Food Chinese
Get your milk tea order exactly right.
Milk tea menus have lots of choices: sugar, ice, toppings, and cup size. These phrases cover the details staff ask most often.
Useful phrases to practice
Choose sugar
三分糖 (sān fēn táng) means “30% sugar.”
Choose temperature
去冰 (qù bīng) means “no ice.” 热的 (rè de) means “hot.”
Add a topping
加珍珠 (jiā zhēn zhū) means “add tapioca pearls.”
Make it a conversation
Knowing a phrase is the start. Using it in a real reply is the goal.
TalkChinese AI lets you rehearse this situation as a back-and-forth conversation, so you can respond instead of just recognize the words.
- Hear the situationStart with a natural prompt about food chinese.
- Reply in your own wordsSay the phrase aloud, then make it yours with the detail you need.
- Handle the follow-upKeep the exchange moving when the other person asks a question you did not expect.
- Get useful feedbackReview what sounded natural and try the conversation again with more confidence.
请再说一遍
qǐng zài shuō yí biàn — “Please say that again.” One reliable sentence gives you room to listen, think, and keep going.
Questions people ask
What does 正常糖 mean?
正常糖 means the standard sugar level.
How do I know my drink is ready?
Listen for your pickup number, or ask 好了吗?(hǎo le ma?) — “Is it ready?”
Practice this conversation out loud.
TalkChinese AI turns practical situations into speaking practice before you need them in real life.
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