店员
Hi, what would you like to drink?
Beginner · 6-8 min
Order Bubble Tea点奶茶
After this scene, you can order bubble tea, choose a cup size, say the sugar level, choose less ice, decline extra toppings, and understand the price.
Learning
Core dialogue
你
I'd like one pearl milk tea.
店员
Medium or large?
你
Medium.
店员
How much sugar?
你
About 30% sugar level.
店员
Would you like ice?
你
Less ice.
店员
Would you like to add any other toppings?
你
No need. That's all.
店员
Okay, that's eighteen yuan in total. Please wait a moment.
你
Okay, thank you.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 6
zhēn珍zhū珠nǎi奶chá茶
pearl milk tea / bubble tea
From the dialogue
你:我要一杯珍珠奶茶。
I'd like one pearl milk tea.
Use it here
Use “珍珠奶茶” when ordering classic bubble tea with tapioca pearls.
Say it another way
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯zhēn珍zhū珠nǎi奶chá茶。
I'd like one pearl milk tea.
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯nǎi奶chá茶。
I'd like one milk tea.
- zhēn珍zhū珠nǎi奶chá茶，zhōng中bēi杯。
Pearl milk tea, medium.
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
我要一杯 + Drink
Use this pattern to order one cup of a drink.
我要一杯饮料。
饮料 = the drink you want
From dialogue
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯zhēn珍zhū珠nǎi奶chá茶。
I'd like one pearl milk tea.
Try also
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯níng柠méng檬chá茶。
I'd like one lemon tea.
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯wū乌lóng龙chá茶。
I'd like one oolong tea.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Understand 珍珠 in milk tea
Not natural
珍珠奶茶里面有真的珍珠。
Natural
我要一杯珍珠奶茶。
Why
In a milk tea shop, 珍珠 means chewy tapioca pearls, not real pearls.
2. Answer sugar level clearly
Not natural
三糖。
Natural
三分糖。
Why
When the clerk asks “几分糖？”, answer with a sugar level like 三分糖.
3. Answer ice questions directly
Not natural
店员：加冰吗？ 你：是。
Natural
店员：加冰吗？ 你：少冰。
Why
When asked about ice, answer with the ice level directly, such as 少冰, 正常冰, or 去冰.