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How to Say ‘I'd like a black tea.’ in Traditional Chinese

我要一杯紅茶。

wǒ yào yī bēi hóng chá

[wo yao ee bēi hóngchá]

Phrase Breakdown

我要

wǒ yào

I want

我 (wǒ) means 'I' and 要 (yào) means 'want'. Use it to order something. 要 is said in the falling fourth tone.

Example

我要咖啡。

I want coffee.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

要

yào

[yao]

want

Used to express preference; with 不 it becomes do not want.

Example

我不要香菜。

I don't want cilantro.

一杯紅茶。

yī bēi hóng chá

a cup of black tea

一杯 (yì bēi) means 'one cup'. 一 changes to the fourth tone before 杯. 紅茶 (hóngchá) is black tea. In Chinese it is literally 'red tea'.

Example

請給我一杯紅茶。

Please give me a cup of black tea.

Words in this phrase

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 cups or glasses.

Example

我想喝一杯茶。

I want to drink a cup of tea.

紅茶

hóng chá

[hóngchá]

black tea

Literally 'red tea'; the common black tea sold at Taiwanese drink shops.

Example

我喜歡喝紅茶。

I like drinking black tea.

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