Breakdown of El chef mezcla mantequilla y miel en la batidora para hacer una salsa dulce.
en
in
y
and
dulce
sweet
para
to
mezclar
to mix
una
a
hacer
to make
el chef
the chef
la salsa
the sauce
la miel
the honey
la mantequilla
the butter
la batidora
the mixer
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Questions & Answers about El chef mezcla mantequilla y miel en la batidora para hacer una salsa dulce.
What tense and person is mezcla in this sentence?
mezcla is the third-person singular present indicative of the verb mezclar, meaning “he/she mixes” or “it mixes.”
Why is the article el used before chef, and can it change?
Chef is a masculine noun here, so it takes el. To refer to a female chef you can say la chef, la cocinera, or la jefa de cocina.
What does batidora mean, and how is it different from licuadora?
Batidora is a mixer (for beating or whisking ingredients). A licuadora is a blender (for liquefying fruits, vegetables, liquids).
Why is en used in en la batidora instead of con?
Using en indicates the ingredients go inside the mixer. Con la batidora would focus on the instrument used (“using the mixer”), but en la batidora stresses location inside the device.
What does para hacer express here?
Para hacer means “in order to make.” It introduces the purpose: the chef mixes butter and honey so as to make a sweet sauce.
Is there any rule about the order mantequilla y miel versus miel y mantequilla?
Spanish word order is flexible. You can swap them (miel y mantequilla) without changing meaning. Often it’s chosen for euphony or emphasis.
What does salsa dulce mean, and how does it differ from salsa agridulce?
Salsa dulce is simply a “sweet sauce.” Salsa agridulce is “sweet-and-sour sauce,” combining both sweet and sour/flavor notes.
Could the chef use bate (from batir) instead of mezcla here?
Yes. Batir (“to beat/whisk”) emphasizes vigorous mixing. You could say El chef bate mantequilla y miel if you want to stress beating rather than merely mixing.
How is chef pronounced in Latin American Spanish?
Often as [ʃef] (like “shef”) or with a Spanishized [t͡ʃef] (like “cheff”). Both are widely understood.