Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cook (food): The primary meaning refers to the general activity of preparing food by applying heat, typically in a kitchen or cooking area.
   • To do the cooking: Refers to the act of being responsible for preparing a meal.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hàng ngày, mẹ tôi đều nấu bếp cho cả gia đình. (Every day, my mother cooks for the whole family.)
  • Anh ấy rất thích nấu bếp vào cuối tuần. (He really enjoys cooking on weekends.)
  • Công việc nấu bếp đòi hỏi sự kiên nhẫn. (The work of cooking requires patience.)

Advanced Usage

• "trổ tài nấu bếp": to show off one's cooking skills.
  • Cô ấy định trổ tài nấu bếp trong bữa tiệc tối nay. (She intends to show off her cooking skills at the dinner party tonight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nấu ăn (verb): A direct synonym meaning "to cook food". and are often used interchangeably.
  • Tôi đang học nấu ăn. (I am learning to cook.)
• Nấu nướng (verb): A more colloquial term emphasizing the cooking process.
  • Cả buổi sáng cô ấy bận nấu nướng. (She was busy cooking all morning.)
• Đầu bếp (noun): Chef, cook (the person who cooks professionally).
  • Anh trai tôi là một đầu bếp. (My brother is a chef.)

Synonyms

• Làm bếp: To do the kitchen work, to cook.
• Chế biến thức ăn: To process/prepare food.

Related Phrases

• Vào bếp: To go into the kitchen (to start cooking).
  • Đến giờ vào bếp chuẩn bị bữa tối rồi. (It's time to go into the kitchen and prepare dinner.)
• Lười nấu bếp: To be lazy about cooking.
  • Tôi hơi lười nấu bếp hôm nay. (I'm feeling a bit lazy about cooking today.)

Related Idioms

• "Trời đánh còn tránh bữa ăn": This proverb (Heaven's wrath still avoids mealtime) underscores the cultural importance of meals and, by extension, the act of cooking ().
  • It implies one should not disturb someone while they are eating or preparing food.

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