How to Say "while cooking" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “while cooking” is “cocinando” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
verbA1
referring to an action done at the same time as food preparation
Examples
Estoy cocinando la cena ahora mismo.
I am cooking dinner right now.
¿Qué estás cocinando? Huele muy bien.
What are you cooking? It smells very good.
Me gusta escuchar música cocinando.
I like to listen to music while cooking.
The Gerund (the '-ing' form)
In Spanish, words ending in '-ando' work like English words ending in '-ing'. Use 'cocinando' when you want to show that the cooking is happening right now.
Don't use it as a noun
Mistake: “Cocinando es mi pasión.”
Correction: Cocinar es mi pasión. (In Spanish, use the basic -ar form of the verb when you want to use the action as a noun.)
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