how to say “to cook” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /]לְבַשֵּׁל
The basic word for to cook is לבשל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /]דני, מה בישלת לנו היום?
Danny, what did you cook for us today?
While the professional term for a cook is טבח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /] for a male and טבחית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /] for a female (think מטבח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /] – kitchen), if you want to compliment someone for their great cooking, you might use the word בשלן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /] (m) or בשלנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /] (f).
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/לבשל-#.m4a” /]היא בשלנית – לא מעולם הזה!
She’s a cook – out of this world (not from this world)!
