How to Say ‘I'm really hungry.’ in Traditional Chinese
我很餓。
wǒ hěn è
[wǒ hen è]
💬 Usage Tip: 餓 (è) alone completes the sentence, with no 是 needed. Here 很 is mostly there to make the sentence sound finished, so it's often closer to "I'm hungry" than "very hungry".
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning very; it strengthens an adjective or feeling.
今天認識你，我很開心，也很喜歡這個「很」有活力的活動。
Meeting you today, I’m very happy, and I also like this very lively event.
餓
è
[è]
hungry
Feeling the need to eat.
他很餓。
He is very hungry.
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