cocina para mí
/koθina paɾa mi/from spelling rules
The English phrase "cook for me" is translated into Spanish as cocina para mí.
This phrase is used as a request or a command for someone to prepare a meal for the speaker.
Which one should you use?
While cocina para mí acts as a direct command or request, the phrase cocinar para mí is the infinitive form meaning "to cook for me" and cannot be used as a direct command on its own.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Colombia or Venezuela, the phrase Cocíname algo rico, porfa is used to mean "Cook something delicious for me, please".
How does it change in a sentence?
The specific form you use depends on who you are addressing. Use cocina para mí for a single person in an informal setting, cocine para mí for a single person in a formal setting and cocinen para mí if you are asking more than one person to cook for you.
How do you pronounce it?
/koθina paɾa mi/
Did you know?
- While cocina is the command form, it is also the exact same word used for 'kitchen' in Spanish.
- The word cocina shares the same ancient roots as the English word 'cuisine' and 'kitchen', both descending from the Latin 'coquere' which means 'to cook'.
- Spanish uses a specific pronoun mí after the preposition para, which differs from the subject pronoun yo used for 'I'.
Examples in context
- Cocina para mí.Cook for me.This example shows how to use the phrase cocina para mí in a command.Tatoeba #1143679 by Shishir, translation #1116995 by CK
- ¿Podría cocinarme algo, por favor?Could you cook something for me, please?
- Disculpe, ¿podría preparar una comida para mí, por favor?Excuse me, could you prepare a meal for me, please?
- Oye, ¿me puedes preparar algo para comer, porfa?Hey, can you prepare something for me to eat, please?
- ¿Me puedes preparar la comida, por favor?Can you cook my meal, please?
- Cocíname algo rico, porfaCook something delicious for me, please
- Disculpe, podría cocinar algo para mí, por favor?Excuse me, could you cook something for me, please?
- Hoy, cocina para mí algo rico.Today, cook something delicious for me.
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are talking in their kitchen about dinner.
- SofíaAlejandro, cocina para mí esta noche.Alejandro, cook for me tonight.
- AlejandroEstá bien, Sofía, ¿qué quieres comer?Okay, Sofía, what do you want to eat?
- SofíaMe gustaría pasta con salsa.I would like pasta with sauce.
- AlejandroPerfecto, prepararé la cena pronto.Perfect, I will prepare dinner soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cocina, mí, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
