How to Say ‘Have a cup of coffee together’ in Simplified Chinese
一起喝杯咖啡
yì qǐ hē bēi kā fēi
[ee-chee hē bēi kāfēi]
💬 Usage Tip: 喝杯 is short for 喝一杯. The 一 drops out in casual speech, and the phrase sounds relaxed rather than precise about quantity. 一起 "together" goes before the verb: 一起吃饭 "eat together".
Phrase Breakdown
一起
yì qǐ
[ee-chee]
together
Used to say that people do something jointly or at the same time.
希望以后能一起参加项目。
I hope we can work on a project together in the future.
喝杯咖啡
hē bēi kā fēi
have a cup of coffee
喝 means 'drink' and 杯 means 'cup'. 喝杯 is short for 喝一杯. 咖啡 is kāfēi.
我想喝杯咖啡。
I'd like to have a cup of coffee.
Words in this phrase
喝
hē
[hē]
to drink
Verb for consuming liquids like water, tea or coffee.
我喝咖啡。
I drink coffee.
杯
bēi
[bēi]
cup; glass (measure word)
Measure word for drinks served in a cup or glass.
两杯咖啡
two cups of coffee
咖啡
kā fēi
[kāfēi]
coffee
A loanword noun for the drink coffee.
我每天喝一杯咖啡。
I drink a cup of coffee every day.
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