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I'd like a hot coffeein Cantonese.

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我想要一杯熱咖啡

ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 jat1 bui1 jit6 gaa3 fe1

I'd like a hot coffee

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How to say “I'd like a hot coffee” in Cantonese

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The Cantonese phrase

A complete hot coffee order

我想要一杯熱咖啡 means “I’d like a hot coffee.” The saved line is a usable order without a separate word for “please.” For a recording with a polite 唔該 opening, hear the iced milk tea order.

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Meaning
I'd like a hot coffee
Traditional Chinese
我想要一杯熱咖啡
Jyutping
ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 jat1 bui1 jit6 gaa3 fe1

How to pronounce it

This order keeps the same ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 jat1 bui1 frame as the iced milk tea order. The last words change to jit6 gaa3 fe1 for hot coffee.

  • ngo5 soeng2 jiu3I would like
  • jat1 bui1one cup of
  • jit6 gaa3 fe1hot coffee

Compare the two saved drink orders and follow the point where the temperature and drink change.

When to use it

This reuses ngo5 soeng2 jiu3 jat1 bui1 and changes only the temperature and drink.

Try it when: Ordering a hot coffee after a server asks what you would like.

Rough literal gloss: I would-like one cup hot coffee.