Ordering a coffee: The size of coffee you want.
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Key Phrases
我可以幫您什麼？
wǒ kě yǐ bāng nín shén me
How may I assist you?
什麼尺寸
shén me chǐ cùn
What size
一杯大杯的
yī bēi dà bēi de
A large one
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering coffee
點咖啡
diǎn kā fēi
Asking about sizes
詢問尺寸
xún wèn chǐ cùn
Requesting additional items
要求添加項目
yāo qiú tiān jiā xiàng mù
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a coffee shop in Taiwan, speaking with a barista. You engage in a conversation to order a cup of coffee, discussing the size options and whether you want any additions like sugar or milk. The interaction is friendly and polite, typical of a local café experience.
您好，我可以幫您什麼？
nín hǎo wǒ kě yǐ bāng nín shén me
Hello, how can I help you?
嗨，我要一杯咖啡。
hāi wǒ yào yī bēi kā fēi
Hi, I would like a cup of coffee.
好的，您要什麼尺寸的咖啡？
hǎo de nín yào shén me chǐ cùn de kā fēi
Sure, what size coffee would you like?
有大杯的嗎？
yǒu dà bēi de ma
Do you have large size?
有的，我們有大杯和中杯。
yǒu de wǒ men yǒu dà bēi hé zhōng bēi
Yes, we have large and medium sizes.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
您
nín
You (formal)
💬 [您] is the polite version of [你]. You'll hear it a lot from staff to customers, and you can use it back to sound more respectful.
See breakdown →好
hǎo
Good, hello
您好
nín hǎo
Hello
🇹🇼 [您好] is a polite, standard greeting in service situations. In a coffee shop, staff often say it first; as a customer, [嗨] or just your order is also completely normal.
See breakdown →我
wǒ
I, me
可以
kě yǐ
Can, may
💬 [可以] is often about what's possible or allowed, not just ability. You can reuse it in requests like [可以加牛奶嗎？] "Can I add milk?"
See breakdown →幫
bāng
Help
什麼
shén me
What
💬 [什麼] goes before the noun when you mean "what kind of...": [什麼尺寸] "what size," [什麼咖啡] "what coffee."
See breakdown →我可以幫您什麼？
wǒ kě yǐ bāng nín shén me
How can I help you?
🇹🇼 This is a standard staff line in shops and sounds polite and professional. Customers would not usually say this one themselves.
See breakdown →嗨
hāi
Hi
🇹🇼 [嗨] is casual and friendly, like "hi." Fine in many coffee shops, but skipping a greeting and going straight to your order is also normal in Taiwan.
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