How to Say ‘I'd like a latte.’ in Simplified Chinese
我要一杯拿铁。
wǒ yào yī bēi ná tiě
[wo yaow ee bēi nátiě]
🇨🇳 In China: Ordering with a plain 我要 isn't rude in China. It's exactly how locals order at a counter, and adding "please" isn't expected.
Phrase Breakdown
我要
wǒ yào
I want
我要 (wǒ yào) is a common way to order something. Say wǒ in the dipping third tone and yào in the falling fourth tone.
我要这个。
I want this one.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
要
yào
[yaow]
want; need
Commonly used to say what you want to buy, order, or have.
我要一瓶水。
I want a bottle of water.
一杯拿铁。
yī bēi ná tiě
a cup of latte
一杯 (yì bēi) means 'one cup' and 拿铁 (ná tiě) means 'latte'. Here 一 is pronounced yì.
他点了一杯拿铁。
He ordered a latte.
Words in this phrase
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; glass (measure word)
Measure word for drinks served in a cup or glass.
两杯咖啡
two cups of coffee
拿铁
ná tiě
[nátiě]
latte
Coffee with steamed milk; a sound loan from Italian 'latte'.
拿铁很好喝。
The latte is tasty.
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