{"id":10530,"date":"2014-10-23T07:42:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T11:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=10530"},"modified":"2014-10-23T07:42:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T11:42:53","slug":"how-to-order-coffee-in-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/how-to-order-coffee-in-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Order Coffee in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re in China, you&#8217;ll learn quickly that a big part of the culture is drinking tea. While tea is great and all, sometimes you&#8217;ve just got to get a good cup of joe. As Western things are super trendy in China, there are more and more coffee shops popping up every day. While still not nearly as popular as in Vietnam or South Korea, coffee is definitely on the up and up in China. If you&#8217;re in need of some java in the Middle Kingdom, you&#8217;ll need to be equipped with the necessary vocabulary in order to get what you want. Study this post and you should be able to order your coffee confidently in Chinese.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10532\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10532\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10532\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066.jpg\" alt=\"A Starbucks in China.\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0066-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At least it looks Chinese&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>General Vocabulary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>coffee (\u5496\u5561 &#8211; k\u0101 f\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>ice coffee (\u51b0\u5496\u5561 &#8211; b\u012bng k\u0101 f\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>hot coffee (\u70ed\u5496\u5561 &#8211; r\u00e8 k\u0101 f\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>coffee shop (\u5496\u5561\u9986 &#8211; k\u0101 f\u0113i gu\u01cen)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Starbucks (\u661f\u5df4\u514b &#8211; x\u012bng b\u0101 k\u00e8)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>sugar (\u7cd6 &#8211; t\u00e1ng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>milk (\u725b\u5976 &#8211; ni\u00fa n\u01cei)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Types of Coffee<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Americano (\u7f8e\u5f0f\u5496\u5561 &#8211; m\u011bi sh\u00ec k\u0101 f\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>cappuccino (\u5361\u5e03\u5947\u8bfa &#8211; k\u01ce b\u00f9 j\u012b nu\u00f2)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>mocha (\u6469\u5361 &#8211; m\u00f3 k\u01ce)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>latte (<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"zh-CN\"><span title=\"\u62ff\u9435\">\u62ff\u94c1<\/span><\/span> &#8211; n\u00e1 ti\u011b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>espresso (\u6d53\u7f29\u5496\u5561 &#8211; n\u00f3ng su\u014d k\u0101 f\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>single (\u5355\u5206 &#8211; d\u0101n f\u0113n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>double (\u53cc\u5206 &#8211; shu\u0101ng f\u0113n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>caramel macchiato (\u7126\u7cd6\u739b\u5947\u6735 &#8211; ji\u0101o t\u00e1ng m\u01ce q\u00ed du\u01d2)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sizes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>small\/short (\u5c0f\u676f &#8211; xi\u01ceo b\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>medium\/tall (\u4e2d\u676f &#8211; zh\u014dng b\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>large\/grande (\u5927\u676f &#8211; d\u00e0 b\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>extra large\/venti (\u7279\u5927\u676f &#8211; t\u00e8 d\u00e0 b\u0113i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_10533\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10533\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0908.jpg\" alt=\"Cup of coffee in the big time.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0908.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0908-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0908-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mmmmm&#8230; coffee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a sample conversation between a barista and customer in a coffee shop:<\/p>\n<h2>Chinese<\/h2>\n<h3>\u6b22\u8fce\u5149\u4e34\uff01\u60a8\u597d\u5148\u751f<br \/>\n\u4f60\u597d<br \/>\n\u60a8\u9700\u8981\u4ec0\u4e48\u5496\u5561\uff1f<br \/>\n\u6211\u8981\u4e00\u676f\u7f8e\u5f0f\u5496\u5561<br \/>\n\u4f60\u8981\u70ed\u7684\u8fd8\u662f\u51b0\u7684\uff1f<br \/>\n\u6211\u8981\u51b0\u7684<br \/>\n\u4f60\u8981\u4e2d\u676f\u8fd8\u662f\u5927\u676f\uff1f<br \/>\n\u5927\u676f\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f<br \/>\n\u5927\u676f\u4e09\u5341\u4e94\u5757<br \/>\n\u4e2d\u676f\u5462\uff1f<br \/>\n\u4e2d\u676f\u4e09\u5341<br \/>\n\u597d..\u00a0 \u90a3\u6211\u8981\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e2d\u676f\u5427<br \/>\n\u4f60\u9700\u8981\u725b\u5976\u6216\u8005\u7cd6\u5417\uff1f<br \/>\n\u90fd\u8981<br \/>\n\u597d\u7684\uff0c\u8bf7\u5750<br \/>\n\u8c22\u8c22<br \/>\n\u4e0d\u5ba2\u6c14<\/h3>\n<h2>Pinyin<\/h2>\n<h3>hu\u0101n y\u00edng gu\u0101ng l\u00edn! n\u00edn h\u01ceo xi\u0101n sh\u0113ng<br \/>\nn\u01d0 h\u01ceo<br \/>\nn\u00edn x\u016b y\u00e0o sh\u00e9n me k\u0101 f\u0113i?<br \/>\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o y\u012b b\u0113i m\u011bi sh\u00ec k\u0101 f\u0113i<br \/>\nn\u01d0 y\u00e0o r\u00e8 de h\u00e1ish\u00ec b\u012bng de?<br \/>\nW\u01d2 y\u00e0o b\u012bng de<br \/>\nn\u01d0 y\u00e0o zh\u014dng b\u0113i h\u00e1i sh\u00ec d\u00e0 b\u0113i?<br \/>\nd\u00e0 b\u0113i du\u014d sh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n?<br \/>\nd\u00e0 b\u0113i s\u0101n sh\u00ed w\u01d4 ku\u00e0i<br \/>\nzh\u014dng b\u0113i ne?<br \/>\nzh\u014dng b\u0113i s\u0101n sh\u00ed<br \/>\nh\u01ceo.. n\u00e0 w\u01d2 y\u00e0o y\u012b g\u00e8 zh\u014dng b\u0113i ba<br \/>\nn\u01d0 x\u016b y\u00e0o ni\u00fa n\u01cei hu\u00f2 zh\u011b t\u00e1ng ma?<br \/>\nd\u014du y\u00e0o<br \/>\nh\u01ceo de, q\u01d0ng zu\u00f2<br \/>\nxi\u00e8 xi\u00e8<br \/>\nb\u00f9 k\u00e8 q\u00ec<\/h3>\n<h2>English<\/h2>\n<h3>Welcome! Hello, sir.<\/h3>\n<h3>Hello.<\/h3>\n<h3>What kind of coffee would you like?<\/h3>\n<h3>I&#8217;d like a cup of Americano.<\/h3>\n<h3>Would you like hot or ice (coffee)?<\/h3>\n<h3>I&#8217;ll have an ice one.<\/h3>\n<h3>Would you like a medium or large?<\/h3>\n<h3>How much is the large?<\/h3>\n<h3>The large is 35 RMB.<\/h3>\n<h3>How about the medium?<\/h3>\n<h3>The medium is 30.<\/h3>\n<h3>Ok, then I&#8217;ll have a medium.<\/h3>\n<h3>Do you need milk or sugar?<\/h3>\n<h3>Both.<\/h3>\n<h3>Great. Please sit down.<\/h3>\n<h3>Thanks.<\/h3>\n<h3>You&#8217;re welcome.<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a decent YouTube video that has a similar conversation with subtitles:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apple Chinese Lesson 9 - Ordering at a Coffee Shop\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Shvw-AIMGgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There you have it, folks &#8211; you&#8217;ll never need to be without your caffeine fix in China!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0908-350x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"Cup of coffee in the big time.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0908-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0908-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/10\/DSC_0908.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>When you&#8217;re in China, you&#8217;ll learn quickly that a big part of the culture is drinking tea. 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