塔可贝尔
Tǎkě Bèi'ěr
Taco Bell in Chinese is 塔可贝尔 (Tǎkě Bèi'ěr).
This phrase refers to the American fast-food restaurant chain that specializes in Mexican-inspired foods.
How do you pronounce it?
Tǎkě Bèi'ěr
Did you know?
- In the characters 塔可贝尔, the first character 塔 (tǎ) literally means 'tower' or 'pagoda', but it is used here only for its sound.
- The character 贝尔 used for 'Bell' is the same one used to translate the name 'Bell' in 'Alexander Graham Bell'.
- While 塔可贝尔 is the official name, some Chinese speakers colloquially refer to it simply as 塔可 ('Taco').
Examples in context
- 我今天想吃塔可贝尔。Wǒ jīntiān xiǎng chī Tǎkě Bèi'ěr.I want to eat Taco Bell today.
- 附近有一家塔可贝尔吗？Fùjìn yǒu yījiā Tǎkě Bèi'ěr ma?Is there a Taco Bell nearby?
Example conversation
Two friends are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- 梓涵 Zihan伟，我们中午吃什么？Wěi, wǒmen zhōngwǔ chī shénme?Wei, what should we eat for lunch?
- 伟 Wei你想吃塔可贝尔吗？Nǐ xiǎng chī Tǎkě Bèi'ěr ma?Do you want to eat Taco Bell?
- 梓涵 Zihan好啊，我也很想吃。Hǎo a, wǒ yě hěn xiǎng chī.Okay, I want to eat it too.
- 伟 Wei那我们现在就走吧。Nà wǒmen xiànzài jiù zǒu ba.Then let's go right now.
