How to Say ‘Eat cake’ in Traditional Chinese
吃蛋糕
chī dàn gāo
[chih dan-gaow]
Phrase Breakdown
吃
chī
[chih]
to eat
Used with 有 to form a natural question: 有吃…嗎？ ‘Have you eaten…?’
你有吃湯圓嗎？
Did you eat tangyuan (sweet rice balls)?
蛋糕
dàn gāo
[dan-gaow]
cake
A cake, often requested for birthdays or anniversaries at a restaurant.
今天慶生，可以幫我們準備蛋糕嗎？
We’re celebrating a birthday today; could you help us prepare a cake?
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