I am hungry!

Expressing Hunger and Food Preferences

Saying you are hungry or thirsty

In Chinese, 饿 (hungry) and 渴 (thirsty) are adjectives, often used with 了:

• 我饿了。— I'm hungry. (change of state)
• 我渴了。— I'm thirsty.
• 我很饿。— I'm very hungry. (degree)

Saying what you want to eat

Use 想 (xiǎng = want to) + verb:

• 我想吃饺子。— I want to eat dumplings.
• 我想喝茶。— I want to drink tea.

Asking what someone wants to eat

• 你想吃什么？— What do you want to eat?
• 你想喝什么？— What do you want to drink?

Expressing taste

• 这个很好吃！— This is delicious!
• 不好吃。— Not tasty.
• 太甜了。— Too sweet.
• 太辣了。— Too spicy.