LexemicaChinese course

Beginner · scenario 3 of 84

Order a coffee

Order your drink at the counter and say how you want it.

The situation You're at a café counter. Time to order your coffee.

The dialogue

  1. 你好！你​要​什么？

    nǐhǎo! nǐ yào shénme?

    Hello, what would you like?

  2. 你好！我​要​一杯​咖啡。

    nǐhǎo! wǒ yào yìbēi kāfēi.

    Hello, I'd like a cup of coffee.

  3. 好​的，热​的​还是​冰​的？

    hǎo de, rè de háishì bīng de?

    Okay, hot or iced?

  4. 我​要​热​的，谢谢。

    wǒ yào rè de, xièxie.

    I'd like it hot, thanks.

  5. 好​的，一杯​热​咖啡。

    hǎo de, yìbēi rè kāfēi.

    Okay, a cup of hot coffee.

Words in this scenario

Practice this conversation out loud

Lexemica listens to you phrase by phrase, tells you how it sounds and reviews what you find hardest with you.

Get the app