Azer makarón

Vo azer makarón.

I am going to make pasta.

Avro el paketo de makarón.

I open the packet of pasta..

Tomo una kaldera/un tendjere.

I take a pot.

Incho la kaldera/el tendjere kon agua i un poko de sal.

I fill the pot with water and a little bit of salt.

Asiendo/ensiendo el fuego.

I turn on the burner.

Aspero ke la agua buya/buyga.

I wait for the water to boil.

Echo el makarón a la agua.

I put the pasta in the water.

Aspero ocho o diez puntos/minutos.

I wait 8 or 10 minutes.

Eskurro el makarón en el lavabo/la pilá.

I drain the pasta in the sink.

Echo sos/salsa al makarón.

I add sauce to the pasta.

Está pronto para komer.

It’s ready to eat.

Ya eskapi de azer makarón!

I finished making pasta!

Komentaryos/Notes

This domain was edited by Karen Gerşon Şarhon (Istanbul) and Rachel Bortnick (Izmir).

Pot: kaldera and tendjere are both ways to refer to a cooking pot.

kaldera is a Latin-origin word more commonly used among speakers from Istanbul.
tendjere comes from the Turkish tencere and is more commonly used among speakers from Izmir.

To turn on: ensender and asender are both ways to say this.

Buya/buyga: these are variants of the third person subjunctive form of the verb buyir 'to boil.'

Minutes: puntos and minutos are both ways to say this.

Sink: lavabo and pilá are both ways to say this.

lavabo is a way some speakers in Istanbul refer to sinks of any kind.
pilá is the word used in Izmir for the sink in the kitchen, while lavabo is only a bathroom sink.

Sauce: sos and salsa are both ways to say this.

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