Ordering a coffee (Advanced): The style of coffee, such as espresso, latte, cappuccino, Americano, mocha, etc.

💬 比較 (bǐ jiào) before an adjective means "more" or "rather", even when nothing is directly being compared: 比較甜 "sweeter", 比較貴 "pricier".

💬 The adjective works as the whole verb here, so no 是 is needed: 咖啡味比較淡 "the coffee taste is milder" is built the same way.

💬 Put 起來 after a sense verb to say how something comes across: 喝起來 "when you drink it", 聽起來 "sounds", 看起來 "looks". The 順 here means "smooth" in the sense of going down easily.

🇹🇼 People say this all the time in Taiwan to show they're listening and taking in new information. It's like "oh, okay" and is neither surprised nor rude.

💬 有沒有 puts "have" and "not have" side by side to make a yes-or-no question, with no 嗎 needed. Putting 一點 after an adjective means "a bit more": 甜一點 "a bit sweeter".

💬 不會 here doesn't mean "can't". It means "won't turn out to be", which makes it a natural way to describe what a drink is like: 不會太甜 "won't be too sweet".

💬 The 的 at the end stands in for "one", as in "one that's...", so you don't need to repeat the noun. You can tack it onto any description: 大杯的 "a large one".

🇹🇼 Many Taiwanese cafés use this cute nickname, literally "little white", on menus and when ordering a flat white. The longer 澳式白咖啡 is the formal name.

💬 Adding 式 "style" after a place makes a describing word: 美式 "American-style", which on its own also means an Americano, and 義式 "Italian-style", meaning espresso-based.

💬 濃縮 (nóng suō) means "concentrated" and is the everyday word for espresso. 多一份 means "one more portion", and you can swap the item: 糖多一份 "extra sugar".

💬 起來 after 聽 gives "sounds", and you can follow it with any adjective: 聽起來很好喝 "sounds tasty".

💬 Add 成 after 換 to say what you're switching something into: 換成大杯 "change it to a large". 麻煩幫我 means "trouble you to help me" and is a polite request starter you can put before any verb.

🇹🇼 Stacking 可以, 麻煩 and 幫我 sounds very courteous. It's the typical tone Taiwanese customers use with café staff, so you won't come across as over-formal.

🇹🇼 不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si) is the go-to light apology in Taiwan. People use it for minor inconveniences, to get someone's attention, or before giving bad news, and it's much lighter than 對不起.

💬 賣完 means "sell" plus "finished", so sold out. You can attach 完 to other verbs too: 吃完 "finish eating". 剛好 adds "as it happens", which softens the bad news.

💬 In Taiwan soy milk is usually 豆漿 (dòu jiāng), but cafés often say 豆奶 for the milk alternative used in coffee.

💬 In speech, 塊 (kuài) is the casual word for dollars, while price tags show 元. The 喔 at the end softens the statement into a friendly heads-up.

💬 係 here is pronounced (xi) with a neutral tone, so the whole word sounds like (méi guān xi).

💬 那就 X 吧 is a handy way to settle on a choice: 那就大杯吧 "a large then". The 吧 makes it sound like an easygoing decision.

🇹🇼 Staff will usually ask 內用還是外帶？ "for here or to go?", so answer 內用 or 外帶 "to go". This is Taiwan wording; the mainland tends to say 堂食.

💬 When saying a number like 140, don't drop the 十: say 一百四十 (yì bǎi sì shí). Note that 一 becomes (yì) before 百.

💬 用 X 付 means "pay with X": 用信用卡付 "pay by credit card".

🇹🇼 悠遊卡 (yōu yóu kǎ), the EasyCard, is the transit card most people in Taiwan carry. It works at convenience stores and many cafés, so asking about it is perfectly normal.

💬 一下 after a verb makes it quick and casual, roughly "just do it briefly": 等一下 "wait a sec". Here 感應 means to tap a card on a reader.

💬 Put 就好 at the end to mean "and that's all you need to do": 這樣就好 "this is fine", 一杯就好 "just one cup".

💬 Chinese often drops "when" and "I/we": 做好 ("made and done") followed by 會叫你 ("will call you") already reads as "when it's ready, we'll call you."

🇹🇼 稍等 is a slightly polite, service-style "wait a moment". The 喔 makes it warm, which is the typical tone of Taiwanese counter staff.

🇹🇼 Many Taiwanese cafés call out your order or number when the drink is ready, so stay within earshot instead of waiting at the counter.