Cooking & Markets

1. Dima pasa di siko?

   Where is the local market?

   Usage

   Asks where the nearest market is when shopping for ingredients

   Grammar Note

   This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

2. Apo namo bahan iko?

   What is this ingredient called?

   Usage

   Asks the name of an unfamiliar ingredient at a market or in a kitchen

   Grammar Note

   This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

3. Padeh bana makanan iko?

   Is this dish very spicy?

   Usage

   Checks how spicy a dish is; raise the intonation at the end to make it a question

   Grammar Note

   "Padeh" is the dictionary word for spicy and "bana" is the intensifier; the question is marked by intonation, not word order. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

4. Baa caro mambuek makanan iko?

   How do you prepare this dish?

   Usage

   Asks a local how a dish is made

   Grammar Note

   This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

5. Ambo nio baraja mamasak makanan di siko.

   I'd like to learn to cook local food.

   Usage

   Tells a host or teacher you want to learn local cooking

   Grammar Note

   "Mamasak" means to cook and "baraja" to learn; "makanan di siko" (food here) expresses local food. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

6. Bumbu apo nan dipakai dalam masakan iko?

   What spices are used in this dish?

   Usage

   Asks which spices go into a dish

   Grammar Note

   The relative word "nan" links the clause. This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

7. Buliah ambo cubo saketek?

   Can I try a sample?

   Usage

   Used at a stall or shop to ask for a taste

   Grammar Note

   This is a sentence composed from dictionary-verified words

8. Tahu

   Tofu

   Usage

   An ingredient name, useful when checking dishes at a market or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   A loanword shared with Indonesian; it is not specific to Minangkabau

9. Bawang putiah

   Garlic

   Usage

   An ingredient name for buying at a market

   Grammar Note

   Literally "white bawang"; "putiah" is white (Indonesian putih)

10. Lado

    Chilli

    Usage

    An ingredient name; the same word appears in "samba lado" (chilli sambal)

    Grammar Note

    The native Minangkabau word for chilli (Indonesian cabai)

11. Jahe

    Ginger

    Usage

    An ingredient name for buying at a market

    Grammar Note

    Shared with Indonesian

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