A0 · reviewed · starter
我要一杯咖啡。
。 I’d like a cup of coffee.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next我要一杯咖啡。 02 What does 我要一杯咖啡 mean at a cafe?我要 plus item is a normal ordering pattern.
PracticeI’d like a cup of coffee. 03 Fill the pinyin for 一杯咖啡。一 changes to yì before first-tone 杯.
Practiceyì bēi kā fēi 04 How would you say: I’d like a cup of coffee?Use 我要 plus 一杯 plus the drink.
Practice我要一杯咖啡。Scene
When to use it
Ordering a simple drink at a cafe.
Risk
safe
In very formal service, add 请 or use 我想要 to sound softer.
Literal
I want one cup coffee.
我要 is direct but normal for ordering. 一杯 gives learners a useful measure word for drinks.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 我要一杯咖啡 mean at a cafe?
Answer: I’d like a cup of coffee.
我要 plus item is a normal ordering pattern.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 一杯咖啡。
Answer: yì bēi kā fēi
一 changes to yì before first-tone 杯.
Practice this prompt03 · How would you say: I’d like a cup of coffee?
Answer: 我要一杯咖啡。
Use 我要 plus 一杯 plus the drink.
Practice this prompt