"Io arrostisco la carne."

Translation: I roast the meat.

[ChristianC194]

God! The speaker sucks! I am italian and sometimes I don't understand what it say!

[temporalthings]

The voice is saying it like "arrosisco". Is that how you say it, even though that's not how it's spelt?

[f.formica]

No... Actually, "arrossisco" means "I blush".

[tango-alpha]

I agree. The speaker missed a T in the previous question as well. Il posto sounded like il posso. Please report incorrect audio.

[Revilo_N]

Is there a rule when ire-verbs use the "isc" and when not?

[faincut]

Go veg, stop pushing me meat... :)

[Shawltje]

Should have been seitan!

[Alf42]

Broil is given as a possible in the drop down and is marked wrong as an answer.

[jaye16]

always choose the first word on the drop down

[klaus107021]

No

[AlexKri]

I also don't hear "T" in this word! And, BTW the same applies to "nostre" in some other examples...

[mprdo]

Has been corrected as of 09Sep15. "T" is pronounced!

[DavidPantalone]

Why is "lo" used here? It seems redundant. [I roast it the meat]

[LorenzoLM]

It is io not LO

[MihailDimitrov]

Why 'bake' is not accepted here?

[HaroldWonh]

This is a technical point. You roast foodstuffs that do not change their structure when heated; if several materials combine and the structure changes, that is called "baking".

[MihailDimitrov]

This is awfully confusing for me. One roasts vegetables and meat but bakes fish and potatoes... and basically the procedure is the same. Especially if you never cook the connotation of these verbs is a total mystery... -_

[MintySciurus]

Its a good question.
As HaroldWonh says, baking can mean cooking something that will transform its shape or structure when cooked, like a cake (or a pizza, since the dough rises during baking). While roasting basically means cooking in the oven (nel forno). Baking can also be used to mean roasting something while it is covered (with a lid, or foil, or pastry, or a sauce, or in its own skin).

https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-roasting-and-baking-word-of-mouth-211695

"al forno" typically means baked (to the oven), whilst "arrosto" means roasted, but you can also have "arrosto al forno" which means oven roasted.

[ilsignoredavid]

...and why can't you "fry" meat but you can "fry" fish??? Pan frying steak is a common way of preparing a meat meal.

[carolfair]

what is arrostisco ... the conjugation for arrostare is arrosto ... I roast.
?????

[ThomasHell2]

I think that "arrosto" means "roast", as in "pollo arrosto", roast chicken. "Arrostire" is conjugated similarly to "finire" and "io arrostisco" is correct.

[TitoB.Yoto]

My dictionary does not have "arrostare" only "arrostire".

[MintySciurus]

arrostare is an obsolete verb meaning to drive/chase something away (e.g. flying insects) using a fan made from a bunch of twigs (rosta) or the hands. While arrostire means to roast, toast or grill.

[JIS9E]

Is "io" really necessary here? Isn't it included in "arrostisco"? Couldn't we just say "arrostisco la carne"?

[zhenidrag]

What's the difference between roast and fry in English?

[Stefan_Hey]

• you fry on the hot oil (like potato fries)
• you roast on a grill or on a spit https://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/bbq-five-spice-rotisserie-chicken/