🍳 Kitchen
In this section you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary for the kitchen, including common utensils, appliances, cookware, and everyday expressions used when preparing food and cooking.
🟢 Basic Kitchen Vocabulary
🍳 Kitchen → Cocina
🍽️ Plate → Plato
🥣 Bowl → Tazón
🥄 Spoon → Cuchara
🔪 Knife → Cuchillo
🍴 Fork → Tenedor
☕ Cup → Taza
🥛 Glass → Vaso
🟡 Cookware & Kitchen Tools
🍲 Pot → Olla
🍳 Frying pan → Sartén
🔪 Cutting board → Tabla de cortar
🥄 Spatula → Espátula
🥫 Can opener → Abrelatas
🍾 Bottle opener → Abridor de botellas
🔴 Kitchen Appliances
🔥 Stove → Estufa
🧊 Refrigerator → Refrigerador
♨️ Oven → Horno
📻 Microwave → Microondas
🍞 Toaster → Tostadora
☕ Coffee maker → Cafetera
🥤 Blender → Licuadora
🚰 Sink → Fregadero
👨🍳 Common Cooking Actions
🍳 To cook → Cocinar
🔪 To cut → Cortar
🥕 To peel → Pelar
🥣 To mix → Mezclar
💧 To boil → Hervir
🔥 To fry → Freír
♨️ To bake → Hornear
🍽️ To serve → Servir
👕 Helpful Grammar Tip
Kitchen vocabulary includes both masculine and feminine nouns:
La cuchara - the spoon
El cuchillo - the knife
La olla - the pot
El horno - the oven
La cuchara - the spoon
El cuchillo - the knife
La olla - the pot
El horno - the oven
Adjectives should agree with the noun:
El plato está limpio.
The plate is clean.
La taza está limpia.
The cup is clean.
El plato está limpio.
The plate is clean.
La taza está limpia.
The cup is clean.
🌎 Regional Vocabulary Tip
Some kitchen words vary across the Spanish-speaking world. For example, you may hear refrigerador, nevera, or frigorífico for refrigerator, depending on the country.
The word estufa is commonly used for a stove in parts of Latin America, while other regions may use words such as cocina for the cooking appliance.
💬 Everyday Kitchen Phrases
🔪 ¿Me pasas el cuchillo, por favor?
Can you pass me the knife, please?
Can you pass me the knife, please?
🍲 La sopa todavía se está cocinando.
The soup is still cooking.
The soup is still cooking.
🧊 Guardé las verduras en el refrigerador.
I put the vegetables in the refrigerator.
I put the vegetables in the refrigerator.
🍽️ La cena está lista. ¡A comer!
Dinner is ready. Let's eat!
Dinner is ready. Let's eat!
🍳 Practical Kitchen Situations
🔥 Cuidado, la sartén está muy caliente.
Careful, the frying pan is very hot.
Careful, the frying pan is very hot.
🥄 Necesito una cuchara para probar la salsa.
I need a spoon to taste the sauce.
I need a spoon to taste the sauce.
♨️ El pan lleva veinte minutos en el horno.
The bread has been in the oven for twenty minutes.
The bread has been in the oven for twenty minutes.
🚰 Dejé los platos en el fregadero para lavarlos después.
I left the dishes in the sink to wash them later.
I left the dishes in the sink to wash them later.
💬 Everyday Conversations
Preparing dinner
A: ¿Necesitas ayuda con la cena?
B: Sí, ¿puedes cortar las verduras?
A: Do you need help with dinner?
B: Yes, can you cut the vegetables?
A: ¿Necesitas ayuda con la cena?
B: Sí, ¿puedes cortar las verduras?
A: Do you need help with dinner?
B: Yes, can you cut the vegetables?
Looking for something
A: ¿Dónde guardas las tazas?
B: Están en el armario, encima de la cafetera.
A: Where do you keep the cups?
B: They're in the cabinet, above the coffee maker.
A: ¿Dónde guardas las tazas?
B: Están en el armario, encima de la cafetera.
A: Where do you keep the cups?
B: They're in the cabinet, above the coffee maker.
📝 Example Sentences
🍳 Estoy preparando huevos en la sartén para el desayuno.
I'm preparing eggs in the frying pan for breakfast.
I'm preparing eggs in the frying pan for breakfast.
☕ La cafetera empieza a funcionar automáticamente cada mañana.
The coffee maker starts automatically every morning.
The coffee maker starts automatically every morning.
🔪 Cortamos los tomates sobre una tabla de madera.
We cut the tomatoes on a wooden cutting board.
We cut the tomatoes on a wooden cutting board.
🥤 Preparé un batido de frutas con la licuadora.
I made a fruit smoothie with the blender.
I made a fruit smoothie with the blender.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- ¿Dónde está el cuchillo?
- La sartén está caliente.
- Voy a cortar las verduras.
- La cena está en el horno.
- Los platos están en el fregadero.
- ¿Me pasas una cuchara?