How to Say ‘I'm full’ in Simplified Chinese
我吃饱了
wǒ chī bǎo le
[wo chībǎo le]
🇨🇳 In China: Hosts may keep piling food on your plate. Saying 我吃饱了 is the polite way to stop, and leaving a little food shows you were well fed.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
吃饱
chī bǎo
[chībǎo]
to eat one's fill; to be full
To have eaten enough so you are no longer hungry.
你吃饱了吗？
Are you full?
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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