
Ordering a coffee (Advanced): The style of coffee, such as espresso, latte, cappuccino, Americano, mocha, etc.
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Key Phrases
コーヒーをお願いします。
koohii o o negai shi masu
Coffee, please.
どんなコーヒーがいい?
donna koohii ga ii
What kind of coffee would you like?
ホットでお願いします。
hotto de o negai shi masu
Hot, please.
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering a coffee politely at a café
カフェで丁寧にコーヒーを注文すること
kafe de teinei ni koohii o chuumon suru koto
Answering questions about drink preferences
飲み物の好みについて答えること
nomimono no konomi ni tsui te kotaeru koto
Choosing between hot and iced drinks
ホットかアイスかを選ぶこと
hotto ka aisu ka o erabu koto
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at a cozy café in Japan, ordering a hot latte and chatting with the barista about how you like your coffee.
こんにちは。コーヒーをお願いします。
konnichiwa koohii o o negai shi masu
Hello. A coffee, please.
いらっしゃい。どんなコーヒーがいい?
irasshai donna koohii ga ii
Welcome. What kind of coffee would you like?
今日はラテが飲みたいです。
kyou wa rate ga nomi tai desu
I'd like to have a latte today.
いいね。ホットとアイス、どっちにする?
ii ne hotto to aisu dotchi ni suru
Sounds good. Would you like it hot or iced?
ホットでお願いします。
hotto de o negai shi masu
Hot, please.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
こんにちは。
konnichiwa
Hello.
コーヒーを
koohii o
Coffee (object marker)
💬 [を] marks what the action is directed at. You can swap the drink and keep the pattern: [ラテをお願いします。] or [モカをお願いします。]
See breakdown →お願いします。
o negai shi masu
Please / I'd like to order
🇯🇵 This is extremely common in shops and sounds natural for ordering. In cafés, people often just say the item plus [お願いします。] rather than a full sentence.
See breakdown →コーヒーをお願いします。
koohii o o negai shi masu
Coffee, please.
🇯🇵 This is a very standard, polite way to order in a café. For many everyday purchases in Japan, item + [をお願いします。] is more natural than trying to say a direct equivalent of "I want."
See breakdown →いらっしゃい。
irasshai
Welcome.
🇯🇵 Staff say this to customers when they arrive; customers do not say it back. In a café, you can usually just answer with your order or a greeting.
See breakdown →どんな
donna
What kind of
💬 [どんな] goes before a noun and means "what kind of ... ?" You can reuse it with other things: [どんなケーキ] or [どんなサイズ] .
See breakdown →コーヒーがいい?
koohii ga ii
What kind of coffee would you like?
💬 [〜がいい?] asks what someone prefers, not just what is "good." You can use the same pattern with other choices: [どっちがいい?] or [何がいい?]
See breakdown →どんなコーヒーがいい?
donna koohii ga ii
What kind of coffee would you like?
💬 [どんな] goes before the noun, and [〜がいい?] asks what someone would like. The whole pattern is easy to reuse: [どんなケーキがいい?]
See breakdown →今日は
kyou wa
Today
💬 [は] here is said (wa), not (ha). After time words like [今日], it often sets the scene, as in "as for today..."
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