A1 Collocation 중립 1분 분량

Lage mat.

Cook food.

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Phrase in 30 Seconds

Lage mat is the standard Norwegian way to say 'to cook' or 'to prepare food'.

  • Means: To prepare a meal or cook food in a kitchen setting.
  • Used in: Daily conversations about chores, dinner plans, or weekend activities.
  • Don't confuse: 'Lage' is a verb, not a noun; don't use it as a meal name.
Chef hat + Kitchen + Ingredients = Lage mat

내 수준에 맞는 설명:

Lage mat means to cook. You use it when you are in the kitchen making breakfast, lunch, or dinner for yourself or your friends.
This is a common collocation used to describe the process of preparing meals. It is a neutral phrase suitable for daily conversations about your routine or your plans for the evening.
Lage mat is the standard functional phrase for food preparation. While more specific verbs like 'steke' (fry) or 'koke' (boil) exist, 'lage mat' covers the entire scope of culinary activity in a domestic setting.
As a high-frequency collocation, 'lage mat' serves as the anchor for domestic culinary discourse. It is preferred in most contexts over more specialized terminology, reflecting the pragmatic nature of the Norwegian language regarding household chores.
The phrase 'lage mat' exemplifies the semantic breadth of the verb 'å lage' in Norwegian. It functions as a generic verb-object construction that encapsulates the entire socio-cultural practice of meal preparation, maintaining neutrality across all registers.
From a cognitive linguistic perspective, 'lage mat' represents a prototypical construction for the domain of domestic labor. Its ubiquity stems from its ability to abstract away from specific cooking techniques, focusing instead on the teleological goal of producing a meal, thus serving as a fundamental building block in Norwegian communicative competence.

뜻

Preparing meals in the kitchen.

🌍

문화적 배경

Cooking at home is a sign of a healthy lifestyle and is often a shared family activity. The concept of 'hygge' often involves preparing food together in a relaxed atmosphere.

💡

Don't overthink it

Just remember: Lage = Make, Mat = Food.

💡

Don't overthink it

Just remember: Lage = Make, Mat = Food.

셀프 테스트

Complete the sentence.

Jeg liker å ____ ____.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: lage mat

The correct collocation is 'lage mat'.

🎉 점수: /1

연습 문제 은행

2 연습 문제
정답을 골라봐 Fill Blank

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답:
Complete the sentence. Fill Blank A1

Jeg liker å ____ ____.

✓ 정답! ✗ 아쉬워요. 정답: lage mat

The correct collocation is 'lage mat'.

🎉 점수: /2

자주 묻는 질문

1 질문

Yes, you can 'lage' a chair or 'lage' a plan.

관련 표현

🔗

Lage middag

specialized form

Make dinner

🔗

Spise mat

contrast

Eat food

어디서 쓸까?

🥘

Inviting a friend

Ola: Vil du komme over og lage mat med meg?

informal
🏠

Talking about chores

Kari: I dag er det din tur til å lage mat.

neutral

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기억법

Lage (Make) + Mat (Meal) = Make a Meal.

시각적 연상

Imagine yourself in a kitchen with a big 'L' on your apron, making a 'Mat' (mat) of ingredients on the counter.

Rhyme

Lage mat, det er bra for en prat.

Story

Every evening, Lars enters his kitchen. He puts on his apron and starts to 'lage mat'. He chops carrots and onions. Soon, the smell fills the house. His friends arrive, and they all eat together.

In Other Languages

Similar to 'faire la cuisine' in French or 'kochen' in German.

Word Web

kjøkkenoppskriftingrediensermiddagspisekokk

챌린지

Describe what you are cooking for dinner in 3 sentences using 'lage mat'.

Review in 1 day, then 3 days, then 1 week.

발음

Stress Stress on the first syllable.

Long 'a' sound, soft 'g'.

격식 수준 스펙트럼

격식체
Vi skal tilberede et måltid.

Vi skal tilberede et måltid. (Dinner plans)

중립
Vi skal lage mat.

Vi skal lage mat. (Dinner plans)

비격식체
Vi skal mekke litt mat.

Vi skal mekke litt mat. (Dinner plans)

속어
Vi skal slenge sammen noe mat.

Vi skal slenge sammen noe mat. (Dinner plans)

Derived from Old Norse 'laga', meaning to arrange or prepare. It has been used for centuries to describe the act of creating something from raw materials.

Old Norse:

재미있는 사실

The word 'mat' is related to the English 'meat', but in Norwegian, it covers all food, not just flesh.

문화 노트

Cooking at home is a sign of a healthy lifestyle and is often a shared family activity.

“Vi liker å lage mat sammen.”

The concept of 'hygge' often involves preparing food together in a relaxed atmosphere.

“Det er hyggelig å lage mat.”

대화 시작하기

“

Hva liker du å lage mat?

자주 하는 실수

✗

Jeg lager maten min.

✓

Jeg lager mat.

wrong conjugation
You don't need the possessive 'min' here. 'Lage mat' is a fixed phrase.

L1 Interference

0
✗

Jeg gjør mat.

✓

Jeg lager mat.

literal translation
Learners often confuse 'gjøre' (to do) with 'lage' (to make/create).

L1 Interference

0 1

In Other Languages

Spanish Very Similar

Cocinar

Norwegian uses two words where Spanish uses one.

French Very Similar

Faire la cuisine

Very similar structure to Norwegian.

German moderate

Kochen

Norwegian is more descriptive with 'make food'.

Japanese Very Similar

料理を作る (Ryōri o tsukuru)

The word order is different due to Japanese grammar.

Arabic Different

طبخ (Tabakha)

Arabic does not use a 'make' auxiliary.

Spotted in the Real World

📺

(2023)

“I dag skal vi lage mat.”

A cooking show intro.

혼동하기 쉬운

Lage mat. 대 Gjøre mat

Learners think 'gjøre' means 'to make'.

Always use 'lage' for creating things.

자주 묻는 질문 (1)

Yes, you can 'lage' a chair or 'lage' a plan.

grammar mechanics

Learning Path

Prerequisites

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