How to say “I am full” in Chinese
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Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
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饱 (bǎo) dips low; 了 (le) is a light neutral tone. 饱 only means full of food. Hosts will keep offering more; 我吃饱了 plus a 谢谢 is the polite way to stop them.
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Xièxie, wǒ chī bǎo le, zhēn hǎochī.
Thanks, I'm full, it was really delicious.
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How do you say "I am full" in Chinese?+
"I am full" in Mandarin Chinese is 我吃饱了, pronounced wǒ chī bǎo le. 饱 (bǎo) dips low; 了 (le) is a light neutral tone. 饱 only means full of food. Hosts will keep offering more; 我吃饱了 plus a 谢谢 is the polite way to stop them.
What does 我吃饱了 mean literally?+
我吃饱了 breaks down as 我 (wǒ) = I, 吃 (chī) = to eat, 饱 (bǎo) = full (from eating), 了 (le) = (change of state). Together it means "I am full".
How do I get the tones right in wǒ chī bǎo le?+
饱 (bǎo) dips low; 了 (le) is a light neutral tone. 饱 only means full of food. Hosts will keep offering more; 我吃饱了 plus a 谢谢 is the polite way to stop them.
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