How to Say ‘If you're averse to acidity’ in Simplified Chinese
您怕酸的话
nín pà suān de huà
[neen pà suān duh hwah]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 的话 (de huà) at the end of a clause to mean "if ...". 怕 literally means "fear", but with tastes it just means you dislike or avoid them.
🇨🇳 In China: Staff use the respectful 您 with customers, so you'll hear it from baristas even at casual cafés.
Phrase Breakdown
您怕
nín pà
you're wary of / you dislike
怕 literally means 'fear'. Here it means you don't like something. 您 is the polite 'you'.
您怕冷吗？
Do you get cold easily?
Words in this phrase
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.
很高兴认识您，希望向您多学习。
It’s a pleasure to meet you; I hope to learn more from you.
怕
pà
[pà]
to fear; to dislike
To be afraid of; colloquially, to not tolerate something well.
我怕苦。
I can't stand bitterness.
酸的话
suān de huà
if (it's) sourness
……的话 means 'if'. Here it completes the condition: if you don't like sourness.
太酸的话就加点奶。
If it's too sour, add some milk.
Words in this phrase
酸
suān
[suān]
sourness; acidity
Sour taste, here used as a noun for acidity.
他不喜欢酸。
He doesn't like sourness.
的话
de huà
[duh hwah]
if it is the case; if
A phrase ending used after a condition, often translated as 'if...' in polite requests.
方便的话，请安排一下。
If convenient, please arrange it.
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