EP117 忌口 Can’t eat something

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

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