How to Say ‘I'd like to ask you out for coffee.’ in Traditional Chinese
我想約你喝咖啡
wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ hē kā fēi
[wo shyang yuē nǐ hē kah-fay]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Coffee is the classic low-pressure first ask in Taiwan, easy to say yes to and easy to keep short. Asking for coffee rather than dinner makes it less awkward for someone you've just met.
Phrase Breakdown
我想約你
wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ
I'd like to invite you
This is a polite way to invite someone. 約 (yuē) means 'to make plans with'.
我想約你看電影。
I'd like to invite you to a movie.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used to express desire or intention to do something.
我想多認識一些產業的人。
I want to get to know more people in the industry.
約
yuē
[yuē]
to ask out; to invite
To invite someone to meet or go somewhere together, often on a date.
他約她去看電影。
He asked her out to see a movie.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
喝咖啡
hē kā fēi
to have coffee
喝 (hē) means 'drink'. 咖啡 (kāfēi) means 'coffee'. All three syllables are first tone, so keep them high and flat.
你喜歡喝咖啡嗎？
Do you like drinking coffee?
Words in this phrase
喝
hē
[hē]
to drink
Basic verb for drinking liquids.
我每天早上喝咖啡。
I drink coffee every morning.
咖啡
kā fēi
[kah-fay]
coffee
A common drink often used in casual professional meetups or networking invitations.
下次有機會一起喝咖啡吧。
Let’s have coffee together next time if there’s a chance.
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