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How to say "to cook" in Spanish
"To cook" in Spanish is cocinar, pronounced koh-see-NAHR (stress on the syllable in capitals).
| Spanish | cocinar |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | koh-see-NAHR |
| Meaning | to cook |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Frequency | #97 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice.
How to pronounce cocinar
Cocinar is pronounced koh-see-NAHR, in IPA /koθiˈnaɾ/ in Spain and /kosiˈnaɾ/ in Latin America. Cocinar has three syllables, koh-see-NAHR, with the stress on the third. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a consonant other than -n or -s are stressed on the last syllable.
- Z, and c before e or i, is th (as in "think") in most of Spain and s in Latin America.
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Example sentences
Me gusta cocinar
I like to cook
Mi abuela cocina muy bien.
My grandmother cooks very well.
How to remember cocinar
cocinar [koh-see-NAHR] sounds like the English “coco in a jar”. Picture this:
You cook coco in a jar: it bubbles, lifts the lid and salutes with steam.
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