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How to Say ‘Buy me a black tea, thanks!’ in Traditional Chinese

幫我買紅茶，謝謝！

bāng wǒ mǎi hóng chá xiè xiè

[bāng wo mǎi hóngchá shyeh-shyeh]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Asking a friend who's heading out to grab you a drink is completely normal in Taiwan. You'd typically pay them back afterward without making a fuss about it.

Phrase Breakdown

幫我買紅茶，

bāng wǒ mǎi hóng chá

Buy me a black tea,

A polite request: 幫我 (for me) + 買 (buy) + 紅茶 (black tea). Pause after 紅茶.

Example

請幫我買紅茶。

Please buy me a black tea.

Words in this phrase

幫

bāng

[bāng]

to help; for (someone)

To do something on someone's behalf.

Example

請幫我拿一下。

Please hold this for me.

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.

買

mǎi

[mǎi]

to buy

To purchase something.

Example

他去買票。

He went to buy tickets.

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.

謝謝！

xiè xiè

thanks!

謝謝 means thank you. The first 謝 is a falling tone and the second is light: xièxie.

Example

謝謝你！

Thank you!

Words in this phrase

謝謝

xiè xiè

[shyeh-shyeh]

thank you

A polite expression used to show gratitude.

Example

面試結束後別忘了說謝謝。

Don't forget to say thank you after the interview ends.

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