四杯咖啡
How to order coffee in Chinese (and get four)
Name: ________________ Date: ________
今天是我在北京的第一天，我很想喝咖啡。
在路上，我说了很多次：“我要一杯咖啡……”
到我了。我说：“你好，我要一杯咖啡。”
一个女孩儿笑着问：“热的还是冰的？”
我不知道她在说什么。我说：“是。”
她问：“两个都要？”我说：“是，是。”
“要大的还是小的？”我还是说：“是。”
“要牛奶吗？”这个我知道！“要！”
过了一会儿，她给了我四杯：有热的，有冰的，有大的，也有小的。都有牛奶。
“一百二十块。”
我看着四杯咖啡，不知道说什么。后边的三个人都笑了。
我说：“我请你们喝咖啡！”
那天，我喝了一杯咖啡，也认识了三个中国朋友。
第二天，我又去了。我说：“我要一杯热的，小的。”女孩儿笑了：“今天只喝一杯吗？”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 天 | tiān | heaven; God |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 你好 | níhǎo | hello; hi |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 热 | rè | hot; to warm up; to heat up; heat |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to be aware of |
| 大 | dà | big; large |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; little |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | milk; cow's milk |
English (for the teacher)
It was my first day in Beijing, and I really wanted a coffee.
All the way there I kept saying, “One coffee, please…”
Then it was my turn. I said, “Hello, one coffee, please.”
A girl behind the counter smiled and asked, “Hot or iced?”
I had no idea what she was saying. So I said, “Yes.”
She asked, “Both?” I said, “Yes, yes.”
“Large or small?” Again I said, “Yes.”
“Milk?” That one I knew! “Yes!”
A minute later she handed me four cups: hot ones, iced ones, large ones and small ones. All with milk.
“That's a hundred and twenty yuan.”
I stared at the four coffees and didn't know what to say. The three people behind me burst out laughing.
I said, “They're on me!”
That day I drank one coffee and made three Chinese friends.
The next day I went back. I said, “One hot, small, please.” The girl smiled. “Only one today?”