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How to Say ‘One small oat latte.’ in Traditional Chinese

一杯小杯燕麥拿鐵。

yī bēi xiǎo bēi yàn mài ná tiě

[ee bay shyaow bay yen-my nah-tyeh]

💬 Usage Tip: Order phrases in Chinese often stack from quantity to size to item: [一杯] + [小杯] + drink. You can swap the middle and end parts easily, like [一杯大杯美式] (one large Americano).

Phrase Breakdown

一杯

yī bēi

one cup

Measure word phrase for a cup of drink.

Example

我要一杯水。

I want a cup of water.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

one

The number one; used when ordering one drink.

Example

我要一杯小杯燕麥拿鐵。

I want one small oat latte.

bēi

[bay]

cup; size cup

Here it combines with 小 to form 小杯, meaning a small cup size.

Example

小杯燕麥拿鐵就可以,不用大杯。

A small oat latte is fine; no need for a large one.

小杯

xiǎo bēi

small size / small cup

Indicates the drink size is small.

Example

請給我小杯的。

Please give me the small size.

Words in this phrase

xiǎo

[shyaow]

small

Describes the smaller size option when ordering a drink.

Example

我今天只想喝小杯燕麥拿鐵。

Today I only want a small oat latte.

bēi

[bay]

cup; size cup

Here it combines with 小 to form 小杯, meaning a small cup size.

Example

小杯燕麥拿鐵就可以,不用大杯。

A small oat latte is fine; no need for a large one.

燕麥拿鐵

yàn mài ná tiě

oat milk latte

A latte made with oat milk instead of dairy milk.

Example

我今天喝燕麥拿鐵。

I’m drinking an oat milk latte today.

Words in this phrase

燕麥

yàn mài

[yen-my]

oat

Used in menu items related to oat milk or oat-based drinks.

Example

這家店的燕麥拿鐵很有名。

This shop's oat latte is very famous.

拿鐵

ná tiě

[nah-tyeh]

latte

A milk-based espresso drink; often customizable with alternative milk.

Example

一杯小杯燕麥拿鐵,半糖就好。

One small oat latte, half sugar please.

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