辣làhot (spicy)

1. 1.

   hot (spicy)adjective

2. 2.

   pungentadjective

3. 3.

   (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to stingverb

• 辣hot (spicy)

辣 often follows 很 or 太 for food, 吃辣 means "to eat spicy food," and 辣的 can mean spicy food.

1. HSK 4

   这道菜太辣了。

   Zhè dào cài tài là le.

   This dish is too spicy.

2. HSK 1

   你能吃辣的吗？

   Nǐ néng chī là de ma?

   Can you eat spicy food?

3. HSK 1

   我不吃辣。

   Wǒ bù chī là.

   I don't eat spicy food.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你想吃什么菜？

   Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme cài?

   What dish would you like?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我喜欢辣的，你呢？

   Wǒ xǐhuan là de, nǐ ne?

   I like spicy food. And you?

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我不能吃太辣的。

   Wǒ bù néng chī tài là de.

   I can't eat food that's too spicy.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   那我们点一道辣的，一道不辣的。

   Nà wǒmen diǎn yí dào là de, yí dào bú là de.

   Then let's order one spicy dish and one that isn't spicy.

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