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120 Kitchen Vocabulary Expressions: Advanced English Vocabulary Lesson

Learn how to use over 120 kitchen vocabulary expressions in English! 🍺🔪🍔Can you talk about cooking, washing the dishes, and appliances in English? Today's lesson is for you! 😊

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Vanessa teaches advanced kitchen vocabulary while walking viewers through real spaces and objects in her home. The tour makes the lesson concrete: learners hear a word, see the item or location, and listen to how it fits into a sentence. Because a kitchen contains many small categories of objects, the video is useful for describing storage, cleaning, food preparation, and household routines rather than memorizing a disconnected list.

She uses expressions such as “take a look” to guide viewers from one part of the kitchen to another. At the sink, she talks about filling up water, and in cupboards she distinguishes dry goods from other stored items. “Dry goods” refers to foods that do not need refrigeration, such as some pantry ingredients. She also mentions knickknacks—small decorative objects that are kept for display. These terms show how a single room can contain both practical supplies and personal items.

The lesson includes phrases for moving through a space and making it work well. “Move on from this cabinet” signals that the explanation is shifting to another area. “Make the most of your space” means use the available room effectively, which is helpful when talking about storage in a small kitchen or apartment. Vanessa’s examples are personal and specific to her home, so the exact organization she describes is not a universal rule. Learners can adapt the vocabulary to their own home or a place they have visited.

To practise, choose one cupboard, drawer, or counter and explain what is there. Use a location phrase, name a few objects, and describe how you keep the area organized. If a word is unfamiliar, point to the object or describe its shape and purpose while you search for the name. This kind of paraphrasing keeps a conversation going. The video contains many vocabulary items, so study a small section at a time and return to it when you need words for home, shopping, or everyday conversation. Original examples about your own space will make the vocabulary easier to remember and more useful than repeating the tour word for word.

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Select an expression for its meaning · 0:00

Introduces the kitchen tour and common items around a sink and counter.

Hi I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa com Today we're going to talk about kitchens Let's go No matter where you live around the world all houses have something in common They have a kitchen Maybe your kitchen just has one pan and one burner or maybe you have a huge kitchen with pots and pans passed down from your grandmother Whatever the case may be there are a lot of varieties of kitchens around the world and there's a lot of varieties of kitchens in the US So I can't explain all US kitchens but I can explain my kitchen

Try it: Pick one area of a kitchen. Describe what is stored there and how you would organize it, using two expressions from the lesson.

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6 phrases

take a look at that in just a second

Introduces the kitchen tour and common items around a sink and counter. · expression

Look at something very soon, after a brief moment.

Tone and use: Conversational and informal. Use it when directing attention to an item you will show shortly.

May not fit: It promises a short delay, not an exact number of seconds.

Example“I’ll take a look at that in just a second.”

fill up water

Introduces the kitchen tour and common items around a sink and counter. · expression

Put water into a container until it has the amount needed.

Tone and use: Everyday household phrasing. Use it when describing putting water into a kettle, bottle, or sink.

May not fit: Often the container is named; “fill the bottle with water” is another clear form.

Example“I need to fill up the water bottle before we leave.”

dry goods

Explains storage, food, and vocabulary for cabinets and shelves. · expression

Foods or pantry items that do not require refrigeration.

Tone and use: Common grocery and kitchen term. Use it for shelf-stable foods such as rice, flour, or spices.

May not fit: Some products may still need special storage after opening; check the label.

Example“We keep dry goods in the upper cupboard.”

knickknacks

Explains storage, food, and vocabulary for cabinets and shelves. · expression

Small decorative objects kept around a home.

Tone and use: Informal and familiar. Use it for small ornaments or display items.

May not fit: It can sound mildly dismissive; use “decorative objects” in more formal contexts.

Example“The shelf is full of travel souvenirs and knickknacks.”

move on from this cabinet

Describes kitchen objects, organization, and moving between areas. · expression

Stop discussing or working on this cabinet and turn to another one.

Tone and use: Conversational transition. Use it to shift attention from one item or topic to the next.

May not fit: The meaning depends on a clear reference to what comes next.

Example“We’ve organized this shelf, so let’s move on from this cabinet.”

make the most of your space

Summarizes useful expressions and ways to organize limited space. · expression

Use the available room as effectively as possible.

Tone and use: Common practical expression. Use it when discussing storage, room layout, or limited space.

May not fit: It means use space effectively, not overcrowd it.

Example“Vertical shelves can help you make the most of your space.”

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What it means · “take a look at that in just a second”

If Vanessa will take a look at an item in just a second, when will she look?