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How to Say ‘I ate a lot of things at the night market.’ in Traditional Chinese

我在夜市吃了很多東西。

wǒ zài yè shì chī le hěn duō dōng xī

[wo zài yèshì chī le hěn duō dōngxi]

Phrase Breakdown

我在夜市

wǒ zài yè shì

at the night market, I

在 (zài) means 'at'. 夜市 (yèshì) means 'night market', a famous part of Taiwanese food culture.

Example

我在夜市買東西。

I'm shopping at the night market.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

在

zài

[zài]

A preposition used to indicate a point in time or a location.

Example

我在等你。

I am waiting for you.

夜市

yè shì

[yèshì]

night market

An outdoor evening market with food stalls and shops, very popular in Taiwan.

Example

我們晚上去夜市吃東西。

We're going to the night market to eat tonight.

吃了很多東西。

chī le hěn duō dōng xī

ate a lot of things

吃了 (chī le) means 'ate'. 很多東西 (hěn duō dōngxi) means 'a lot of things'.

Example

他昨天吃了很多東西。

He ate a lot yesterday.

Words in this phrase

吃

chī

[chī]

to eat

The basic verb for eating food.

Example

我們去吃晚餐吧。

Let's go eat dinner.

了

[le]

completed action marker

Indicates an action has been completed.

Example

他已經走了。

He has already left.

很多

hěn duō

[hěn duō]

a lot; much

Indicates a large amount or degree.

Example

今天人很多。

There are a lot of people today.

東西

dōng xī

[dōngxi]

thing; stuff

General word for objects or things, including food.

Example

我想買東西。

I want to buy some things.

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