Ordering a coffee (Advanced): The style of coffee, such as espresso, latte, cappuccino, Americano, mocha, etc.

💬 Put any action before this ending to ask whether it's possible. For example, テイクアウトすることってできますか means "Can I get it to go?" The って makes the question sound casual and conversational.

🇯🇵 Asking whether a change is possible, rather than simply requesting it, is the normal way to ask for a menu change in Japan. It's polite without sounding stiff.

💬 本日 (honjitsu) is the formal word for "today". Shops and signs use it, while in everyday speech you'd say 今日 (kyō).

💬 The sentence stops on まして, like trailing off with "so...". Leaving it unfinished lets the customer fill in the bad news, which softens the refusal.

🇯🇵 Staff rarely say a flat "we don't have it". Expect an apologetic, humble phrasing like this, often followed by an alternative they can offer.

💬 でしたら (deshitara) is a polite "if it's...". Staff use it to offer an alternative, and you can swap in any item, as in アイスでしたら "if it's iced".

💬 じゃあ is the casual, spoken form of では. You use it to move on to a decision: "okay then".

💬 豆乳 is said (tōnyū), with long vowels. Put it in front of any drink to make the soy version, as in 豆乳カプチーノ "soy cappuccino".

💬 The letter is said (emu), so this is (emu saizu). Small and large follow the same pattern: (esu saizu) and (eru saizu).

💬 The pattern is drink + の + size + で, which works as "a ___ in size ___". Reuse it with any order: カフェラテのLサイズで (kafe rate no eru saizu de).

🇯🇵 かしこまりました is very polite customer-service language, so you'll hear staff say it to you, but you normally wouldn't say it back. A customer would usually answer with はい or ありがとうございます.

🇯🇵 Many cafés will ask you this, even about drinks you might assume only come hot. Just answering ホットで (hotto de) or アイスで (aisu de) is perfectly natural.

💬 なさいます is the extra-respectful way staff say "you'll do". You won't need to use it yourself, but expect to hear it whenever you're asked to choose.

💬 追加 (tsuika) on its own works fine for asking for extras. For example, シロップ追加で means "with added syrup, please".

💬 Read it as (purasu gojū en de). The 円 is said (en), not (yen).

💬 になります literally means "becomes", but at a register it simply means "that's". Read the price as (roppyaku en), not (roku-hyaku).

💬 じゃあ (jā) means "well then" and signals that you've made up your mind. It's a natural way to close a decision after hearing your options.

🇯🇵 Cash is still common in Japan, and some small cafés don't take cards, so asking before you pay is normal. You can also swap カード for スマホ (sumaho) "phone payment".

💬 あちら is the polite form of あそこ "over there". It points to something far from both you and the speaker.

🇯🇵 At many chains you pay at one spot and then wait at a separate pickup counter. Staff will call out your drink name when it's ready.

💬 お待ちください (omachi kudasai) is a very polite way to ask someone to do something: お + the verb's stem + ください. You'll hear the same shape everywhere in shops, like お入りください "please come in" or お座りください "please have a seat".

🇯🇵 In chain cafés like Starbucks or Doutor, you usually order and pay at the register, then move to a separate pickup counter. Staff will call out your drink or number there. Staff point to the spot with あちら (achira) "over there", a polite word they use with customers.