How to Say ‘He's eating pizza.’ in Traditional Chinese
他在吃披薩。
tā zài chī pī sà
[tah zài chī pīsà]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 在 before an action to mean it's happening right now: 他在睡覺 "he's sleeping". Swap in any action after 在.
Phrase Breakdown
他在吃
tā zài chī
he is eating
他 (tā, he) + 在 (zài, marks an ongoing action) + 吃 (chī, eat). 吃 uses a curled-back 'ch'.
他在吃飯。
He is eating.
Words in this phrase
他
tā
[tah]
he; him
A third-person pronoun for a male person.
他最近比較忙。
He has been busier recently.
在
zài
[zài]
(in the middle of) doing
Placed before a verb to show an ongoing action.
我在看書。
I am reading.
吃
chī
[chī]
to eat
The act of consuming food.
我喜歡吃晚餐。
I like to eat dinner.
披薩。
pī sà
pizza.
披薩 (pīsà) is a loanword for 'pizza'. It is first tone and then fourth tone: high and flat, then falling.
我想吃披薩。
I want to eat pizza.
Words in this phrase
披薩
pī sà
[pīsà]
pizza
Loanword for the Italian dish pizza.
我想吃披薩。
I want to eat pizza.
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