How to Say ‘I don't have enough cash.’ in Traditional Chinese
我現金不夠。
wǒ xiàn jīn bù gòu
[wo xiànjīn boo goh]
💬 Usage Tip: 不夠 (bú gòu) "not enough" goes right after the thing that's lacking. Note that 不 shifts to (bú) before the falling tone of 夠.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
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.
現金
xiàn jīn
[xiànjīn]
cash
Physical money in the form of bills or coins.
我只有現金支付。
I can only pay with cash.
不
bù
[boo]
not
Negates the phrase and helps build the teasing idea of 'probably not the first time.'
你這套話術，不是第一次用了吧？
This line of yours isn't the first time you've used it, right?
夠
gòu
[goh]
enough; sufficiently
夠 means enough to meet a need or requirement.
走道夠寬，輪椅比較容易通過。
The aisle is wide enough, so a wheelchair can pass through more easily.
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