Chinese 101: Buy a cup of milk tea in summer
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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
