How to Say ‘My wife doesn't eat beef.’ in Traditional Chinese
我太太不吃牛肉。
wǒ tài tài bù chī niú ròu
[waw tie tie boo chir nyoh roh]
Phrase Breakdown
我太太
wǒ tài tài
my wife
Refers to the speaker's wife.
我太太在台北工作。
My wife works in Taipei.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me; my
我 in this sentence helps form 我太太, meaning my wife. It identifies whose dietary restriction is being mentioned.
我太太不吃牛肉，所以我們想看一下別的選項。
My wife doesn’t eat beef, so we’d like to look at other options.
太太
tài tài
[tie tie]
wife
太太 means wife here. It is commonly used to explain a spouse’s dietary needs politely.
我太太今天會一起來，但她有一些飲食限制。
My wife will come along today, but she has some dietary restrictions.
不吃牛肉
bù chī niú ròu
does not eat beef
States a dietary restriction.
她不吃牛肉。
She doesn't eat beef.
Words in this phrase
不
bù
[boo]
not
不 is used before a verb to negate it. Here it indicates that the wife does not eat beef.
她不吃牛肉，也不喝酒。
She doesn’t eat beef, and she also doesn’t drink alcohol.
吃
chī
[chir]
to eat
吃 means to eat, and in this sentence it describes a food preference or restriction.
小朋友不吃牛肉，比較喜歡吃麵。
The child doesn’t eat beef and prefers noodles.
牛肉
niú ròu
[nyoh roh]
beef
牛肉 means beef, the specific ingredient being avoided in this sentence.
我太太不吃牛肉，麻煩避開牛肉料理。
My wife doesn’t eat beef, so please avoid beef dishes.
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