How to Say ‘Want to get coffee together?’ in Traditional Chinese
要不要一起喝咖啡？
yào bù yào yì qǐ hē kā fēi
[yào bú yào yìqǐ hē kah-fay]
💬 Usage Tip: 要不要 + an activity is a ready-made casual invitation, literally "want or not want". Swap in anything: 要不要一起吃飯？ "want to eat together?"
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Coffee is the classic low-pressure first meetup from a dating app in Taiwan. It's short, public, and easy to extend or end.
Phrase Breakdown
要不要一起
yào bù yào yì qǐ
do you want to... together
要不要 is a 'want or not' question used for friendly invitations. 一起 means 'together'. 一 is said yì before the third tone in 起.
要不要一起去？
Do you want to go together?
Words in this phrase
要不要
yào bù yào
[yào bú yào]
do you want to; shall we
Yes-no question form used to make suggestions.
要不要喝一杯？
Want to have a drink?
一起
yì qǐ
[yìqǐ]
together
Doing something with other people.
我們一起去吃飯。
Let's go eat together.
喝咖啡？
hē kā fēi
drink coffee?
喝 means 'to drink' and 咖啡 means 'coffee'. All three syllables are first tone, so keep your pitch high and level.
我每天早上喝咖啡。
I drink coffee every morning.
Words in this phrase
喝
hē
[hē]
to drink
Basic verb for drinking liquids.
我每天早上喝咖啡。
I drink coffee every morning.
咖啡
kā fēi
[kah-fay]
coffee
A common drink often used in casual professional meetups or networking invitations.
下次有機會一起喝咖啡吧。
Let’s have coffee together next time if there’s a chance.
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