How to Say ‘Hello, I want to drink some coffee today.’ in Simplified Chinese
你好，今天想喝点咖啡。
nǐ hǎo jīn tiān xiǎng hē diǎn kā fēi
[nee haow jeen-tyen shyang huh dyen kah-fay]
Phrase Breakdown
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello; hi
A common greeting used at the start of a conversation.
你好！
Hello!
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A casual way to say 'you' when speaking to one person.
你好，你今天想喝什么？
Hello, what would you like to drink today?
好
hǎo
[haow]
good
Means 'good'; in greetings it helps make 你好, meaning 'hello.'
你好，很高兴见到你。
Hello, nice to see you.
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
Refers to the current day and sets the time in the sentence.
今天想喝点咖啡的人很多。
There are many people who want some coffee today.
想喝
xiǎng hē
want to drink
想 means “want”; 喝 means “drink.” Together they express a desire to drink something.
我想喝水。
I want to drink water.
Words in this phrase
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Shows what someone feels like doing or having.
我今天想喝摩卡。
Today I want to drink a mocha.
喝
hē
[huh]
drink
The verb used for consuming beverages.
天气冷的时候，我想喝热咖啡。
When the weather is cold, I want to drink hot coffee.
点咖啡
diǎn kā fēi
some coffee; a bit of coffee
点 here means “a little/some,” so this means a small amount of coffee.
我想喝点咖啡。
I want to drink some coffee.
Words in this phrase
点
diǎn
[dyen]
a little; some
Here it softens the amount, meaning 'a little' or 'some.'
我想喝点咖啡再工作。
I want to drink some coffee before working again.
咖啡
kā fēi
[kah-fay]
coffee
The general word for coffee as a drink category.
这家店的咖啡很香。
The coffee at this shop smells very good.
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