How to Say ‘I don't want too much milk.’ in Simplified Chinese
我不想要太多牛奶。
wǒ bù xiǎng yào tài duō niú nǎi
[wo bù shyang-yaow tài duō niúnǎi]
Phrase Breakdown
我不想要
wǒ bù xiǎng yào
I don't want
我不想要 (wǒ bù xiǎng yào) politely says what you don't want.
我不想要冰。
I don't want ice.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
想要
xiǎng yào
[shyang-yaow]
to want; would like
A common way to express desire or preference politely in everyday speech.
我想要靠里面的桌子。
I would like a table further inside.
太多牛奶。
tài duō niú nǎi
too much milk
太多 (tài duō) means 'too much' and 牛奶 (niúnǎi) means 'milk'. Rise on niú, then dip on nǎi.
咖啡里有太多牛奶。
There's too much milk in the coffee.
Words in this phrase
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.
牛奶
niú nǎi
[niúnǎi]
milk
Cow's milk.
我要一杯热牛奶。
I want a cup of hot milk.
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