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
