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Ordering Bubble Tea

点奶茶

Diǎn nǎichá

4:59 min video · 12 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小林 Xiǎo Lín你好，你想喝什么？Nǐ hǎo, nǐ xiǎng hē shénme?Hello, what would you like to drink?
  2. 大卫 Dà Wèi我要一杯奶茶。Wǒ yào yì bēi nǎichá.I want a cup of milk tea.
  3. 小林 Xiǎo Lín大杯还是小杯？Dà bēi háishi xiǎo bēi?Large or small?
  4. 小林 Xiǎo Lín要珍珠吗？Yào zhēnzhū ma?Do you want pearls?
  5. 大卫 Dà Wèi要，我想要大杯。Yào, wǒ xiǎng yào dà bēi.Yes, I want a large one.
  6. 小林 Xiǎo Lín好的，要几分甜？Hǎo de, yào jǐ fēn tián?OK, how sweet? (how many tenths)
  7. 大卫 Dà Wèi我要不太甜的。Wǒ yào bútài tián de.I want it not too sweet.
  8. 小林 Xiǎo Lín要冷的还是热的？Yào lěng de háishi rè de?Cold or hot?
  9. 大卫 Dà Wèi我要热的，谢谢。Wǒ yào rè de, xièxie.I want it hot, thank you.
  10. 小林 Xiǎo Lín十五块。Shí wǔ kuài.Fifteen yuan.
  11. 大卫 Dà Wèi我能用手机吗？Wǒ néng yòng shǒujī ma?Can I use my phone?
  12. 小林 Xiǎo Lín能，您的奶茶好了。Néng, nín de nǎichá hǎo le.Yes. Your milk tea is ready.

About this lesson

The viewer learns to order a bubble tea in China, choose the size, sweetness and hot or cold, and pay by phone.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
奶茶nǎichámilk teaHSK 3
大杯dàbēilarge cup
珍珠zhēnzhūpearls (tapioca)HSK 5
甜tiánsweetHSK 3
热rèhotHSK 1
手机shǒujīmobile phoneHSK 1

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