How to Say ‘I don't eat spicy food.’ in Traditional Chinese
我不吃辣。
wǒ bù chī là
[wo bù chī là]
💬 Usage Tip: 辣 (là) on its own means "spicy", and 不吃辣 is the set way to say you avoid spicy food. Swap the end for other foods, like 我不吃牛 "I don't eat beef".
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.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used for negation.
這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。
This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.
吃
chī
[chī]
to eat
The basic verb for eating food.
我們去吃晚餐吧。
Let's go eat dinner.
辣
là
[là]
spicy; hot
Describes food with a hot, spicy taste.
麻辣鍋很辣。
Mala hot pot is very spicy.
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