Cooking & Markets

1. Induve hè u mercatu?

   Where is the market?

   Usage

   Ask where the market is when you want to buy ingredients

   Grammar Note

   The place-asking pattern Induve hè + article + noun. Mercatu is also spelled marcatu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Cumu si chjama stu ingrediente?

   What is this ingredient called?

   Usage

   Ask the name of an ingredient at a market or cooking class

   Grammar Note

   Cumu si chjama ...? asks what something is called. Stu is the masculine singular "this"; the feminine is sta. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Sta carne hè fresca?

   Is this meat fresh?

   Usage

   Check the freshness of meat at a market or butcher

   Grammar Note

   Carne is feminine, so the adjective takes the feminine fresca. The masculine is frescu, also written friscu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Stu pesciu hè frescu?

   Is this fish fresh?

   Usage

   Check the freshness of fish at a market or fishmonger

   Grammar Note

   Pesciu is masculine and is also written pesce or pisciu; the adjective is the masculine frescu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Avete prudutti biologichi?

   Do you have organic products?

   Usage

   Look for organic food at a market or shop

   Grammar Note

   Polite questions use the 2pl avete. Prudutti is the plural of pruduttu, and the adjective biologicu becomes biologichi in the plural. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Quali spezie ci sò in sta ricetta?

   Which spices are in this recipe?

   Usage

   Ask which spices go into a dish at a class or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   Quali + plural noun means "which ...". Ci sò is the plural of Ci hè. Sta is the feminine singular "this". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Vogliu piglià una lezzione di cucina

   I want to take a cooking lesson

   Usage

   Sign up for a cooking class

   Grammar Note

   Piglià means "to take"; with lezzione it means to take a lesson. Cucina means kitchen or cooking. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Induve possu truvà una bona ricetta corsa?

   Where can I find a good Corsican recipe?

   Usage

   Ask where to look for authentic local recipes

   Grammar Note

   Induve possu + infinitive asks where you can do something. Ricetta is feminine, so bona and corsa are feminine too. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Chì bonu! Quale hè l'ingrediente secretu?

   How good! What is the secret ingredient?

   Usage

   Praise a dish and ask for its secret

   Grammar Note

   Chì + adjective makes an exclamation. Secretu is also written sicretu or sigretu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. u sale

    Salt

    Usage

    Point at this to ask for salt or to say you want less of it

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, also written sali

11. u zuccaru

    Sugar

    Usage

    Ask for sugar for coffee or cooking

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, also written zuccheru

12. l'oliu

    Oil

    Usage

    Ask for cooking oil

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the article u elides to l' before a vowel. Also written orghju

13. l'acetu

    Vinegar

    Usage

    Ask for vinegar for salads or cooking

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the article u elides to l' before a vowel

14. u butiru

    Butter

    Usage

    Use it to ask for butter or to check for dairy

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, also written butirru

15. l'agliu

    Garlic

    Usage

    Also useful when asking for a dish without garlic

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the article u elides to l' before a vowel. Also written aglia

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