How to Say ‘No spicy, please.’ in Traditional Chinese
不要辣，謝謝。
bú yào là xiè xiè
[boo yao lah shieh shieh]
💬 Usage Tip: With food, [辣] works like an adjective on its own, so [不要辣] is a complete natural request. You can swap in another quality too, like [不要冰].
Phrase Breakdown
不要
bú yào
[boo yao]
do not want
A common phrase used to say you do not want a certain ingredient or level of spice.
我不要辣。
I don't want it spicy.
辣
là
[lah]
spicy
Describes food with heat or chili spice.
這個不要辣。
This one should not be spicy.
謝謝
xiè xiè
[shieh shieh]
thank you
A polite phrase commonly added after requests to staff.
不要辣，謝謝。
Not spicy, thank you.
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