ケーキを焼く
kēki o yaku
To bake a cake in Japanese is ケーキを焼く (kēki o yaku).
This phrase is used when you are preparing a cake by cooking it in an oven. You might use ingredients like 小麦粉 (flour), 砂糖 (sugar) and 卵 (egg) in an オーブン (oven) to achieve this.
What does it mean word for word?
The verb part of the phrase, 焼く (yaku), means to bake, grill or roast, which covers various methods of cooking with dry heat.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the verb to express different tenses and moods. Additionally, the noun form for the activity of cake making is ケーキ作り (kēki-zukuri).
How do you pronounce it?
kēki o yaku
Did you know?
- The word ケーキ (kēki) is a loanword from English, but in Japan, it often refers specifically to sponge cakes or cream cakes rather than the heavier butter cakes common in Western baking.
- In Japan, the verb 焼く (yaku) is used for everything from baking a cake to grilling fish or toasting bread, as Japanese doesn't have distinct words for bake, roast and grill.
- The word for cake, ケーキ (kēki), is a 'loanword' derived from English. Because it is a relatively modern Western concept in Japan, the language uses a Katakana phonetic transcription rather than a native Japanese word for this specific dessert.
Examples in context
- トムはメアリーのお誕生日会のためにケーキを焼くつもりです。Tom is going to bake a cake for Mary's birthday party.This sentence shows how to use ケーキを焼く to express an intention for a future event.Tatoeba #8670317 by small_snow, translation #3446861 by CK
- ケーキを焼くのは楽しいです。Baking a cake is enjoyable.
- 彼女は上手にケーキを焼くことができます。She can bake cakes skillfully.
- パーティーのためにケーキを焼いてください。Please bake a cake for the party.
- 今日は友達と一緒にケーキを焼こう！Let's bake a cake together with friends today!
- ケーキを焼くのが得意なんだよ。I'm good at baking cakes.
- 週末に、子供たちのためにケーキを焼く。Shūmatsu ni, kodomo-tachi no tame ni kēki o yaku.I will bake a cake for the children this weekend.
- 彼女はいつも、おいしいケーキを焼く。Kanojo wa itsumo, oishii kēki o yaku.She always bakes delicious cakes.
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Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are talking about a party.
- 結衣 Yuiパーティーに何か持っていきたいな。Pātī ni nanika motte ikitai na.I want to bring something to the party.
- 健太 Kentaじゃあ、結衣がケーキを焼くのはどう？Jā, Yui ga kēki o yaku no wa dō?Then, how about you bake a cake, Yui?
- 結衣 Yuiいいアイデア！やってみるね。Ii aidea! Yatte miru ne.Great idea! I'll try that.
- 健太 Kenta楽しみにしてるよ。Tanoshimi ni shiteru yo.I'm looking forward to it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
