EP123 奶茶 Milk tea

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Story of the Day: Pearls before swine 对牛弹琴

 

Dialogue:

 

A:您好,我想要一杯招牌奶茶。

 

Nín hǎo ,wǒ xiǎng yào yī bēi zhāo pái nǎi chá 。

 

Hello, I’d like to buy a cup of signboard milk tea.

 

B:好的,有什么特殊要求吗?

 

Hǎo de ,yǒu shí me tè shū yāo qiú ma ?

 

Okay, do you have any specific requirements?

 

A:多加冰,少放糖,谢谢。

 

Duō jiā bīng ,shǎo fàng táng ,xiè xiè 。

 

More ice and less suger, thank you.

 

B:在这里喝还是外带?

 

Zài zhè lǐ hē hái shì wài dài ?

 

Do you want to drink it here or takeaway?

 

A:外带。

 

Wài dài.

 

Takeaway.

 

B:好的,您稍等。

 

Hǎo de ,nín shāo děng 。

 

Okay, please wait for a moment.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【招牌】zhāo pái:sighboard

 

【奶茶】nǎi chá:milk tea

 

【特殊】tè shū: special

 

【要求】yāo qiú: requeirement

 

【冰】bīng: ice

 

【糖】táng: suger

 

【外带】wài dài: takeaway