How to Say ‘I can't really drink.’ in Traditional Chinese
我不太能喝。
wǒ bù tài néng hē
[wǒ bù tài nung hē]
💬 Usage Tip: 不太 (bú tài) softens "not" to "not really". 不 becomes (bú) before the falling tone of 太.
Phrase Breakdown
我不太
wǒ bù tài
I'm not very
不太 (bú tài) softens a negative and means 'not very'.
我不太餓。
I'm not very hungry.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
不
bù
[bù]
not
A negative word used to express denial or refusal.
他不喜歡咖啡。
He doesn't like coffee.
太
tài
[tài]
very (with 不: not very)
不太 softens a negative: not very.
我不太餓。
I'm not very hungry.
能喝。
néng hē
able to drink (alcohol)
能喝 (néng hē) means 'can hold one's liquor'.
他很能喝。
He can really hold his liquor.
Words in this phrase
能
néng
[nung]
can; be able to
Shows ability or possibility to do something.
新人也能很快融入團隊。
New employees can also quickly fit into the team.
喝
hē
[hē]
to drink
To consume liquids.
你想喝什麼？
What do you want to drink?
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