Kitchen & Dining: 10 Tasty English Phrases for Foodies
Master Your Table Manners – Talk About Food and Cooking Like a Pro!
1. What’s for dinner?
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Akşam yemeğinde ne var? (Ev halkına veya ev sahibine sorulan en temel soru.)
- 🇬🇧 English: A very common daily question to ask what meal is being prepared for the evening.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: ماذا لدينا على العشاء؟ (Madha ladayna ala al-asha’?)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué hay de cena? / ¿Qué vamos a cenar?
2. Help yourself.
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Buyur, kendin al. / Çekinme ye. (Misafire yemek ikram ederken söylenir.)
- 🇬🇧 English: A polite way to tell a guest or friend to take food or drink as much as they want.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: تفضل، اخدم نفسك. (Tafaddal, ukhdum nafsak.)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: Sírvete lo que quieras. / Ayúdate tú mismo.
3. I’m starving.
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Açlıktan ölüyorum. / Çok acıktım.
- 🇬🇧 English: A common exaggeration used to express that you are extremely hungry.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: أنا أتضور جوعاً. (Ana atadawwar ju’an.)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: Me muero de hambre. / Estoy famélico.
4. This tastes great.
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Bunun tadı harika. (Yemeği yapan kişiye verilecek en güzel iltifattır.)
- 🇬🇧 English: A simple and effective way to compliment the chef on the flavor of the food.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: طعم هذا رائع. (Ta’mu hadha ra-i’.)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: Esto sabe muy bien. / ¡Qué rico está!
5. Easy on the salt.
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Tuzu az olsun. / Tuzu fazla kaçırma.
- 🇬🇧 English: Used to ask someone to use only a small amount of salt while cooking or serving.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: قلل من الملح. (Qallil min al-milh.)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: Ponle poca sal. / No te pases con la sal.
6. Can I have a second helping?
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Bir tabak daha alabilir miyim? (Yemeği çok beğendiğinizde istersiniz.)
- 🇬🇧 English: Asking for another portion of the same dish because you liked it so much.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: هل يمكنني الحصول على حصة ثانية؟ (Hal yumkinuni al-husul ala hissa thaniya?)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puedo repetir? / ¿Me das un poco más?
7. Homemade food.
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Ev yemeği. / Ev yapımı.
- 🇬🇧 English: Food that has been prepared at home rather than bought from a store or restaurant.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: طعام منزلي. (Ta’amun manzili.)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: Comida casera. / Hecho en casa.
8. Bon appétit!
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Afiyet olsun! (Yemeğe başlarken söylenen evrensel ifade.)
- 🇬🇧 English: Borrowed from French, this is the most common way to wish someone a good meal.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: بالهناء والشفاء! (Bil hana’ wal shifa’!)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Buen provecho! / ¡Que aproveche!
9. Sweet tooth.
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Tatlıya düşkünlük. / Tatlıyı çok sevmek.
- 🇬🇧 English: An idiom used to describe someone who loves eating sweets, cakes, and chocolates.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: حب الحلويات. (Hubbu al-halawiyat.)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: Ser un goloso. / Me encanta el dulce.
10. Leftovers.
- 🇹🇷 Türkçe: Artan yemekler. / Bir sonraki güne kalan yemek.
- 🇬🇧 English: The food that remains uneaten at the end of a meal and is kept for later.
- 🇸🇦 Arabic: بقايا الطعام. (Baqaya al-ta’am.)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: Sobras. / Lo que sobró de la comida.