Cooking & Markets

1. Nkhutemwa kuphika

   I like cooking

   Usage

   Says you enjoy cooking, for a cooking class or a visit to a home

   Grammar Note

   "Nkhu-temwa" is "I-like", followed by an infinitive (ku-). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Mchere

   Salt

   Usage

   Salt, the seasoning

   Grammar Note

   "Nyanja ya mchere" (a lake of salt) means the sea or ocean. The word is also spelled "mcere"

3. Mafuta

   Oil / fat

   Usage

   Oil or fat. The same word covers fuel oil, so context shows when it means cooking oil

   Grammar Note

   A class 6 noun, treated as plural, so its modifiers begin with "gha-"

4. Kuphika

   To cook

   Usage

   Preparing food by cooking

   Grammar Note

   An infinitive. "Vyakuphika kale" means ready-cooked food

5. Moto

   Fire

   Usage

   The fire used for cooking; "kuŵika pa moto" means to put on the fire

   Grammar Note

   "Kuŵika" means "to put"

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