Learn French: J'ai chaud dans cette cuisine.

In French, physical feelings like being hot, cold, hungry, or thirsty are expressed using the verb avoir (to have). You literally say that you have heat. Be careful: using the verb être (to be) to say je suis chaud changes the meaning entirely and can sound very inappropriate!

Can I use avoir chaud to say the kitchen itself is hot?

No, avoir chaud is only used for a person or animal feeling hot. To say a place or the weather is hot, you use the verb faire (to do or make). For example, to say it is hot in the kitchen, you would use il fait chaud dans cette cuisine.

Why is it cette cuisine instead of ce cuisine?

The French translation for the word this changes based on the gender of the noun it describes. Because cuisine (kitchen) is a feminine word, you must use the feminine form cette. If you were talking about a masculine object, you would use ce.

Why do we write J'ai instead of Je ai?

When the word je comes right before a verb starting with a vowel, like ai, you drop the letter e and add an apostrophe. This makes the two words blend together smoothly into one syllable.