How to Say ‘I won't have seafood today.’ in Simplified Chinese
今天不吃海鲜了。
jīn tiān bù chī hǎi xiān le
[jeen-tyen bù chir hǎixiān le]
🇨🇳 In China: This is a polite, low-key way to decline a server's seafood suggestion without saying anything is wrong with it.
Phrase Breakdown
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
不吃海鲜了。
bù chī hǎi xiān le
won't eat seafood after all
不吃 (bù chī) means 'not eat'. 了 (le) shows a change of mind.
我不吃海鲜了，吃青菜。
I won't have seafood after all; I'll have greens.
Words in this phrase
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
吃
chī
[chir]
to eat
A common verb meaning 'to eat.' It is widely used when discussing foods someone can or cannot have.
孩子不能吃辣的菜。
Children cannot eat spicy dishes.
海鲜
hǎi xiān
[hǎixiān]
seafood
'海鲜' refers to food from the sea, including fish and shellfish.
我喜欢吃海鲜。
I like eating seafood.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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