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How to Say ‘Add cheese.’ in Traditional Chinese

要加起司喔。

yào jiā qǐ sī ō

[yao jyah qǐsī oh]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: The trailing 喔 softens a demand into a friendly reminder. Taiwanese speakers use it constantly, so here it makes the hostage-taker sound oddly casual.

Phrase Breakdown

要加

yào jiā

need to add

要 (yào, want/need) + 加 (jiā, add). 要 falls, and 加 is high and flat.

Example

要加糖嗎？

Do you want to add sugar?

Words in this phrase

要

yào

[yao]

need to; should

Used to express necessity or advice.

Example

身體不舒服就要看醫生。

If you don't feel well, you should see a doctor.

加

jiā

[jyah]

add

Means to add something extra to the order.

Example

要不要加一份蛋糕，加點甜點？

Would you like to add a slice of cake and add some dessert?

起司喔。

qǐ sī ō

cheese, okay.

起司 (qǐsī, cheese) is the common Taiwanese word. 喔 (o) is a friendly reminder particle.

Example

我喜歡起司喔。

I like cheese, you know.

Words in this phrase

起司

qǐ sī

[qǐsī]

cheese

Taiwanese loanword for cheese.

Example

我喜歡起司蛋糕。

I like cheesecake.

喔

[oh]

oh; sentence-softening particle

Adds a friendly, relaxed tone to responses like 好喔.

Example

可以做熱的喔。

We can make it hot, okay.

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