How to Say ‘When the cake is brought out’ in Simplified Chinese
上蛋糕的时候
shàng dàn gāo de shí hòu
[shàng dàngāo de shíhou]
💬 Usage Tip: 上 (shàng) is the restaurant word for serving or bringing out food: 上菜 "serve the dishes". Action + 的时候 means "when ___".
Phrase Breakdown
上蛋糕
shàng dàn gāo
serve the cake
shàng dàngāo: here 上 means 'to serve (food)', as in 上菜.
现在可以上蛋糕了。
You can serve the cake now.
Words in this phrase
上
shàng
[shàng]
to serve (food)
To bring a dish to the table.
服务员，可以上菜了。
Waiter, you can serve the food now.
蛋糕
dàn gāo
[dàngāo]
cake
A sweet baked dessert.
我们一起切蛋糕吧。
Let's cut the cake together.
的时候
de shí hòu
when
de shíhou: it goes after an action to mean 'when (that happens)'.
吃饭的时候别看手机。
Don't look at your phone when eating.
Words in this phrase
的
de
[de]
of
Expressing the relationship between items.
这是我的书。
This is my book.
时候
shí hòu
[shíhou]
time; moment (when)
Used after a phrase to mean 'when ...'.
吃饭的时候别看手机。
Don't look at your phone while eating.
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