How to Say ‘When the mocha is ready’ in Simplified Chinese
摩卡好了
mó kǎ hǎo le
[mókǎ hǎo le]
💬 Usage Tip: 好了 after a noun means "is ready". Chinese needs no word for "when" here, because simply putting this first sets up the next action.
Phrase Breakdown
摩卡
mó kǎ
[mókǎ]
mocha
Coffee with chocolate and milk.
一杯热摩卡。
A hot mocha.
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
ready; done
Means something is finished and ready.
饭好了吗？
Is the food ready?
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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