How to say "He wants it less spicy" in Japanese


Whats the best way to tell someone, that a person wants something less spicy?
あまり辛くほしくない would be a way to say it differently, but I'm looking for
"less...".




Generally, より少なく・少ない, literal translation of _less_ , cannot be used to
express comparative of inferiority. You need to use either antonyms or
negation.

In the case of 辛い, there is no antonym that can be used regarding taste, so
the options are (1) using negation as you did or (2) handling by using verbs
meaning _reduce_.

For (2), most idiomatic are

  * 辛さをもう少し控{ひか}えめにしてほしい
  * 辛さをもう少し抑{おさ}えてほしい.




Generally, より少なく・少ない, literal translation of _less_ , cannot be used to
express comparative of inferiority. You need to use either antonyms or
negation.

In the case of 辛い, there is no antonym that can be used regarding taste, so
the options are (1) using negation as you did or (2) handling by using verbs
meaning _reduce_.

For (2), most idiomatic are

  * 辛さをもう少し控{ひか}えめにしてほしい
  * 辛さをもう少し抑{おさ}えてほしい.

