Cooking & Markets

1. Nua è il martgà local?

   Where is the local market?

   Usage

   Asks where the local market is. Martgà means market

   Grammar Note

   Martgà is masculine. The adjective local follows the noun. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Co numna ins questa ingredienza?

   What is this ingredient called?

   Usage

   Asks what an ingredient is called. Ins is the impersonal one

   Grammar Note

   In a question the verb numna (3sg) comes before ins. Ingredienza is feminine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Questa charn è frestga oz? E quest pesch?

   Is this meat fresh today? And this fish?

   Usage

   Checks how fresh the meat and fish are. Oz means today

   Grammar Note

   Charn is feminine, hence frestga, and pesch is masculine, hence quest. The question can keep statement word order. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Avais Vus products biologics?

   Do you have organic produce?

   Usage

   Politely asks whether they have organic produce

   Grammar Note

   The plural of biologic is biologics, and the adjective follows the noun. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Co prepara ins quest plat tradiziunal?

   How do you prepare this traditional dish?

   Usage

   Asks how a traditional dish is made. Plat means dish

   Grammar Note

   The question inverts prepara ins. The adjective tradiziunal follows the noun. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Poss jau sagiar avant da cumprar?

   Can I taste this before buying?

   Usage

   Asks to taste before buying. Sagiar means to taste

   Grammar Note

   Avant da + infinitive means before doing something. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Tge spezarias dovra ins en quest recept?

   What spices are used in this recipe?

   Usage

   Asks which spices a recipe uses. Spezaria means spice

   Grammar Note

   The third person singular of duvrar is dovra (stressed forms use dovr-). Recept is masculine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Jau vuless far in curs da cuschinar.

   I'd like to take a cooking class.

   Usage

   Says you want to take a cooking class. Curs da cuschinar means cooking course

   Grammar Note

   Far in curs means to take a course. Cuschinar is an infinitive used like a noun. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Nua chat jau in bun recept local?

   Where can I find a good local recipe?

   Usage

   Asks where to find a good local recipe. Chattar means to find

   Grammar Note

   The first person of chattar is jau chat. Bun can stand before the noun. Composed sentence; native review recommended

10. Quai è squisit! Tge è l'ingredienza secreta?

    This is delicious — what is the secret ingredient?

    Usage

    Praises a dish and asks for the secret ingredient

    Grammar Note

    Ingredienza is feminine, so the adjective is secreta. Composed sentence; native review recommended

11. il sal

    Salt

    Usage

    A seasoning name, handy at a restaurant or market

    Grammar Note

    Sal is masculine

12. il zutger

    Sugar

    Usage

    A seasoning name; the sugar for coffee and tea is the same word

    Grammar Note

    Zutger is masculine

13. il paiver

    Pepper

    Usage

    A seasoning name for pepper in general

    Grammar Note

    Paiver is masculine

14. il ieli

    Oil

    Usage

    A cooking ingredient name for oil

    Grammar Note

    Ieli is masculine

15. l'aschieu

    Vinegar

    Usage

    A seasoning name for vinegar

    Grammar Note

    Before a vowel il becomes l'. Aschieu is masculine

16. il paintg

    Butter

    Usage

    A food name for butter

    Grammar Note

    Paintg is masculine. The feminine pasta tends to mean something else

17. l'agl

    Garlic

    Usage

    A food name for garlic

    Grammar Note

    Before a vowel il becomes l'. Agl is masculine

18. il schentsch

    Ginger

    Usage

    A food name for ginger

    Grammar Note

    Schentsch is masculine

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