How to Say ‘When serving dessert’ in Traditional Chinese
上甜點的時候
shàng tián diǎn de shí hòu
[shàng tiándiǎn de shíhòu]
💬 Usage Tip: 的時候 goes at the end to mean "when...". Put any action in front: 吃飯的時候 "when eating".
Phrase Breakdown
上甜點
shàng tián diǎn
serve dessert
上 here means 'to serve' food. 甜點 means dessert.
可以上甜點了。
You can serve dessert now.
Words in this phrase
上
shàng
[shàng]
to serve (food)
Verb meaning to bring dishes to the table.
請先上湯。
Please serve the soup first.
甜點
tián diǎn
[tiándiǎn]
dessert
Sweet food eaten at the end of a meal.
這裡的甜點很好吃。
The desserts here are delicious.
的時候
de shí hòu
when / at the time of
Put it after an action to mean 'when (doing) that'.
吃飯的時候
when eating
Words in this phrase
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
時候
shí hòu
[shíhòu]
time; moment
A point or period in time.
我們什麼時候出發？
When do we set off?
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