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Japanese Versatility List

Heating and cooking

Core words, Stage 4chunk 8 of 79Verbs: home and routine

Covers reheating food, the microwave, boiling water and basic cooking.

Mix-ups Wakasu boils the water; yuderu boils food in it.

atatameru

polite atatamemasu

warm up; reheat

Convenience store staff ask atatamemasu ka? about your bento.

Written 暖める for rooms and air; same sound.

casual

kinou no karee, atatameyou ka?

Shall I heat up yesterday's curry?

昨日のカレー、温めようか?

polite

kinou no karee o atatamemashou ka?

Shall I heat up yesterday's curry?

昨日のカレーを温めましょうか?

Written 温める · あたためる · 温めますRank #4658 in 3,030 TV dramas

chin suru

polite chin shimasu

microwave, heat in the microwave

From the microwave's ding; the everyday word at home.

The neutral way to say it is renji de atatameru.

casual

kore, sanpun gurai chin shite.

Microwave this for about three minutes.

これ、3分ぐらいチンして。

polite

kore o sanpun gurai chin shite kudasai.

Please microwave this for about three minutes.

これを3分ぐらいチンしてください。

Written チンする · ちんする · チンしますRank #16537 in 3,030 TV dramas

wakasu

polite wakashimasu

boil (water); heat (the bath)

Ofuro o wakasu = heat the bath. Water boiling by itself is waku: oyu ga waita.

casual

ocha ireru kara, oyu wakashite.

I'll make tea, so boil some water.

お茶入れるから、お湯沸かして。

polite

ocha o ireru node, oyu o wakashite kudasai.

I'll make tea, so please boil some water.

お茶を入れるので、お湯を沸かしてください。

Written 沸かす · わかす · 沸かしますRank #9628 in 3,030 TV dramas

yuderu

polite yudemasu

boil (food)

Cooking food in boiling water — pasta, eggs, vegetables.

Yudetamago = a boiled egg. Just heating water is wakasu.

casual

pasuta, juppun gurai yudete.

Boil the pasta for about ten minutes.

パスタ、10分ぐらい茹でて。

polite

pasuta o juppun gurai yudete kudasai.

Please boil the pasta for about ten minutes.

パスタを10分ぐらい茹でてください。

Written 茹でる · ゆでる · 茹でますRank #25651 in 3,030 TV dramas

itameru

polite itamemasu

stir-fry; fry (in a pan)

Itamemono = a stir-fry. Deep-frying is ageru.

casual

yasai to niku, issho ni itameru dake da yo.

You just stir-fry the veg and meat together.

野菜と肉、一緒に炒めるだけだよ。

polite

yasai to niku o issho ni itameru dake desu yo.

You just stir-fry the vegetables and meat together.

野菜と肉を一緒に炒めるだけですよ。

Written 炒める · いためる · 炒めますRank #8699 in 3,030 TV dramas