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How to Say ‘I went to Tamsui and ate lots of snacks.’ in Traditional Chinese

我去淡水玩，吃了很多小吃。

wǒ qù dàn shuǐ wán chī le hěn duō xiǎo chī

[wo qù Dànshuǐ wán chī le hěn duō xiǎochī]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Tamsui, at the end of Taipei's red MRT line, is a classic weekend outing known for its riverside old street and sunset snacks.

Phrase Breakdown

我去淡水玩，

wǒ qù dàn shuǐ wán

I went to Tamsui to have fun,

去 + place + 玩 means 'go somewhere for fun'. Pause at the comma.

Example

我去台南玩。

I went to Tainan for fun.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

去

qù

[qù]

To move or travel to a place.

Example

我今天要去圖書館

I am going to the library today.

淡水

dàn shuǐ

[Dànshuǐ]

Tamsui

A riverside district in New Taipei known for sunsets.

Example

我們在淡水看夕陽。

We watch the sunset in Tamsui.

玩

wán

[wán]

to play; to have fun; to visit

To have fun, play, or hang out somewhere.

Example

週末我們去公園玩。

Let's go have fun at the park this weekend.

吃了很多小吃。

chī le hěn duō xiǎo chī

and ate lots of snacks.

In 小吃 (xiǎochī), the tone of 小 is low and the tone of 吃 is high and flat.

Example

我吃了很多東西。

I ate a lot of stuff.

Words in this phrase

吃

chī

[chī]

to eat

The basic verb for eating food.

Example

我們去吃晚餐吧。

Let's go eat dinner.

了

[le]

completed action marker

Indicates an action has been completed.

Example

他已經走了。

He has already left.

很多

hěn duō

[hěn duō]

a lot; much

Indicates a large amount or degree.

Example

今天人很多。

There are a lot of people today.

小吃

xiǎo chī

[xiǎochī]

snacks; street food

Small, inexpensive local dishes, often sold at night markets or food stalls.

Example

我最喜歡台灣的小吃。

I like Taiwanese snacks the most.

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