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How to Say ‘Can she eat things like scallions and garlic?’ in Traditional Chinese

蔥蒜這些可以吃嗎？

cōng suàn zhè xiē kě yǐ chī ma

[cōngsuàn zhèxiē kuh-yee chir ma]

💬 Usage Tip: The food is named first, as the topic, and the question comes after. 這些 "these" works like "things like that". You can reuse the pattern: 牛肉這些可以吃嗎？ "Can she eat things like beef?"

Phrase Breakdown

蔥蒜這些

cōng suàn zhè xiē

things like scallions and garlic

蔥 (cōng) is scallion and 蒜 (suàn) is garlic. 這些 means 'these', used here like 'things such as'.

Example

蔥蒜這些我都不吃。

I don't eat things like scallions and garlic.

Words in this phrase

蔥蒜

cōng suàn

[cōngsuàn]

scallions and garlic

Pungent vegetables avoided by some Buddhist vegetarians.

Example

這道菜沒有放蔥蒜。

This dish has no scallions or garlic.

這些

zhè xiē

[zhèxiē]

these

Plural demonstrative for things nearby or just mentioned.

Example

這些菜很好吃。

These dishes are delicious.

可以吃嗎？

kě yǐ chī ma

can (you) eat them?

This asks whether something is okay to eat. 嗎 marks a yes/no question.

Example

辣的可以吃嗎？

Can you eat spicy food?

Words in this phrase

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express ability, permission, or that something is possible.

Example

你如果想加這位主管的聯絡方式，現在可以先自我介紹。

If you want to add this manager's contact information, you can introduce yourself first now.

吃

chī

[chir]

eat

A basic verb used for eating food.

Example

我今天不想吃海鮮。

I don't want to eat seafood today.

嗎

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你喜歡這個活動嗎？

Do you like this event?

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