EP117 忌口 Can’t eat something

 Chinese 101: How to say “I can’t eat or drink something”

 

Grammar: Compare “(不)会/能/可以;”

 

Language Tips:How to refuse eat/drink something politely; Spicy food in China

 

Story of the Day:己所不欲,勿施于人

 

Dialogue:

 

A:你喝酒吗?

 

Nǐ hē jiǔ ma?

 

Do you drink?

 

B:我对酒精过敏,我不能喝酒。

 

Wǒ duì jiǔ jīng guò mǐn,wǒ bù néng hē jiǔ。

 

I’m allergic to alcohol, I can’t drink.

 

A:好的,你有什么忌口吗?

 

Hǎo de,nǐ yǒu shén me jì kǒu ma?

 

Okay, is there anything you can’t eat?

 

B:我怕辣,我吃辣容易拉肚子。

 

Wǒ pà là ,wǒ chī là róng yì lā dù zi。

 

I don’t eat spicy food, otherwise I will have loose bowels.

 

A:真可惜,你的人生少了很多乐趣啊。

 

Zhēn kě xī ,nǐ de rén shēng shǎo le hěn duō lè qù ā 。

 

What a pity, your life must be missing a lot of pleasure.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【喝酒】hē jiǔ:drink (alcohol)

 

【酒精】jiǔ jīng: alcohol

 

【过敏】guò mǐn: allergic

 

【忌口】jì kǒu: avoid certain food, can’t eat something

 

【怕】pà: scare, afraid

 

【容易】róng yì: easy, be easily to 

 

【拉肚子】lā dù zǐ: have loose bowels ; diarrhea

 

【可惜】kě xī: pity

 

【人生】rén shēng: life

 

【乐趣】lè qù: joy, fun, pleasure