How do you say "cook" in Russian?

готовить

gotovit'

Verb Cyrillic

In Russian, "cook" is готовить (gotovit').

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Pronunciation

You can approximate it as gotovit'; the stress sits on "ov". Most learners get it after saying it aloud a handful of times.

Writing and usage

готовить is written using cyrillic. It's a verb, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

Она любит готовить для семьи.

Ona ljubit gotovit' dlja sem'i.

She loves to cook for her family.

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How to remember готовить

Hear "got" in "gotovit'" as a nod to not far from saying "got" in a hurry, since it means to cook.

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Questions about готовить

How do you pronounce готовить?

You can approximate it as gotovit'; the stress sits on "ov". Most learners get it after saying it aloud a handful of times.

Is готовить formal or casual?

готовить is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is готовить used in Russian?

готовить is used the same way as the equivalent English verb. For example: Она любит готовить для семьи. (She loves to cook for her family.).

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