
Ordering a coffee Part 2 (Advanced): Indicates whether the coffee is for in-store or to be taken out.
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Key Phrases
想喝點什麼?
xiǎng hē diǎn shén me
What would you like to drink?
內用還是外帶?
nèi yòng hái shì wài dài
For here or to go?
還需要加點什麼嗎?
hái xū yào jiā diǎn shén me ma
Would you like anything else?
Skills You'll Learn
How to order a drink in a cafe
如何在咖啡店點飲料
rú hé zài kā fēi diàn diǎn yǐn liào
How to say drink preferences like hot or iced and size
如何表達飲料偏好,例如熱的或冰的、杯型大小
rú hé biǎo dá yǐn liào piān hǎo lì rú rè de huò bīng de bēi xíng dà xiǎo
How to finish an order politely
如何有禮貌地完成點餐
rú hé yǒu lǐ mào dì wán chéng diǎn cān
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a coffee shop in Taiwan in the morning, ordering a medium hot latte to go and answering the staff’s simple questions politely.
早安,今天想喝點什麼?
zǎo ān jīn tiān xiǎng hē diǎn shén me
Good morning, what would you like to drink today?
早安,我想點一杯拿鐵。
zǎo ān wǒ xiǎng diǎn yī bēi ná tiě
Good morning, I’d like to order a latte.
好的,請問要內用還是外帶?
hǎo de qǐng wèn yào nèi yòng hái shì wài dài
Sure, would you like it for here or to go?
外帶,謝謝。
wài dài xiè xiè
To go, thank you.
好喔,要熱的還是冰的?
hǎo ō yào rè de hái shì bīng de
Okay, would you like it hot or iced?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
早安
zǎo ān
Good morning
想喝
xiǎng hē
Want to drink
💬 [想喝] is a very common pattern: [想] + verb means "want to …". You can swap the verb: [想吃] (want to eat), [想買] (want to buy).
See breakdown →點什麼
diǎn shén me
Order what
💬 Here [點] means "order," not "a little" or "o'clock." In shop talk, [點什麼] means "order what," as in asking what someone wants to get.
See breakdown →想喝點什麼?
xiǎng hē diǎn shén me
What would you like to drink?
💬 [想] makes this softer than a direct question like [你要喝什麼?]. This pattern is useful in service situations: [想吃點什麼?] means "What would you like to eat?"
See breakdown →我想點
wǒ xiǎng diǎn
I want to order
💬 [我想點] is a polite, natural way to start an order: [我想] + verb. You can reuse it with other actions too, like [我想買] (I'd like to buy) or [我想問] (I'd like to ask).
See breakdown →一杯
yī bēi
A cup of
💬 [杯] is the counting word for drinks in cups. Use [一杯] before the drink name: [一杯咖啡], [一杯紅茶].
See breakdown →拿鐵
ná tiě
Latte
我想點一杯拿鐵。
wǒ xiǎng diǎn yī bēi ná tiě
I'd like to order a latte.
💬 In orders, Chinese often goes from general to specific: [我想點] + quantity + item. You can swap the ending easily, like [我想點一杯美式。] or [我想點一個貝果。]
See breakdown →好的
hǎo de
Sure
🇹🇼 [好的] is a standard, polite service reply in Taiwan, meaning the staff has understood and is proceeding. It sounds a bit more professional than plain [好].
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