How to Say ‘I am full.’ in Simplified Chinese
我吃饱了。
wǒ chī bǎo le
[waw chir baow luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [饱] works like an adjective here, so Chinese says literally [我吃饱了] — "I ate full." You can reuse this pattern with result words after verbs, like [我吃完了] "I finished eating."
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The pronoun for yourself, meaning 'I' or 'me'.
我吃饱了，现在不想点甜点。
I’m full now, so I don’t want to order dessert.
吃饱
chī bǎo
[chir baow]
to be full; to have eaten enough
Used after eating to say you are full or have had enough food.
我已经吃饱了，谢谢。
I’m already full, thank you.
了
le
[luh]
particle indicating a new situation or completion
A very common particle that shows a change of state or that something is completed.
我吃饱了，不用再加菜了。
I’m full, so there’s no need to order more dishes.
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