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How to Say ‘Buy me a bubble tea.’ in Traditional Chinese

你幫我買一杯珍奶。

nǐ bāng wǒ mǎi yī bēi zhēn nǎi

[nǐ bahng wǒ my ee bay zhēnnǎi]

💬 Usage Tip: 杯 (bēi) is the counting word for cups of drinks: 一杯咖啡 "a cup of coffee", 兩杯珍奶 "two bubble teas".

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 珍奶 is short for 珍珠奶茶 "pearl milk tea". Taiwanese people almost always say the short form when ordering or chatting.

Phrase Breakdown

你幫我買

nǐ bāng wǒ mǎi

you buy for me

A direct request: 'you, buy (it) for me'.

Example

你幫我買便當。

Buy me a lunch box.

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nǐ]

you

Refers to the person being spoken to.

Example

你今天看起來很高興。

You look happy today.

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.

Example

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.

我

wǒ

[wǒ]

Refers to oneself.

Example

這是給我的。

This is for me.

買

mǎi

[my]

buy

Used when purchasing something.

Example

我要買這個，麻煩你幫我拿。

I want to buy this one; please help me get it for me.

一杯珍奶。

yī bēi zhēn nǎi

a cup of bubble tea.

杯 (bēi) is the measure word for cups of drinks. 珍奶 (zhēnnǎi) is short for 珍珠奶茶, bubble milk tea.

Example

我想喝一杯珍奶。

I want a cup of bubble tea.

Words in this phrase

一

yī

[ee]

one; a

A number word that helps form the phrase for category.

Example

你想找哪一類工作？

What kind of job do you want to look for?

杯

bēi

[bay]

cup

A measure word and noun used for drinks served in cups.

Example

請給我一杯水。

Please give me a cup of water.

珍奶

zhēn nǎi

[zhēnnǎi]

bubble milk tea

Short for 珍珠奶茶, pearl milk tea, Taiwan's famous drink.

Example

這家的珍奶很有名。

This shop's bubble tea is famous.

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