

   Grammar Note

   Composed. The reflexive of apelar means "is called". The è in apèla is open

3. Es fòrça picant?

   Is it very spicy?

   Usage

   Check the spiciness beforehand

   Grammar Note

   Composed. fòrça means "very" or "a lot". The ò is open

4. Vòli aprene a cosinar.

   I'd like to learn to cook.

   Usage

   Handy when looking for a cooking class

   Grammar Note

   Composed. aprene a + infinitive means "learn to"

5. l'alh

   Garlic

   Usage

   For naming an ingredient

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. The final -lh is read as a palatal /ʎ/

6. la sopa

   Soup

   Usage

   For naming a dish

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; final -a is read /ɔ/. Spelled differently from French soupe

7. lo fruch

   Fruit

   Usage

   For naming fruit at a market

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; spelled with final -ch

8. la sal

   Salt

   Usage

   For naming a seasoning

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun; French sel is masculine

9. lo pebre

   Pepper

   Usage

   For naming a seasoning

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; it names the spice pepper

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