How to Say ‘A small hot coffee, right?’ in Japanese
小さいホットコーヒーですね。
chiisai hotto koohii desu ne
[chee-sigh hot-toh koh-hee dess neh]
💬 Usage Tip: Here [ですね] softens the confirmation, so it sounds like 'A small hot coffee, right?'. Staff often repeat your order this way to make sure they heard correctly.
Phrase Breakdown
小さいホットコーヒー
chiisai hotto koohii
small hot coffee
Describes a small, hot coffee order.
小さいホットコーヒーをください。
A small hot coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
小さい
chiisai
[chee-sigh]
small
An i-adjective meaning small. Here it describes the coffee size.
小さいコーヒーをお願いします。
A small coffee, please.
ホット
hotto
[hot-toh]
hot
A katakana word meaning hot, often used for hot drinks like coffee.
ホットコーヒーをください。
Hot coffee, please.
コーヒー
koohii
[koh-hee]
coffee
A common katakana word for coffee.
コーヒーを一つください。
One coffee, please.
ですね
desu ne
right? / I see / so it is
A sentence ending that confirms understanding politely.
そうですね。
That's right.
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[dess]
is / it is
A polite copula used to end sentences politely.
それでいいです。
That is fine.
ね
ne
[neh]
right? / isn’t it?
A sentence-ending particle that seeks agreement or adds a soft confirming tone.
これでいいですね。
This is fine, right?
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