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How to Say ‘Please give me a hot latte.’ in Traditional Chinese

請給我一杯熱拿鐵。

qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi rè ná tiě

[qǐng gay waw ee bēi rè ná tiě]

💬 Usage Tip: Drinks are counted with 杯 (bēi) "cup", and the hot/iced choice goes right before the drink name. Swap 熱 (rè) for 冰 (bīng) "iced": 一杯冰美式 "an iced Americano".

Phrase Breakdown

請給我一杯

qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi

please give me one cup

給我 (gěi wǒ) means 'give me'. 請 (qǐng) makes the request polite.

Example

請給我一杯茶。

Please give me a cup of tea.

Words in this phrase

請

qǐng

[qǐng]

please

Used to make polite requests.

Example

請問你要喝什麼？

May I ask what you would like to drink?

給

gěi

[gay]

to give

Means to give something to someone.

Example

買完東西後，我說「可以給我發票嗎？」

After buying something, I say, "Can you give me a receipt?"

我

wǒ

[waw]

The pronoun meaning me or I. In requests, it shows the action is being done for the speaker.

Example

可以幫我保留四位嗎？

Could you reserve a table for four for me?

一

yī

[ee]

one; a

A number word that helps form the phrase for category.

Example

你想找哪一類工作？

What kind of job do you want to look for?

杯

bēi

[bēi]

cup (measure word)

Measure word for drinks served in a cup or glass.

Example

我要兩杯美式咖啡。

I want two cups of Americano.

熱拿鐵。

rè ná tiě

hot latte

熱 (rè) means 'hot'. 拿鐵 (nátiě) means 'latte'.

Example

我每天喝熱拿鐵。

I drink a hot latte every day.

Words in this phrase

熱

rè

[rè]

hot

Describes a high temperature, often used for drinks.

Example

冷天喝熱飲最舒服。

Drinking hot beverages is most comforting on cold days.

拿鐵

ná tiě

[ná tiě]

latte

Espresso with lots of steamed milk; a loanword from Italian.

Example

冰拿鐵很好喝。

Iced latte is delicious.

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