Want eat what (想吃什么) — Chinglish Slang

Slang Name：Want eat what

Chinese：想吃什么

Type：Food & Drink / Chinglish Slang

English：
The ultimate Chinese food question in Chinglish: "what do you want to eat?" Dropping the auxiliary verb "do" and following Chinese word order makes it instantly recognizable. It's the first phrase every foreigner in China learns because it's asked at every meal, every day.

中文：
中式英语中终极的吃饭提问："你想吃什么？"省略助动词"do"并遵循中文语序使其立刻被识别。这是每个在中国的老外学会的第一句话，因为每顿饭、每天都会被问到。

In Chinese, "想吃什么" (xiǎng chī shén me) is the most mealtime question asked. Unlike English which requires "what do you want to eat" with auxiliary verbs, Chinese simply says "want eat what." Chinese English learners naturally transfer this word order, creating one of the most common and beloved Chinglish food phrases.

中文：在中文中，"想吃什么"是最常见的用餐问题。与英语需要助动词"do"（what do you want to eat）不同，中文简单地说"想吃what"。中国英语学习者自然地把这种语序迁移过来，创造了最常见也最受欢迎的中式英语食物短语之一。