How to Say ‘That restaurant was really good.’ in Traditional Chinese
那家餐廳很好吃。
nà jiā cān tīng hěn hǎo chī
[nà jyah cāntīng hen hǎochī]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese says "the restaurant is delicious" where English would say the food was good. It's perfectly natural to describe a place by its food this way.
Phrase Breakdown
那家餐廳
nà jiā cān tīng
that restaurant
那 (that) + 家 (measure word for businesses) + 餐廳 (restaurant). Say 那家 smoothly into 餐廳.
那家餐廳在哪裡？
Where is that restaurant?
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nà]
that
A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a specific thing.
那房子是我的。
That house is mine.
家
jiā
[jyah]
classifier for companies, families, stores
A measure word commonly used for businesses, families, and some establishments.
這家公司的文化很好。
This company's culture is very good.
餐廳
cān tīng
[cāntīng]
restaurant
A place where meals are served to customers.
我們去餐廳吃飯吧。
Let's go eat at a restaurant.
很好吃。
hěn hǎo chī
is very delicious
很 (very) + 好吃 (delicious, tasty). Use it to describe food that tastes good.
這個蛋糕很好吃。
This cake is very delicious.
Words in this phrase
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.
好吃
hǎo chī
[hǎochī]
delicious; tasty
An adjective describing food that tastes good.
這個牛肉麵很好吃！
This beef noodle soup is delicious!
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