Bedeutung
Preparing a meal.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Cooking is often a communal activity. In villages, neighbors might help each other 'taeng kin' for big weddings or funerals. The phrase 'taeng kin' is a point of cultural pride, often used in YouTube titles to preserve traditional recipes. Lao speakers in Thailand use 'het naew kin' more often, but 'taeng kin' is understood as a more 'polite' or 'standard' version. Younger generations use 'taeng kin' when posting on TikTok, often showing the 'arrangement' of the food to look aesthetic.
Compliment the Cook
After someone says they are 'ແຕ່ງກິນ', always follow up with 'ແຊບຫຼາຍ' (very delicious) after you eat!
Tone Matters
Make sure 'Taeng' is a low tone. If you say it with a high tone, it might sound like another word.
Bedeutung
Preparing a meal.
Compliment the Cook
After someone says they are 'ແຕ່ງກິນ', always follow up with 'ແຊບຫຼາຍ' (very delicious) after you eat!
Tone Matters
Make sure 'Taeng' is a low tone. If you say it with a high tone, it might sound like another word.
Use 'Pen'
To sound like a native, use 'ແຕ່ງກິນເປັນ' (cook-is) to mean you know how to cook, rather than 'ຮູ້ວິທີແຕ່ງກິນ'.
Gender Roles
While traditionally female-associated, it is increasingly common and respected for men to 'taeng kin' in modern Lao society.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank to say 'I like to cook.'
ຂ້ອຍມັກ_______.
The correct phrase is 'ແຕ່ງກິນ' (cook). 'ກິນແຕ່ງ' is reversed and meaningless, and 'ໄປກິນ' means 'go to eat'.
Which sentence means 'Mother is cooking in the kitchen'?
Choose the correct Lao sentence:
'ແຕ່ງກິນ' is the verb for cooking. The other options mean 'Mom goes to the kitchen' and 'Mom eats in the kitchen'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ເຈົ້າແຕ່ງກິນເປັນບໍ່? B: ________, ຂ້ອຍແຕ່ງກິນບໍ່ເປັນ.
The second part of the sentence says 'I don't know how to cook', so the answer must be 'No/I don't know how' (ບໍ່ເປັນ).
Match the phrase to the situation: You want to offer to cook for your friend.
Which phrase do you use?
'ໃຫ້ເຈົ້າ' means 'for you'. So 'I will cook for you' is the correct offer.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Cooking Verbs
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenຂ້ອຍມັກ_______.
The correct phrase is 'ແຕ່ງກິນ' (cook). 'ກິນແຕ່ງ' is reversed and meaningless, and 'ໄປກິນ' means 'go to eat'.
Choose the correct Lao sentence:
'ແຕ່ງກິນ' is the verb for cooking. The other options mean 'Mom goes to the kitchen' and 'Mom eats in the kitchen'.
A: ເຈົ້າແຕ່ງກິນເປັນບໍ່? B: ________, ຂ້ອຍແຕ່ງກິນບໍ່ເປັນ.
The second part of the sentence says 'I don't know how to cook', so the answer must be 'No/I don't know how' (ບໍ່ເປັນ).
Which phrase do you use?
'ໃຫ້ເຈົ້າ' means 'for you'. So 'I will cook for you' is the correct offer.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, you can, but specifically you might use 'ເຮັດເຂົ້າໜົມ' (make sweets/cake). However, 'ແຕ່ງກິນ' is a safe general term.
'ແຕ່ງກິນ' is slightly more formal and standard. 'ເຮັດກິນ' is very casual and common in spoken Lao.
Say 'ຂ້ອຍແຕ່ງກິນເກັ່ງ' (Khoy taeng kin keng).
It is 'kin' with a 'k' sound (like 'king'). There is no 'kh' sound here.
Yes, any meal preparation counts as 'ແຕ່ງກິນ'.
No, it can stand alone as 'to cook'. You can add 'ອາຫານ' (food) if you want to be specific.
Ask 'ໃຜແຕ່ງກິນ?' (Phai taeng kin?)
Yes! It's used for dressing up (taeng tua), writing poetry (taeng kon), and fixing things (taeng plaeng).
There isn't a direct opposite, but 'ໄປກິນເຂົ້າຢູ່ນອກ' (going to eat out) is the alternative action.
Yes, in the Isan region (Northeast Thailand), but in Central Thai, they say 'tham a-han'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
ເຮັດກິນ
synonymTo make food
ປຸງແຕ່ງ
specialized formTo process/season food
ເຂົ້າຄົວ
similarTo enter the kitchen
ກຽມອາຫານ
similarTo prepare food
ຫາຂອງກິນ
contrastTo look for something to eat
