店员
Hi, what would you like to drink?
Beginner · 8-10 min
Order Coffee点咖啡
After this scene, you can order a drink in a cafe, choose hot or iced, answer “for here or to go”, and handle basic payment talk.
Learning
Core dialogue
你
I'd like an iced Americano.
店员
Large or medium?
你
Medium, please.
店员
For here or to go?
你
To go.
店员
That’s 28 yuan in total.
你
I'll use Alipay.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see how it sounds, what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 7
wǒ我yào要
I’d like / I want
From the dialogue
你:我要一杯冰美式。
I'd like an iced Americano.
Use it here
Use “我要” when you want to order or ask for something directly. In a cafe, it sounds natural and clear.
Say it another way
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯bīng冰měi美shì式。
I'd like an iced Americano.
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯rè热ná拿tiě铁。
I'd like a hot latte.
- wǒ我yào要zhè这ge个。
I want this one.
- wǒ我yào要liǎng两ge个。
I want two.
Patterns
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Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
Ordering a drink
Use this to order any drink in a cafe or restaurant.
我要 + 一杯 + 饮料
饮料 = the drink you want
From dialogue
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯bīng冰měi美shì式。
I'd like an iced Americano.
Try also
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯rè热ná拿tiě铁。
I'd like a hot latte.
- wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯nǎi奶chá茶。
I'd like a milk tea.
Substitute and say it your way
Choose words from each group and build your own sentence for this scene.
Order sentence
我要一杯杯型+温度+饮料
杯型
温度
饮料
我要一杯小杯冰美式。
Payment sentence
我用+支付方式
支付
我用支付宝。
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Measure word for drinks
Not natural
我要一个咖啡。
Natural
我要一杯咖啡。
Why
饮料通常用量词“一杯”。
2. Payment expression
Not natural
我是用支付宝。
Natural
我用支付宝。
Why
表达支付方式时直接说“我用...”。
3. To go
Not natural
带去。
Natural
带走。
Why
咖啡店里“to go”自然说“带走”。
MVP boundary
第一版只做基础成功路径：点一杯饮料、选杯型、选择带走、付款。
Completion standard
- 听懂“喝点什么？”
- 说出“我要一杯……”
- 听懂“大杯还是中杯？”
- 听懂“在这喝还是带走？”
- 用中文完成一次基础点咖啡对话