"Ты знаешь, какой суп мама будет варить сегодня?"

Translation: Do you know what soup mom will cook today?

[dave.pretty]

In idiomatic English, this really should be "what kind of." I've never heard anyone ever say "what soup": "what kind of" always, except "which soup" off of a menu.

[alantrousers]

I think "what soup" is okay, if a bit clumsy sounding perhaps, but I can envisage someone asking "What soup are you having?"
"What kind of soup" would be nicer English.

[supermollusc]

I was going to make exactly the same point "Do you know what soup mum is going to cook today?" sounds odd

[96Seaturtles]

What is the difference between варить and готовить? When would you use варить? Wouldn't it be better to use готовить to mean cooking, not boiling?

[Kundoo]

"Варить" means "to cook by boiling", not just "to boil". "To boil" would be "кипятить". It is more natural to use "варить" rather then "готовить" when you talk about soup.

[PorkBellyRoast]

Is the following order of words correct:"Do you know what soup IS mother going to cook today?". Thank you

[TahitiTrotsky]

The bottom of this blog will explain the correct word order: https://jakubmarian.com/do-you-know-where-it-isis-it-word-order-in-subordinate-clauses-in-english/

[MKhve]

Why mum and not mom?

[amirbd]

I also got dinged for using mom instead of mum wtf???

[Phil891051]

I think what soup is commonly used in the UK but I'd say which soup is the correct usage

[Walter413236]

Nichole, in Russian you use варить / сварить when talking about суп, щи, борщ etc, although we would never say boil soup in English to mean prepare. Готовить means prepare/cook/make for foods in general, or for the mdal itself, like lunch or breakfast.

[Draco_Daniel]

Why isn't "making" accepted here?

[pacificmusings]

Do you know which soup will mummy cook tonight? What's the problem here.