A LIST OF INTERESTING VOCABULARY! SPEAKING PART 1: COOKING AND HOUSE WORK!
House work = a rotation chore, the household chores, routine work, chore.
Doing X is more like a chore for me.
Mindless activity (something which doesn’t require hard thinking)
House chores seem to me as mindless activities because while doing them I can think about my days and plans.
Pet peeve (something that really bothers you)
Cooking/ washing dishes/ vacuuming is one of my pet peeves.
Spick and span (very clean and neat)
I always try to keep my house spick and span.
A total/big mess, mess makers
Whenever my cousins come, our house becomes a total mess. They are really mess makers and this annoys me a lot.
Sparklingly clean dishes
I try to make sure all dishes are sparkingly clean.
Freshly wiped sink
One of my routine chores is making sure that our sink is freshly wiped.
Like a walk in the part – very easy to accomplish
Doing sth has always been like a walk in the park for me.
Be in charge of sth – be responsible for sth
Whenever my mum isn’t at home, I become in charge of all house chores.
Acting as assistant
I try to act as assistant to my mum in kitchen whenever she cooks.
Rinsing the veggies, peeling the potatoes and slicing the carrots
My granny taught me how to rinse the veggies, peel the potatoes and slice the carrots.
To know the kitchen things inside out
She is so good at cooling and know the kitchen inside out.
Eating habits
I don’t really have good eating habits so usually escape having full breakfast.
Homemade food
Takeaways, ready meals (Food made in restaurants that can be taken home)
to eat balanced diet
Nowadays, I try to eat balanced diet (homemade food) and include a lot of nutritious food into my daily eating routine.
It’s my signature dish/meal (meal that you cook perfectly)
I suppose that palov is definitely my signature dish.
To make a restaurant-quality bowl of _____ (noodles)
Food is nutrition, hygienic, tasty, made from organic sources and have no chemicals or adhesive.
To daydream about eating X
I always daydream about eating palov since it has such a delicious taste.
Other types of house chore
sweeping, mopping, dusting, doing the laundry, cleaning toilet/bathroom, washing dishes, vacuuming, washing the car, buying grocery, cleaning the windows, removing the dust on the walls.
a cuisine
to grab sth quickly to eat
stodgy – unhealthy
veggies - vegetables