How to Say ‘The pizza arrived too late, and it was cold!’ in Traditional Chinese
披薩太晚到，而且是冷的！
pī sà tài wǎn dào ér qiě shì lěng de
[pīsà tài wǎn daow érqiě shì lěng de]
Phrase Breakdown
披薩太晚到，
pī sà tài wǎn dào
The pizza arrived too late,
披薩 (pīsà, pizza) + 太晚到 (tài wǎn dào, arrived too late). Pause at the comma.
我的披薩太晚到。
My pizza arrived too late.
Words in this phrase
披薩
pī sà
[pīsà]
pizza
Loanword for the Italian dish pizza.
這個披薩很好吃。
This pizza is delicious.
太晚
tài wǎn
[tài wǎn]
too late
太 (too) + 晚 (late); describes something being overly late.
現在太晚了。
It's too late now.
到
dào
[daow]
to arrive; to reach
Used to indicate arriving at a place or being present.
我們七點到。
We will arrive at seven.
而且是冷的！
ér qiě shì lěng de
and it's cold!
而且 (érqiě, and also) + 是冷的 (shì lěng de, is cold). Say it with a complaining tone.
湯而且是冷的！
And the soup is cold too!
Words in this phrase
而且
ér qiě
[érqiě]
moreover; and also
Conjunction adding a further point.
他很高，而且很帥。
He is tall, and also handsome.
是
shì
[shì]
to be
Used to indicate identity or status.
這是我點的咖啡。
This is the coffee I ordered.
冷
lěng
[lěng]
cold
Refers to a low temperature condition, often used to describe weather or drinks.
這杯冷飲很適合夏天。
This cold drink is perfect for summer.
的
de
[de]
nominalizing particle
Used after an adjective to mean 'one that is ...'.
我要熱的。
I want a hot one.
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