Cooking & Markets

1. 這道菜欲按怎煮？

   Tsit-tō tshài beh án-tsuánn tsú?

   How do you cook this dish?

   Usage

   Asking how to cook a particular dish

   Grammar Note

   án-tsuánn (按怎) is the Taiwanese interrogative for "how"

2. 需要加幾匙糖？

   Su-iàu ke kuí-sî thn̂g?

   How many spoons of sugar are needed?

   Usage

   Asking about the amount of sugar needed in a recipe

   Grammar Note

   sî (匙) is the measure word for "spoonful" in Taiwanese

3. 鼎燒了後才落油。

   Tiánn sio--liáu-āu tsiah lo̍h-iû.

   Add the oil after the wok is hot.

   Usage

   Explaining the basic step of heating the wok before adding oil

   Grammar Note

   liáu-āu (了後) means "after (doing something)" in Taiwanese

4. 這个材料佇市場買會著無？

   Tsit-ê tsâi-liāu tī tshī-tiûnn bé ē-tio̍h bô?

   Can this ingredient be bought at the market?

   Usage

   Asking if an ingredient can be found at the local market

   Grammar Note

   ē-tio̍h (會著) is the potential complement meaning "can/be able to"

5. 滷肉飯是台灣上有名的料理。

   Lóo-bah-pn̄g sī Tâi-uân siōng ū-miâ ê liāu-lí.

   Braised pork rice is the most famous dish in Taiwan.

   Usage

   Introducing the most famous Taiwanese dish

   Grammar Note

   siōng (上) is the superlative marker "most" in Taiwanese Min Nan

6. 這道湯欲燉幾點鐘？

   Tsit-tō thng beh tūn kuí-tiám-tsing?

   How many hours should this soup simmer?

   Usage

   Asking about simmering time for a soup or stew

   Grammar Note

   kuí-tiám-tsing (幾點鐘) asks "how many hours" in Taiwanese

7. 鹽加傷濟矣！

   Iâm ke siunn-tsē--ah!

   Too much salt has been added!

   Usage

   Exclaiming that too much salt was added while cooking

   Grammar Note

   siunn-tsē (傷濟) means "too much/excessive" in Taiwanese Min Nan

8. 這个料理辣味真重。

   Tsit-ê liāu-lí lua̍h-bī tsin-tāng.

   This dish is very spicy.

   Usage

   Commenting on how spicy a dish is

   Grammar Note

   tsin (真) is an intensifying adverb meaning "very" in Taiwanese Min Nan

9. 這款醬汁欲按怎調？

   Tsit-khuán tsiùnn-tsiap beh án-tsuánn tiâu?

   How do you mix this sauce?

   Usage

   Asking how to blend or prepare a sauce

   Grammar Note

   tiâu (調) means "to mix/adjust/blend" as a cooking verb

10. 食材洗清氣了後，才切。

    Tsia̍h-tsâi sé tshing-khì--liáu-āu, tsiah tshiat.

    Wash the ingredients thoroughly, then cut.

    Usage

    Explaining the basic preparation step of washing before cutting

    Grammar Note

    tshing-khì (清氣) means "clean/neat" as an adjective in Taiwanese

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