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How to Say ‘Also a bag of cat treats, for it.’ in Traditional Chinese

還要一包貓零食,給牠的。

hái yào yī bāo māo líng shí gěi tā de

[high yao ee bāo māo língshí gay tā duh]

💬 Usage Tip: 還要 (hái yào) means "I also want" and is the natural way to add another item to an order: 還要一杯水 "and a glass of water too."

Phrase Breakdown

還要

hái yào

also want

還要 (hái yào) means 'also want' or 'in addition'. It is used to add something to a request.

Example

我還要一杯水。

I also want a glass of water.

Words in this phrase

還

hái

[high]

still; also; in addition

Used to add more information, such as another person joining.

Example

我們還有一位要來。

We still have one more person coming.

要

yào

[yao]

want

Used to say what someone wants or would like.

Example

你要大杯、中杯,還是小杯?

Do you want a large, medium, or small cup?

一包貓零食,

yī bāo māo líng shí

a bag of cat treats,

一包 means 'one bag'. 貓零食 means 'cat treats'.

Example

請給我一包貓零食。

Please give me a bag of cat treats.

Words in this phrase

一

yī

[ee]

one; a

A number word that helps form the phrase for category.

Example

你想找哪一類工作?

What kind of job do you want to look for?

包

bāo

[bāo]

bag; pack (measure word)

Classifier for packaged items.

Example

我買了一包餅乾。

I bought a pack of cookies.

貓

māo

[māo]

cat

A small furry pet animal.

Example

貓喜歡魚。

Cats like fish.

零食

líng shí

[língshí]

snack

Small food eaten between meals.

Example

我喜歡吃零食。

I like eating snacks.

給牠的。

gěi tā de

for it.

This explains who the treats are for: the cat. 給…的 means 'for someone'.

Example

這個玩具是給牠的。

This toy is for it.

Words in this phrase

給

gěi

[gay]

to; for; give

Often used to indicate giving something to someone or doing something for someone.

Example

我可以把名片給你,方便之後聯絡。

I can give you my business card, so it will be convenient to contact me later.

牠

tā

[tā]

it (for animals)

Third-person pronoun used for animals.

Example

我給牠水。

I give it water.

的

de

[duh]

's; of; linking particle

A structural particle linking a description to a noun, like 'that contains peanuts' before 'dish.'

Example

請不要提供含花生的料理。

Please do not serve dishes that contain peanuts.

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