je cuisine
In French, "I cook" is translated as je cuisine.
The phrase je cuisine is a statement used to say that one prepares food as a general habit or skill.
Which one should you use?
While je cuisine refers to the act of cooking or culinary preparation, je fais la cuisine is a more common idiomatic way to say "I do the cooking" in a household context.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb 'cuisiner' is conjugated in the first person singular present tense as 'cuisine'.
Did you know?
- The verb cuisiner can also be used metaphorically in French to mean 'to manipulate' or 'to rig' something, such as an election or accounting books.
- In a slang context, cuisiner can mean to interrogate someone aggressively or to 'grill' them for information.
- French differentiates between cuisiner and cuire. While cuisiner refers to the art of preparing a meal, cuire refers specifically to the physical process of applying heat to food.
Examples in context
- Je cuisine tous les jours.I cook every day.This sentence shows how to use je cuisine when describing a daily habit.Tatoeba #8882568 by felix63, translation #8822966 by CK
- Je cuisine un peu à la maison.I cook a little at home.This sentence demonstrates using je cuisine to describe cooking a little at home.Tatoeba #8269948 by Aiji, translation #5746841 by CM
- C'est comme ça que je cuisine le poisson.This is how I cook fish.This sentence illustrates using je cuisine to explain a method for cooking a specific food.Tatoeba #5389581 by Aiji, translation #62339 by CK
- Je cuisine tous les joursI cook every day
- Je ne cuisine que le weekendI only cook on weekends
- Je cuisine d'excellents plats italiensI cook excellent Italian dishes
- Je cuisine et j'expérimente de nouvelles recettesI cook and experiment with new recipes
- J'aime cuisiner en utilisant des produits fraisI enjoy cooking using fresh ingredients
- Je peux cuisiner pour toi ce soirI can cook for you tonight
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Manon and Nathan are talking about their weekend plans.
- ManonJe cuisine souvent pour mes amis.I often cook for my friends.
- NathanC'est une excellente compétence, Manon.That is an excellent skill, Manon.
- ManonMerci, j'aime beaucoup ça.Thanks, I like it a lot.
- NathanTu pourrais me préparer un dîner un jour.You could prepare a dinner for me one day.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
