Comments on: Really Good Food

By: changye

changye

That is a typical conversation between a wife and her husband. He probably has no choice but to reply that way. It's your key to lead a peaceful life.

By: darylk

darylk

How do you say "really ok"? Do you say "Zhen de hao le"?

By: rich

rich

I believe I would say 真好 "zhen hao"... 真好吃！ or 特别好 (tebie hao, literally especially good) or 非常好 (feichang hao, especially good)

By: rich

rich

errr... last one should be literally "extremely good" or "exceptionally good" 特别 = special 非常 = exceptionally (more literally: not - common)

By: yanou

yanou

I wonder about these supplementary words 不错 (bù cuò, not bad) and 还可以 (hái kěyǐ, okay). Would you EVER, EVER use those in this context? Aren't you expected to play up other people's accomplishments - cooking, intelligence, appearance - and play down your own? 不错 may mean "I'm great" when you use it as a response to 你好, but is it a positive enough response to 好吃吗 ? I'd hate to offend anyone!

By: chiongzibide

chiongzibide

Yanou, I believe that 不错 (bù cuò) is much more positive in Mandarin than in English.

By: amber

amber

hi yanou, 不错 (bù cuò) is about equal in tone to "pretty good' in English. So, yes, it is positive enough be used in response to: 好吃吗? Hǎochī ma?

By: amber

amber

darylk, To express 'really ok' you could use: 真的不错 (Zhēn de bùcuò) You cannot say: 真的好 (Zhēn de hǎo), you must add the (hěn), i.e.: 真的很好 (Zhēn de hěn hǎo)

By: enes

enes

hi, 我同意 amber, 真得不错比较好。还有我有一个问题，" 怪不得" 英语的意思是什么？ are there anybody to use 'Guai Bu De' in a sentence??? thx

By: excuter

excuter

好的，大家慢慢吃 hǎo de dàjiā mànmàn chī

By: amber

amber

hi enes, 怪不得 (guàibude) means "no wonder" or "oh that's why" in English.

By: hyunwoo

hyunwoo

Question : if you want to say "You're the best cook I know", would it be something like "你做的菜最好吃！" ? :-)

By: tuoni

tuoni

Is it okay to say 非常得非常好吃?

By: chearim

chearim

Hi, Questions: if I want want to say:This food is not bad " it could be say: zhe ge cai ye hao: or zhe ge cai ye hao.

By: fengkesi

fengkesi

I think you should say 这个菜还可以或这个菜不错 Have quetion ask me fengkesi@gmail.com _______冯克思

By: mora

mora

Hi Amber, You also can say 这么好 zhème hǎo (so good) or 真厉害 zhēn lìhài (really amazing), right? But I wonder if I can use these expressions for foods. Supplementary vocabulary: 很好吃 hěn hǎo chī (very delicious) 我吃好了 wǒ chī hǎo le (I'm full) (pls confirm, Amber) Btw, for bad-tasting can I say 不好吃 bù hǎo chī ? Tks a lot!

By: eileen4ever

eileen4ever

If you think something is 不好吃 You might not say that directly when you eat with someone you are not very familiar But with family menbers,it's ok to say that

By: amber

amber

hyunwoo, Yes, you can say that. 你做的菜最好吃！ (Nǐ zuò de cài zuìhǎo chī!) The food you make is the best! You can also say: 你是最好的厨师。 (Nǐ shì zuìhǎo de chúshī.) You are the best cook. tuoni, You can say: 非常非常好吃 (fēicháng fēicháng hǎochī) or 非常非常地好吃 (fēicháng fēicháng de hǎochī)

By: amber

amber

hi mora, You would use: 非常好 (fēicháng hǎo) for "so good" 厉害 (lìhai) is not used to describe food and, correct: 很好吃 hěn hǎo chī (delicious) 我吃好了 (wǒ chī hǎo le) or 我吃饱了 (wǒ chībǎo le) for "I'm full" 不好吃 (bù hǎo chī) bad-tasting

By: mavis9147

mavis9147

真的很好吃( zhen de hen hao chi )

By: yoonmi

yoonmi

I'm not a good cook. 我做的菜不好吃. :(

By: tuyetsondungao

tuyetsondungao

xie4 xie5 da4jia1

By: cooluani

cooluani

yay! you're all great in speaking mandarin...

By: texastochina

texastochina

How useful. Since us visitors are always asked out to eat, this is a great lesson to teach us how to offer a complement so that everyone at the table knows that we are honoring the host.

By: littlepandagirl

littlepandagirl

ThankYou Great Lesson. I can use this when I go to a Chinese Resteraunt! Xie Xie

By: shoelick

shoelick

Nice lesson! Very Helpful!

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