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I'm cooking in Spanish

Amanda is cooking in her kitchen, and Justin has arrived at exactly the right moment.

You'll learn how to say what you're making, ask someone to pass an ingredient, and offer a taste.

You'll also ask how the food turned out and explain what you left out. Yako may still find a way to help.

By the end of this lesson

Say what you're making, ask for an ingredient, offer a taste, and explain what was missing.

  • Estoy haciendo ___I'm making ___
  • ¿Me pasas ___?Can you pass me ___?
  • Ya estáIt's ready
  • ¿Quieres probar?Want a taste?
  • ¿Cómo te quedó?How did it turn out?
  • Me faltó ___I left out the ___

Scene — Amanda's kitchen

Amanda's kitchen is warm, busy, and full of the smell of onions and tomatoes.

A pot is bubbling on the stove, a spoon rests on the counter, and Yako is balancing on his usual two chairs nearby. Justin can help with the last ingredient.

Amanda cooks in a warm busy kitchen while Justin brings a final ingredient and Yako watches beside the stove.

Learn — cooking and tasting

These six chunks help you handle a casual kitchen moment without turning it into a recipe lesson.

Learn them as useful pieces, then notice how they connect in the story.

  1. Amanda speaks while stirring the bubbling pot and gestures toward the food she is making.

    Estoy haciendo ___

    I'm making ___

    When to use it: Say this to tell someone what food or drink you are making right now.

    Use this chunk with a food word after the blank; learn estoy haciendo as one piece.

    Say it: es-TOY ah-SYEN-doh

  2. Justin asks Amanda to pass an ingredient while reaching across the counter toward it.

    ¿Me pasas ___?

    Can you pass me ___?

    When to use it: Say this when you want someone nearby to hand you something.

    Pasas is tú language, the friendly form used with Amanda and Justin.

    Say it: meh PAH-sahs

  3. Amanda announces that the dish is ready while lifting the pot lid and revealing the finished steaming food.

    Ya está

    It's ready

    When to use it: Say this when the food or another task is finished and ready.

    Ya means now or already here; together, ya está means it is ready.

    Say it: yah eh-STAH

  4. Justin offers Amanda a spoonful and asks whether she wants to taste the dish.

    ¿Quieres probar?

    Want a taste?

    When to use it: Say this when you offer someone a chance to taste what you made.

    Probar means to taste or try; quieres makes this a friendly tú question.

    Say it: KYEH-rehs proh-BAR

  5. Amanda asks Justin how the dish turned out while he tastes it thoughtfully.

    ¿Cómo te quedó?

    How did it turn out?

    When to use it: Ask this after someone has tasted or seen something you prepared.

    Quedó asks about the final result, not the cooking process itself.

    Say it: KOH-moh teh keh-DOH

  6. Amanda realizes she left out the salt and points toward the untouched salt bowl while Justin reacts with surprise.

    Me faltó ___

    I left out the ___

    When to use it: Say this when you realize an ingredient or item was missing from your dish.

    Faltó refers to one thing that was absent; put the missing item after it.

    Say it: meh fal-TOH

Story — a missing ingredient

Watch Amanda cook while Justin helps with the ingredients and tastes the result.

The highlighted chunks are this lesson's new lines. Turn on Show English if you need support.

  1. Amanda stirs a pot in her kitchen while Justin sets the table.
  2. Justin¿Qué estás haciendo?What are you making?
  3. AmandaEstoy haciendo sopa de jitomate.I'm making tomato soup.
  4. Amanda¿Me pasas la sal?Can you pass me the salt?
  5. JustinClaro. Aquí tienes.Sure. Here you go.
  6. AmandaYa está. ¿Quieres probar?It's ready. Want a taste?
  7. JustinSí. Está rico.Yes. It's good.
  8. Yako squeaks in on his two chairs with a bowl of guacamole he made.
  9. Amanda¿Cómo te quedó?How did it turn out?
  10. YakoMe faltó limón.It needed more lime.
  11. JustinTengo hambre.I'm hungry.
  12. AmandaHay sopa para todos.There's soup for everyone.

Practice — help in the kitchen

Practice moves from recognizing the chunks to choosing the right response and filling in real ingredients.

Listen carefully, because a small word can change the whole kitchen request.

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  1. What did you hear?

    What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    Spanish

    Estoy haciendo ___Drop the English here
    Tengo hambreDrop the English here
    Está ricoDrop the English here

    English

  3. Fill the gap

    Fill the gap

    I'm making ___

    Estoy ____ ___

  4. What do you say?

    What do you say?

    The salt is beside Amanda, and you want her to hand it to you.

  5. What does it mean?

    What does it mean?

    ¿Cómo te quedó?

  6. Fill the gap

    Fill the gap

    I left out the ___

    Me ____ ___

  7. What do you say?

    What do you say?

    Invite Yako to come over.

  8. Pick the reply

    Amanda says:

    Pick the reply

    ¿Ya está lista la sopa?

    Is the soup ready?

    And you reply with:

  9. Swap the word

    Swap the word

    Change the cooking verb to say that you are making something.

    Estoy ____ ___

  10. Build the line

    Build the line

    Want a taste?

    ¿ ?

    Tap the words in order.

Say it — cook together

Now you're the cook: you make a small dish in Amanda's kitchen, and she tastes it.

Tap ▶ to hear the line first, or tap the microphone to say it. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. Amanda¿Qué estás haciendo?What are you making?
  2. Justin (you)Say what you are making.

    Say what you are making.

    Estoy haciendo ___

    I'm making ___

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Recap — what you can say now

Every line from this lesson
SpanishEnglishPlay
Estoy haciendo ___I'm making ___
¿Me pasas ___?Can you pass me ___?
Ya estáIt's ready
¿Quieres probar?Want a taste?
¿Cómo te quedó?How did it turn out?
Me faltó ___I left out the ___
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