How to Say ‘No garlic, please.’ in Traditional Chinese
不要大蒜，謝謝。
bù yào dà suàn xiè xiè
[boo yaow dah swan shyeah shyeah]
Phrase Breakdown
不要
bù yào
don’t want; no
Used to exclude an ingredient.
不要大蒜。
No garlic.
Words in this phrase
不
bù
[boo]
not
Negative word used before verbs or requests.
我不喜歡大蒜的味道。
I don't like the taste of garlic.
要
yào
[yaow]
want
Used to request or reject an item in food orders.
這道菜不要大蒜。
This dish should have no garlic.
大蒜
dà suàn
[dah swan]
garlic
A strong-flavored ingredient often used in Taiwanese cooking.
有些湯裡會放大蒜。
Some soups contain garlic.
謝謝
xiè xiè
[shyeah shyeah]
thanks; thank you
Common polite phrase after giving instructions or making requests.
我說不要大蒜，謝謝店員幫忙。
I said no garlic and thanked the staff for helping.
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