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Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including vocabulary for kitchen utensils and taste
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Hi, everybody. My name is Alisha. Welcome to the 2000 CORE English Words and Phrases video series. |
Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice and review what you've learned. |
Okay, let's get started. |
First is |
Steak knife. |
A steak knife is a special kind of knife that we use for eating things like steak. |
So we have dull knives, so knives that are not so sharp that we use for spreading things. |
And then we have steak knives, which are very sharp knives that are small enough to use with one hand. |
We typically call these steak knives. Here's an example. |
My mother cuts my dinner with a steak knife. |
Carving knife. |
A carving knife is a special kind of knife that we typically use for cutting large pieces of meat. |
So for example, a turkey at Thanksgiving or maybe even a chicken. |
When we use a carving knife, we are trying to remove the meat from the bone of the animal that we have cooked. |
So carving knives can be quite large and quite sharp. Here's an example. |
I always use a carving knife when I serve turkey. |
Salty. |
Salty is an adjective. This adjective means something that tastes like salt. |
So when we want to talk about something that is salty, it typically means it's a little bit negative. |
Like that thing tastes a little too much like salt and it's difficult to eat. |
Here are some examples. |
These appetizers are too salty. |
Taste. |
Taste can be used as a noun and as a verb. |
As a verb, to taste means to try the flavor of something. |
As a noun, as in this example sentence, it refers to the flavor of something. |
Here's an example. |
The taste and odor of garlic are its cooking trademarks. |
Sweet. |
Sweet is an adjective. It means something that has a sugary taste. |
We can have natural sweet flavors like we find in fruits and we can also have less natural sweet flavors like we find in chocolates and candies. |
Here's an example. |
The candy is very sweet. |
Bitter. |
Bitter is an adjective that refers to taste. Bitter is used to talk about something that has kind of an earthy flavor or that can have kind of a bit of a negative flavor at times too. |
So for example, things like coffee can be quite bitter. Things like leafy greens can be quite bitter. |
Some people really like bitter tastes. Other people really hate them. |
Here's an example. |
The smaller leaves of turnip greens are the least bitter. |
Spicy. |
Spicy is an adjective that's used to talk about flavors that are very, very hot. |
When we eat them, we might feel our face turn red. We might even cry a little bit if it's very spicy. |
So things that are spicy make us feel a little bit warm in our body. |
Here's an example. |
My face sweats when I eat very spicy foods. |
Sour. |
Sour is an adjective. Again, we use this word to talk about taste, to talk about flavors. |
Sour foods are, for example, citruses like maybe lime and lemon, perhaps grapefruit as well. |
These kinds of things can make us feel a little bit of tension when we eat them. Sometimes it's unpleasant. |
Here's an example. |
The sour taste of the lemon will cleanse your palate between courses. |
Wheat. |
Wheat is a stock plant. |
So this is the plant that we use to create things like bread. It's also a key ingredient in drinks like beer. |
Wheat is used for so many different products all around the world. |
Here's an example. |
The fireflies are flying over the wheat field. |
Cooked rice. |
Cooked rice refers to rice that has been boiled or prepared and is ready to be eaten. |
So cooked rice is different from raw rice because raw rice cannot be eaten or should not be eaten in that state. |
Cooked rice usually refers to rice that has been steamed or perhaps boiled. |
Here's an example. |
Cooked rice needs to sit covered for 5 to 30 minutes after taking it off the heat. |
Let's review. I'm going to describe a word or phrase in English. See if you can remember it. |
Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? |
Do you remember how to say the word that refers to the very, very easy to use but very sharp knife we sometimes use for cutting meat? |
Steak knife. |
And how to say the word that we use to talk about the large knife that is used to cut things like turkey and chicken? |
Carving knife. |
What about the word that we use to talk about something that tastes like salt? |
Salty. |
Do you remember how to say the word that means the flavor of something? This can also be used as a verb. |
Taste. |
Let's try the word that means something that tastes like sugar. This can be natural or unnatural. |
Sweet. |
What about the word that means something that can taste a little bit earthy and that some people might not like? Common examples are leafy greens and maybe even beers. |
Bitter. |
Now, let's see if you remember how to say the flavor that is very, very hot. When you eat it, it might make you feel warm. |
Spicy. |
Another one. What about the word that means something that tastes like lemon or grapefruit or lime, something that might feel a little bit like tension when you eat it? |
Sour. |
Do you remember how to say the stock plant that is used to make things like bread and beer and lots of other food products? |
Wheat. |
And finally, do you remember how to say the type of rice that has been prepared? It's ready to eat. This is the opposite of raw rice. |
Cooked rice. |
Well done! See you next time. Bye! |
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