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How to Say ‘I don't really like acidic.’ in Traditional Chinese

我不太喜歡酸

wǒ bù tài xǐ huān suān

[wǒ bù tie xǐ huān suān]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Telling the barista what you dislike is a normal, friendly way to get a recommendation in a Taiwan café. Staff are used to steering people toward darker roasts this way.

Phrase Breakdown

我不太

wǒ bù tài

I don't really

不太 (bú tài) means 'not very'. Say bú in the 2nd tone.

Example

我不太餓。

I'm not very hungry.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wǒ]

A pronoun referring to oneself.

Example

我是老師。

I am a teacher.

不

bù

[bù]

not

Used for negation.

Example

這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。

This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.

太

tài

[tie]

too; very

Used to emphasize degree, often meaning too or extremely.

Example

今天來的人太多了，現場非常熱鬧。

There are too many people here today, and the event is very lively.

喜歡酸

xǐ huān suān

like sourness

喜歡 (xǐhuān) means 'like'. 酸 (suān) means 'sour' and describes the acidity in coffee.

Example

他喜歡酸的水果。

He likes sour fruit.

Words in this phrase

喜歡

xǐ huān

[xǐ huān]

Find enjoyable or agreeable.

Example

我喜歡中國菜。

I like Chinese food.

酸

suān

[suān]

sour; acidic

Sour taste; in coffee, describes acidity.

Example

這杯咖啡有點酸。

This coffee is a bit sour.

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