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How to Say ‘So, would you like to get coffee together this weekend?’ in Traditional Chinese

那週末要不要一起喝咖啡？

nà zhōu mò yào bù yào yì qǐ hē kā fēi

[nà zhōumò yào bú yào yìqǐ hē kah-fay]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Proposing coffee is the classic low-pressure first date in Taiwan. The 要不要 form gives the other person an easy out, which keeps it polite.

Phrase Breakdown

那週末

nà zhōu mò

then, (on the) weekend

那 (nà) here means 'then' or 'in that case', and 週末 (zhōumò) means 'weekend'.

Example

那週末你有空嗎？

Then are you free on the weekend?

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then; so

Used at the start of a sentence to move on to a new topic.

Example

那我們走吧。

Then let's go.

週末

zhōu mò

[zhōumò]

weekend

Saturday and Sunday.

Example

週末我們去逛街吧。

Let's go shopping this weekend.

要不要

yào bù yào

[yào bú yào]

do you want to; shall we

Yes-no question form used to make suggestions.

Example

要不要喝一杯？

Want to have a drink?

一起喝咖啡？

yì qǐ hē kā fēi

have coffee together?

一起 (yìqǐ) means 'together', and 喝咖啡 (hē kāfēi) means 'drink coffee'. The last three syllables are all high, level first tones.

Example

下午一起喝咖啡？

Coffee together this afternoon?

Words in this phrase

一起

yì qǐ

[yìqǐ]

together

Doing something with other people.

Example

我們一起去吃飯。

Let's go eat together.

喝

hē

[hē]

to drink

Basic verb for drinking liquids.

Example

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.

Example

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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