🍳 Japanese Cooking Verbs Vocabulary Verbos de cozinha
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Cooking Verbs scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- esquentar /iskẽˈtaʁ/ A1to heat up, to warm · e→[i]; qu=[k]; nasal [ẽ]Vou esquentar o arroz de ontem no micro-ondas.I’ll heat up yesterday’s rice in the microwave.
- esfriar /isfɾiˈaʁ/ A1to cool down, to get cold · e→[i]Deixei o café esfriar demais e ficou ruim.I let the coffee cool down too much and it went bad.
- misturar /mistuˈɾaʁ/ A1to mix, to stir togetherBasta misturar a farinha com os ovos aos poucos.Just mix the flour with the eggs little by little.
- mexer /meˈʃeʁ/ A1to stir; to move; ‘mexer COM/EM’ · ⟨x⟩=[ʃ]Não pare de mexer o molho ou ele gruda no fundo.Don’t stop stirring the sauce or it sticks to the bottom.
- descascar /dʒiskasˈkaʁ/ A1to peel · des→[dʒis]Passei um tempão a descascar batatas para o jantar.I spent ages peeling potatoes for dinner.
- ferver /feʁˈveʁ/ A1to boil · closed [e]Espere a água ferver antes de colocar o macarrão.Wait for the water to boil before adding the pasta.
- assar /aˈsaʁ/ A1to roast, to bake (in the oven) · ss=[s]Vou assar um frango inteiro para o almoço de domingo.I’ll roast a whole chicken for Sunday lunch.
- fritar /fɾiˈtaʁ/ A1to fryPrefiro fritar os bolinhos em óleo bem quente.I prefer to fry the fritters in really hot oil.
- congelar /kõʒeˈlaʁ/ A1to freeze · nasal [õ]; ge=[ʒ]Costumo congelar a comida em porções pequenas.I usually freeze the food in small portions.
- derreter /deʁeˈteʁ/ A1to melt · rr=[ʁ]; closed [e]Deixei o chocolate derreter em banho-maria.I let the chocolate melt in a double boiler.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese cooking verbs words are in this list?
10 words, including A1: 10. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words CEFR-graded?
Yes — every word carries its CEFR level (A1–C2), so you can start with the level you need.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Scene groups plus spaced repetition: listen, repeat, learn the word inside its example sentence, then review the next day. Bossa has SRS and four quiz types built in.