<p>Any of these sentences would be grammatically correct. However</p>

<p><code>我要一份青椒肚片不要(加)大蒜</code> </p>

<p>would be a better and more common usage in my opinion. </p>

<p>It would be even better to include the character in the parenthesis, </p>

<p><code>加</code></p>

<p>which means "add" or "with" or "include".</p>

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LulalaBoss
<p>if you are speaking Cantonese, you can use </p>

<p>我要一份青椒肚片‘<strong>走</strong>’蒜。</p>

<p>in English it's something like take it off.</p>

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This usage of 走 comes from English. It's short for "without"; "thout" sounds like 走 in Cantonese.
Stan
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@Stan, this usage of 走 has nothing to do with English.  It is a one-character version of "攞走", which means to remove or take out sth.
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Becky 李蓓
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ah_hau
<p>我要一份青椒肚片不 <strong>放</strong> 蒜。 </p>

<p>我要一份青椒肚片 <strong>别搁</strong> 蒜。 (more intensive than 不搁)</p>

<p>I think 放，搁 sounds more natural and navtivelike.</p>

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Wouldn't 不放 mean *not* without?
Roman Reiner
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@RomanReiner 不放 here has the same usage as 不加
LulalaBoss
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不放 mean no put :)
ah_hau
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sfy
<p>I know I can order food using phrases like 我(想)要／请给我一份...</p>

<p>But how would I exclude an ingredient, e.g. if I don't like garlic?</p>

<p>我要一份青椒肚片无大蒜。</p>

<p>我要一份青椒肚片不要大蒜。</p>

<p>我要一份青椒肚片没有大蒜。</p>

<p>Would any of those be correct?</p>

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How to exclude an ingredient when ordering food?
# How to exclude an ingredient when ordering food?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-26)

I know I can order food using phrases like 我(想)要／请给我一份...

But how would I exclude an ingredient, e.g. if I don't like garlic?

我要一份青椒肚片无大蒜。

我要一份青椒肚片不要大蒜。

我要一份青椒肚片没有大蒜。

Would any of those be correct?

**Tags:** word-choice, food, negation


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-26. Score: 6

Any of these sentences would be grammatically correct. However

`我要一份青椒肚片不要(加)大蒜`

would be a better and more common usage in my opinion.

It would be even better to include the character in the parenthesis,

`加`

which means "add" or "with" or "include".


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-08-27. Score: 4

if you are speaking Cantonese, you can use

我要一份青椒肚片‘**走**’蒜。

in English it's something like take it off.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: This usage of 走 comes from English. It's short for "without"; "thout" sounds like 走 in Cantonese.  
> **username_4**: @username_3, this usage of 走 has nothing to do with English.  It is a one-character version of "攞走", which means to remove or take out sth.  
> **username_5**: Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/111287/discussion-on-answer-by-username_2-how-to-exclude-an-ingredient-when-ordering-food).  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2014-08-27. Score: 1

我要一份青椒肚片不 **放** 蒜。

我要一份青椒肚片 **别搁** 蒜。 (more intensive than 不搁)

I think 放，搁 sounds more natural and navtivelike.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Wouldn't 不放 mean *not* without?  
> **username_1**: @username_0 不放 here has the same usage as 不加  
> **username_2**: 不放 mean no put :)  

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