我喜欢比萨
wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà
The English phrase "I love pizza" can be translated into Chinese as 我喜欢比萨 (wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà).
This phrase is used to express that someone enjoys eating pizza. You can adjust the intensity of your preference using different verbs and modifiers. For example, adding 非常 intensifies the meaning of 喜欢 and adding 超 before the verb 爱 emphasizes your love for something. If you want to describe being deeply into something, you can use 沉迷 or 痴迷 (obsessed).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 我喜欢比萨 is composed of 我 (I), 喜欢 (to like) and 比萨 (pizza).
Which one should you use?
While 我喜欢比萨 (wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà) translates to "I like pizza", using 爱 (ài) instead of 喜欢 (xǐhuān) makes the sentiment much stronger and more intense, equivalent to "I love pizza".
How do you pronounce it?
wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà
Did you know?
- If you want to sound like a local online, you might use the word 绝 (jué), which means 'absolute' or 'extreme', to describe how delicious the pizza is.
- While English speakers use 'love' to describe both romantic partners and food, using the verb 爱 (ài) in Chinese can sometimes feel too heavy or overly dramatic for a simple meal unless paired with modern slang.
- The word 比萨 (bǐsà) is a phonetic transliteration, meaning it was created solely to mimic the sound of the word 'pizza' rather than using native Chinese characters for food.
Examples in context
- 我喜欢意大利披萨。I like Italian pizza.
- 我喜欢奶酪多的披萨。I like pizza with lots of cheese.
- 我喜欢比萨。Wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà.I love pizza.
- 真的很简单，我喜欢比萨。Zhēnde hěn jiǎndān, wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà.It's really simple, I love pizza.
- 因为我喜欢比萨，所以常吃。Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà, suǒyǐ cháng chī.Because I love pizza, I eat it often.
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- 雨婷 Yuting你想吃什么？Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?What do you want to eat?
- 浩然 Haoran我喜欢比萨，我们去吃比萨吧。Wǒ xǐhuān bǐsà, wǒmen qù chī bǐsà ba.I love pizza, let's go eat pizza.
- 雨婷 Yuting好啊，我也很喜欢比萨。Hǎo a, wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān bǐsà.Okay, I love pizza too.
- 浩然 Haoran那我们走吧。Nà wǒmen zǒu ba.Then let's go.
