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How to Say ‘I don't really like sour things.’ in Simplified Chinese

我不太喜欢酸的。

wǒ bù tài xǐ huān suān de

[wo bù tie shee-hwan suān de]

Phrase Breakdown

我不太喜欢

wǒ bù tài xǐ huān

I don't really like

不太 (bú tài) softens a negative. It sounds more polite than 不喜欢.

Example

我不太喜欢下雨。

I don't really like rain.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

不

bù

[bù]

not

Used to form the negative of verbs.

Example

他不想参与。

He does not want to participate.

太

tài

[tie]

too; very

Often used to strengthen adjectives. In 太好了, it means 'so' or 'really.'

Example

今天还能订到位子，太好了。

It’s great that we can still book seats today.

喜欢

xǐ huān

[shee-hwan]

to like

A common verb meaning to like or be fond of something or someone.

Example

我很喜欢阿根廷队。

I really like the Argentina team.

酸的。

suān de

sour things

酸 (suān) means 'sour'. 酸的 means 'sour ones'. With coffee it means acidic beans.

Example

这个有点酸。

This is a bit sour.

Words in this phrase

酸

suān

[suān]

sour

Having a sour or acidic taste.

Example

这个橙子很酸。

This orange is very sour.

的

[de]

ones; things (nominalizer)

After an adjective, makes it mean 'things/ones that are…'.

Example

我喜欢甜的。

I like sweet things.

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