How to Say ‘Americano’ in Traditional Chinese
美式咖啡
měi shì kā fēi
[may shir kah fay]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In Taiwan cafes, ordering by drink name alone like [美式咖啡] is completely normal. People often make it even shorter and just say [美式].
Phrase Breakdown
美式
měi shì
[may shir]
American-style; Americano
In coffee shops, 美式 usually refers to an Americano.
今天我想喝美式咖啡。
Today I want to drink an Americano.
咖啡
kā fēi
[kah fay]
coffee
The drink coffee; commonly used in cafés and daily conversation.
美式咖啡比較不甜。
Americano coffee is less sweet.
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