How to Say ‘Order a drink for you’ in Traditional Chinese
幫你點一杯
bāng nǐ diǎn yī bēi
[bahng nǐ dyen ee bay]
💬 Usage Tip: 幫你 (bāng nǐ) before a verb means doing it for you: 幫你拿 "get it for you". The word 杯 "cup/glass" is how you count drinks, so 一杯 means "one (drink)".
Phrase Breakdown
幫你
bāng nǐ
for you / help you
幫 (bāng) means 'to help' or 'on behalf of', and 你 (nǐ) means 'you'. Together they mean doing something for someone. Say bāng with a high, flat tone, then nǐ with a dipping tone.
我幫你拿。
I'll carry it for you.
Words in this phrase
幫
bāng
[bahng]
help; do for someone
A verb meaning to help or do something on someone’s behalf, common when staff offer to prepare a drink for you.
如果你不能喝牛奶，我可以幫你換成豆奶。
If you can’t drink milk, I can help you change it to soy milk.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
點一杯
diǎn yī bēi
order a cup / glass
點 (diǎn) means 'to order' food or drinks. 一杯 (yì bēi) means 'one cup/glass'. Before the first-tone 杯, 一 changes to the fourth tone: yì bēi.
我想點一杯咖啡。
I'd like to order a cup of coffee.
Words in this phrase
點
diǎn
[dyen]
to order
Used in restaurants or cafés to say what you want to buy.
我要點一杯濃縮咖啡。
I want to order a cup of espresso.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
A number word that helps form the phrase for category.
你想找哪一類工作？
What kind of job do you want to look for?
杯
bēi
[bay]
cup; glass
A measure word for drinks served in a cup.
我要一杯冰咖啡。
I want a cup of iced coffee.
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