Intermediate - Ordering Fancy Coffee (C1676)

A: 欢迎光临,两位需要些什么?
huānyíng guānglín, liǎng wèi xūyào xiē shénme?
Welcome. What can I get you guys?
B: 我要一杯每日咖啡,大杯的,谢谢。
wǒ yào yī bēi měirì kāfēi, dàbēi de, xièxie.
I'll have a coffee of the day, large. Thanks.
B: 亲爱的,你要喝什么?
qīn ài de, nǐ yào hē shénme?
Honey, what do you want?
C: 嗯......我要一杯香草拿铁。
ng4...... wǒ yào yī bēi xiāngcǎo nátiě.
Um...I'll have a vanilla latte.
A: 中杯的还是大杯的?
zhōngbēi de háishi dàbēi de?
Medium or large?
C: 我要超大杯的。
wǒ yào chāodàbēi de.
I'll have an extra large.
A: 那你要热的还是冰的?
nà nǐ yào rè de háishi bīng de?
Would you like it hot or iced?
B: 她要热的。哦,再加一份奶油,不要加糖。
tā yào rè de. ò, zài jiā yī fèn nǎiyóu, bù yào jiā táng.
She'll have it hot. Oh, and add some cream. No sugar.
C: 奶油少放一点,热量太高了。
nǎiyóu shǎo fàng yīdiǎn, rèliàng tài gāo le.
Go easy on the cream. It has too many calories.
A: 两位是在这边吃还是带走?
liǎng wèi shì zài zhèbiān chī háishi dàizǒu?
Will you two be having that for here or to go?
B: 带走,谢谢。
dàizǒu, xièxie.
To go. Thank you.
A: 其他的还需要吗?来份蛋糕,怎么样?
qítā de hái xūyào ma? lái fèn dàngāo, zěnmeyàng?
Do you need anything else? How about a piece of cake?
B: 不用了。一共多少钱?
bùyòng le. yīgòng duōshǎo qián?
No thanks. How much is it altogether?
A: 一杯大杯的每日咖啡,一杯超大杯的香草拿铁加奶油,一共是七十元。
yī bēi dàbēi de měirì kāfēi, yī bēi chāodàbēi de xiāngcǎo nátiě jiā nǎiyóu, yīgòng shì qīshí yuán.
One large coffee of the day, one extra large vanilla latte. Altogether, that'll be 70 yuan.

Key Vocabulary

欢迎光临 huānyíng guānglín welcome
xiē some
每日咖啡 měirì kāfēi coffee of the day
亲爱的 qīn ài de dear, honey
香草 xiāngcǎo vanilla
拿铁 nátiě latte
超大杯 chāodàbēi extra large cup
chāo super
jiā to add
fèn [measure word for orders of food]
奶油 nǎiyóu cream
táng sugar
shǎo less
fàng to put
热量 rèliàng caloric value
带走 dàizǒu to take away
蛋糕 dàngāo cake
其他 qítā other
不用了 bùyòng le to need not
一共 yīgòng altogether

Supplementary Vocabulary

摩卡 mókǎ mocha
美式咖啡 měishì kāfēi Americano
意式浓缩咖啡 yìshì nóngsuō kāfēi Italian espresso
卡布奇诺 kǎbùqínuò cappuccino
玛奇朵 mǎqíduǒ macchiato
例汤 lìtāng soup of the day
超大号 chāodàhào extra large size
打包 dǎbāo to put in a to-go bag
lòu to leak

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