Food I Cooking Dinner Refuse Cooked Compliment Meal

You are a guest at dinner with friends or "colleagues" (people you work with), and you are offered more food. You're "full" (not hungry). How do you "refuse" (say 'no') politely?

If your "host" (the person who organized the event) cooked the meal, it is considered polite to "compliment" or say something nice about the food before refusing more. There are many ways to give a compliment about food. Here are a few:

- "That was delicious."

- "That's the best meal I've had in a long time."

- "Your cooking is such a 'treat' (something that gives people a lot of pleasure, but that isn't experienced often)."

- "You've outdone yourself." (This means, "You have cooked a meal that is even better than the delicious meals you normally make." "To outdo (oneself)" means to do or perform better than you have ever done before. You can use this compliment for many other situations.)

To refuse more food, you can use one of these phrases:

- "No, thank you. I couldn't eat another bite."

- "Thank you, but no more for me."

- "That was very good, but I'm full."

- "I'm 'stuffed' (very full) and I can't eat anymore."

- "No, thank you. I don't have 'room' (space) for more."