Cooking & Markets

1. Gdje je lokalna pijaca?

   Where is the local market?

   Usage

   Asking where the local market is

   Grammar Note

   Pijaca is the everyday word for an open-air market; feminine.

2. Kako se zove ovaj sastojak?

   What is this ingredient called?

   Usage

   Asking what an ingredient is called

   Grammar Note

   "Kako se zove …?" is the standard way to ask what something is called.

3. Da li je ovo jelo jako ljuto?

   Is this dish very spicy?

   Usage

   Asking whether a dish is very spicy-hot

   Grammar Note

   Ljuto means hot with chilli; it is not used for merely aromatic spiciness.

4. Možete li preporučiti kurs kuhanja?

   Can you recommend a cooking class?

   Usage

   Asking someone to recommend a cooking class

   Grammar Note

   Kuhanja is the genitive of kuhanje (cooking). Kurs here means "course".

5. Kako se priprema ovo jelo?

   How do you prepare this dish?

   Usage

   Asking how a dish is prepared

   Grammar Note

   "Se + third person" gives a passive-like meaning.

6. Gdje mogu kupiti svježe povrće?

   Where can I buy fresh vegetables?

   Usage

   Asking where to buy fresh vegetables

   Grammar Note

   Svježe is the ijekavian spelling (ekavian: sveže). Povrće is a neuter collective noun.

7. Želim da naučim kuhati lokalnu hranu.

   I'd like to learn to cook local food.

   Usage

   Saying you want to learn to cook local food

   Grammar Note

   "Naučiti + infinitive" means "to learn how to". The sentence does not reveal gender.

8. Imate li vegetarijanskih sastojaka?

   Do you have vegetarian ingredients?

   Usage

   Asking whether there are vegetarian ingredients

   Grammar Note

   For an indefinite quantity the genitive plural is used (vegetarijanskih sastojaka).

9. Koji se začini koriste u ovom jelu?

   What spices are used in this dish?

   Usage

   Asking which spices are used in this dish

   Grammar Note

   "U + locative" (ovom jelu). Začin is masculine.

10. Mogu li probati uzorak?

    Can I try a sample?

    Usage

    Asking to try a sample

    Grammar Note

    Probati means both "to try" and "to taste".

11. Sol

    Salt

    Usage

    Asking for or naming salt

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun.

12. Šećer

    Sugar

    Usage

    Asking for or naming sugar

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun.

13. Crni biber

    Black pepper

    Usage

    Asking for or naming black pepper

    Grammar Note

    Crni means black and biber means pepper. Masculine noun; not to be confused with paprika (the pepper fruit or spice).

14. Ulje

    Oil

    Usage

    Asking for or naming cooking oil

    Grammar Note

    Neuter noun.

15. Sirće

    Vinegar

    Usage

    Asking for or naming vinegar

    Grammar Note

    Neuter noun. Bosnian prefers sirće to the Croatian ocat.

16. Maslac

    Butter

    Usage

    Asking for or naming butter

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun.

17. Med

    Honey

    Usage

    Asking for or naming honey

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun.

18. Tofu

    Usage

    Asking for or naming tofu

    Grammar Note

    A loanword; it is not inflected.

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