How to Say ‘I can't drink too much.’ in Simplified Chinese
我不能喝太多。
wǒ bù néng hē tài duō
[wo bù néng hē tài duō]
🇨🇳 In China: Group drinking in China can involve rounds of toasts, and people often urge others to keep drinking. Setting your limit politely at the start, as this sentence does, is a common and accepted way to avoid that pressure.
Phrase Breakdown
我不能
wǒ bù néng
I can't
不能 (bù néng) means 'cannot'. 不 keeps its fourth tone before 能, which is a second tone.
我不能去。
I can't go.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
不能
bù néng
[bù néng]
cannot; must not
Expresses inability or not being allowed to do something, often for health or dietary reasons.
我不能喝酒。
I can't drink alcohol.
喝太多。
hē tài duō
drink too much.
太多 (tài duō) means too much. Stress 太 with a sharp falling tone.
别吃太多。
Don't eat too much.
Words in this phrase
喝
hē
[hē]
to drink
Verb for consuming liquids like water, tea or coffee.
我喝咖啡。
I drink coffee.
太多
tài duō
[tài duō]
too much; too many
Indicates an excessive amount.
糖放得太多了。
Too much sugar was added.
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