How to say, I’m hungry in chinese

Practice

I’m hungry: 我肚子饿了 (wǒ dùzi è le)

Sentence Breakdown:

我肚子饿了 (wǒ dùzi è le)

  • 我 (wǒ) – I / me
  • 肚子 (dùzi) – stomach (a casual way to refer to your belly)
  • 饿 (è) – hungry
  • 了 (le) – a particle showing a change of state (now I’m hungry)

🔹 So it literally means: “My stomach is hungry now” → “I’m hungry.”


✅ Other Ways to Say “I’m Hungry” in Chinese:

  1. 我饿了 (wǒ è le) – I’m hungry.
    • Simpler version without “stomach.” Very common.
  2. 我好饿 (wǒ hǎo è) – I’m so hungry.
    • “好” means “very/really” here.
    • Used to emphasize how hungry you are.
  3. 我肚子咕咕叫了 (wǒ dùzi gū gū jiào le) – My stomach is growling.
    • Sounds more descriptive and fun.
    • “咕咕叫” is the onomatopoeia for growling sounds.
  4. 我快饿死了 (wǒ kuài è sǐ le) – I’m starving.
    • Literally: “I’m about to be hungry to death.”
    • Very dramatic and casual. Don’t use in formal settings.

🗣️ Practice Sentences:

  1. 我饿了,我们去吃饭吧!
    (Wǒ è le, wǒmen qù chīfàn ba!)
    → I’m hungry, let’s go eat!
  2. 你饿不饿?
    (Nǐ è bù è?)
    → Are you hungry?
  3. 他肚子饿了,所以他在找吃的。
    (Tā dùzi è le, suǒyǐ tā zài zhǎo chī de.)
    → He’s hungry, so he’s looking for food.
  4. 我们吃晚饭吧,我快饿死了!
    (Wǒmen chī wǎnfàn ba, wǒ kuài è sǐ le!)
    → Let’s eat dinner, I’m starving!

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