YOU SAID:
i am cooking the chicken
INTO JAPANESE
私は鶏肉を調理しています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
i am cooking chicken
INTO JAPANESE
私は鶏肉を料理しています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
i cook chicken
INTO JAPANESE
私は鶏肉を料理します
BACK INTO ENGLISH
i cook chicken
Come on, you can do better than that.