How to Say ‘A latte, please.’ in Simplified Chinese
麻烦来一杯拿铁。
má fán lái yī bēi ná tiě
[mah-fahn lái ee bēi ná tiě]
🇨🇳 In China: Starting with 麻烦 "sorry to trouble you" makes the order sound courteous without being stiff. It's a natural, friendly way to address café staff.
Phrase Breakdown
麻烦
má fán
[mah-fahn]
please; sorry to trouble you
A polite expression used before making a request to a customer.
麻烦您留一下电话，我们好确认订位。
Please leave your phone number so we can confirm the reservation.
来一杯
lái yī bēi
give me a cup
Ordering pattern: 来 + number + measure word. Say 'yì bēi'.
来一杯咖啡。
A cup of coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
来
lái
[lái]
to have; to bring (when ordering)
Used colloquially when ordering food or drinks, meaning 'give me'.
来一碗面条。
A bowl of noodles, please.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
The number one; in some phrases it means 'a' or 'one whole'.
我们一家来吃晚饭。
Our whole family came for dinner.
杯
bēi
[bēi]
cup
A small container used for drinking.
她喝了一杯水。
She drank a cup of water.
拿铁。
ná tiě
latte
The drink being ordered: 'nátiě'.
冰拿铁很好喝。
Iced latte is delicious.
Words in this phrase
拿铁
ná tiě
[ná tiě]
latte
A type of coffee made with espresso and hot steamed milk.
我想要一杯拿铁。
I would like a cup of latte.
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