How to Say ‘Not too salty, please.’ in Simplified Chinese
请不要太咸。
qǐng bú yào tài xián
[cheeng boo-yaow tye shyen]
💬 Usage Tip: [太 + adjective] means "too ...," as in [太咸] or [太辣]. So [不要太咸] is literally "please don't make it too salty."
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[cheeng]
please
A polite word for making requests.
请不要太咸。
Please don't make it too salty.
不要太
bú yào tài
not too
Used to ask for a moderate amount.
不要太快。
Not too fast.
Words in this phrase
不要
bú yào
[boo-yaow]
do not want; don't
Used to politely say you do not want something in a certain way.
这个汤请不要太咸。
Please don't make this soup too salty.
太
tài
[tye]
too; excessively
Used before adjectives to mean overly or excessively.
不要太辣，也不要太咸。
Not too spicy, and not too salty.
咸
xián
[shyen]
salty
Describes food with too much salt or a salty taste.
这个菜有一点咸。
This dish is a little salty.
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