How to Say ‘Okay, then I'll have a mocha.’ in Simplified Chinese
好,那我要一杯摩卡。
hǎo nà wǒ yào yī bēi mó kǎ
[how nà wo yaow ee bēi mókǎ]
💬 Usage Tip: 那 here means "then" or "in that case", not "that". It shows you are deciding based on what was just said.
Phrase Breakdown
好,那我要
hǎo nà wǒ yào
OK, then I'd like
好 (hǎo) shows agreement. 那 (nà) means 'then'. 我要 (wǒ yào) means 'I want' and is a common way to order.
好,那我要这个。
OK, then I'll take this one.
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[how]
okay; good
Can mean good, fine, okay, or alright depending on context.
好,我们开始吧。
Okay, let's begin.
那
nà
[nà]
then; so
Introduces a follow-up question.
那你呢?
Then what about you?
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
要
yào
[yaow]
want
Used to express wanting or not wanting something.
我不要冰水。
I don't want iced water.
一杯摩卡。
yī bēi mó kǎ
a cup of mocha
一杯 (yì bēi) means 'one cup'. 杯 is the measure word for drinks. 摩卡 (mókǎ) means 'mocha'.
我想喝一杯摩卡。
I want to drink a cup of mocha.
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 (measure word)
Measure word for drinks in cups or glasses.
两杯拿铁。
Two lattes.
摩卡
mó kǎ
[mókǎ]
mocha
Coffee with chocolate and milk.
她喜欢喝摩卡。
She likes drinking mocha.
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