
Ordering a coffee Part 2 (Advanced): Indicates whether the coffee is for in-store or to be taken out.
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Key Phrases
欢迎光临!想喝点什么?
huān yíng guāng lín xiǎng hē diǎn shén me
Welcome! What would you like to drink?
我想要一杯拿铁。中杯就可以。
wǒ xiǎng yào yī bēi ná tiě zhōng bēi jiù kě yǐ
I'd like a latte. A medium is fine.
是在这里喝,还是带走?带走,谢谢。
shì zài zhè lǐ hē hái shì dài zǒu dài zǒu xiè xiè
Drink here or take away? To go, thanks.
Skills You'll Learn
Greet staff and order a drink politely in a café.
在咖啡店礼貌地打招呼并点饮料。
zài kā fēi diàn lǐ mào dì dǎ zhāo hū bìng diǎn yǐn liào
Choose a drink size and respond to follow-up questions.
选择饮料杯型,并回答店员的追问。
xuǎn zé yǐn liào bēi xíng bìng huí dá diàn yuán de zhuī wèn
Say whether it is for here or to go, and finish the order.
说明堂食还是带走,并完成点单。
shuō míng táng shí hái shì dài zǒu bìng wán chéng diǎn dān
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a coffee shop in China, ordering a latte, choosing the size, deciding whether to drink it there or take it to go, and then paying at the counter.
欢迎光临,想喝点什么?
huān yíng guāng lín xiǎng hē diǎn shén me
Welcome! What would you like to drink?
你好,我想要一杯拿铁。
nǐ hǎo wǒ xiǎng yào yī bēi ná tiě
Hi, I'd like a latte.
好的,大杯还是中杯?
hǎo de dà bēi hái shì zhōng bēi
Sure, would you like a large or a medium?
中杯就可以。
zhōng bēi jiù kě yǐ
A medium is fine.
请问是在这里喝,还是带走?
qǐng wèn shì zài zhè lǐ hē hái shì dài zǒu
Would you like to drink it here, or take it to go?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
欢迎
huān yíng
Welcome
光临
guāng lín
To visit / to patronize a shop
💬 [光临] is a polite shop word for a customer coming in, not a general everyday word for "visit." You'll hear it in set phrases like [欢迎光临], but you normally wouldn't use it for visiting a friend.
See breakdown →欢迎光临!
huān yíng guāng lín
Welcome!
🇨🇳 [欢迎光临!] is the standard staff greeting when you enter a shop, cafe, or restaurant in China. You usually don't need to answer it; a smile, nod, or going straight to ordering is normal.
See breakdown →想
xiǎng
Want / would like
💬 [想] often works like "would like to" in polite everyday ordering, softer than a blunt "want." You can reuse it with another verb: [想吃点什么?] "What would you like to eat?"
See breakdown →喝
hē
To drink
点
diǎn
A little / some
💬 In [喝点什么], [点] means "some" or "a little," making the question sound natural and less abrupt. You can use the same pattern with other verbs: [吃点什么] "eat something / what would you like to eat?"
See breakdown →什么
shén me
What
想喝点什么?
xiǎng hē diǎn shén me
What would you like to drink?
💬 Chinese often says things like [喝点什么] literally "drink some what," where [什么] stays in the same spot as the thing you're asking about. Use the same pattern with [吃]: [想吃点什么?]
See breakdown →你
nǐ
You
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