cafe Chinese

Cafe Related Words

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Coffee Selections

Espresso shots
义式浓缩咖啡
Yì shì nóngsuō kāfēi

  • Single：单份 dānfèn
  • Double：双份 shuāngfèn
  • Triple：三倍 sānbèi

Americano
美式咖啡
Měishì kāfēi

Cold brew coffee
冷萃咖啡
Lěng cuì kāfēi

Café Latte
拿铁 Nátiě
Except Taiwan Starbucks…. We call it 拿堤(Nátí)

Mocha
摩卡 Mókǎ

Flat White
澳白 àobái

Starbucks: 馥芮白 (Fù ruì bái)

Caramel Macchiato
焦糖玛奇朵
Jiāo táng mǎ qí duǒ

Frappuccino
星冰乐
Xīng bīng lè

Affogato
阿芙佳朵
Ā fú jiā duǒ

Size

Normal coffee shop

Small 12 oz. 360ml 小杯 xiǎobēi 

Medium16 oz. 480ml 中杯 zhōngbēi

Large 20 oz. 600ml 大杯 dàbēi

Starbucks

Tall (12 oz.) 中杯 zhōngbēi

Grande (16 oz.) 大杯 dàbēi

Venti (20 oz.) 特大杯 Tèdàbēi

Syrups

  • Vanilla：香草 xiāngcǎo
  • Hazelnut：榛果 zhēn guǒ
  • Caramel：焦糖 jiāotáng
  • Almond：杏仁 xìngrén
  • Chocolate：巧克力 qiǎokèlì
  • White chocolate：白巧克力 báiqiǎokèlì
  • Raspberry：覆盆子 fùpénzǐ
  • Mint：薄荷 bòhé
  • Cinnamon：肉桂 ròuguì
  • Pumpkin spice：南瓜 nánguā
  • Toffee：太妃糖 tàifēitáng
  • Maple syrup：枫糖 fēngtáng

Customization Options

  • Ice 冰的 bīng de
  • Hot 热的 rède
  • Soy milk 豆浆 dòujiāng
  • Low-fat milk 低脂奶 dīzhǐ niúnǎi/ dīzhīnǎi
  • Nonfat milk 脫脂奶 tuōzhǐ niúnǎi/ tuōzhīnǎi
  • Foam 奶泡 nǎi pào
  • Whipped cream 鲜奶油 xiān nǎiyóu
  • Syrup 糖浆 tángjiāng
  • Oat milk 燕麦奶 yànmài nǎi
  • Almond milk 杏仁奶 xìngrén nǎi
  • Coconut milk 椰奶 yēnǎi
  • Decaf 低咖啡因 Dī kāfēiyīn or 咖啡因 Wú kāfēi yīn

No something 
不要加 + N 
Bú yào jiā + N

Go easy on something 
少点 + N
Shǎo diǎn + N

Extra something 
多点 + N
Duō diǎn + N

Useful Phrases

I would like a venti mocha latte, please.
我wǒ要yào一yì杯bēi特tè大dà杯bēi摩卡móqiǎ， 谢谢xièxiè

I would like an iced hazelnut latte with oat milk, easy on the ice.
我wǒ要yào一yì杯bēi冰bīng的de榛果zhēnguǒ拿铁nátiě换huàn燕麦奶yànmàinǎi， 少shǎo点diǎn冰bīng
　 🎗换  huàn : replace

I’ll have a decaf latte with nonfat milk, please.
我wǒ要yào一yì杯bēi无wú咖啡因kāfēiyīn拿铁nátiě加jiā脱脂tuōzhī奶nǎi， 谢谢xièxie
　 🎗加  jiā : add

Can I add an extra shot?
可以kěyǐ多duō加jiā一yí份fèn浓缩nóngsuō吗ma？

Can you heat it up for me?
可以kěyǐ帮bāng我wǒ加热jiārè一下yíxià吗ma？

Can I add two pumps of vanilla syrup?
可以kěyǐ按àn两liǎng下xià香草xiāngcǎo糖浆tángjiāng吗ma？

Extra info

In Taiwan convenience stores, we like to use abbreviation words to order coffee. 

大冰美 Dà bīng měi
=大杯冰的美式咖啡 Dàbēi bīngde měishì kāfēi
( A large iced americano. )

中热拿 Zhōng rè ná
=中杯热的拿铁 Zhōngbēi rède nátiě
( A Medium hot latte. )

Do you like it? 🙂