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Bubble tea sizes and toppings in Traditional Chinese
At the park-side drink stand, choose a cup size, a tea, and a topping. Maya is ready to order, while A-Li waits behind her with his EasyCard on a string.
Practice the names for large and medium cups, bubble milk tea, tapioca pearls, and a black tea latte.
Listen to the short choices, then place your own order. The fortune slip stays out of this ordinary drink stop.
By the end of this lesson
Choose a drink size and flavour, ask for tapioca pearls, and say that you want a drink hot.
- 大杯Large.
- 中杯Medium.
- 珍珠奶茶Bubble milk tea.
- 加珍珠Add tapioca pearls.
- 紅茶拿鐵Black tea latte.
- 要熱的I'd like it hot.
Scene — at the park-side drink stand
The park-side drink stand is busy in the morning. Maya steps up to order while A-Li waits behind her, holding his EasyCard on a string.
The cups and toppings are on display. A-Li orders too, but the scene ends before anyone drinks; nothing here explains the fortune slip.
Learn — sizes, tea, and toppings
Learn six short drink-ordering chunks for size, tea, toppings, and temperature. Listen once, then say each one as if you were at a Taipei drink stand.
These are practical ready-to-use choices; learn each phrase as one piece.
大杯
Large.
When to use it: Choose this when you want a large drink.
Learn it as one piece.
中杯
Medium.
When to use it: Choose this when you want a medium drink.
Learn it as one piece.
珍珠奶茶
Bubble milk tea.
When to use it: Order this popular tea with milk and tapioca pearls.
Learn it as one piece.
加珍珠
Add tapioca pearls.
When to use it: Use this to ask for tapioca pearls in your drink.
Learn it as one piece.
紅茶拿鐵
Black tea latte.
When to use it: Order this tea latte when you want black tea with milk.
Learn it as one piece.
要熱的
I'd like it hot.
When to use it: Say this when you want your drink hot.
Learn it as one piece.
Story — Maya orders a drink
Maya stops at the drink stand beside the park. She orders a drink, and A-Li waits behind her with his EasyCard swinging from its string.
Listen for the simple size and topping choices. A-Li orders too, but nothing here explains the fortune slip.
- Drink stand staff美女，早安！Good morning, beautiful!
Maya珍珠奶茶。Bubble milk tea.- Drink stand staff大杯還是中杯？Large or medium?
- Maya中杯。Medium.
- Drink stand staff要加珍珠嗎？Would you like tapioca pearls added?
- Maya加珍珠。Add tapioca pearls.
- Drink stand staff要熱的嗎？Would you like it hot?
- Maya要熱的。I'd like it hot.
- Drink stand staff阿犛，你要什麼？A-Li, what would you like?
A-Li紅茶拿鐵，中杯。Black tea latte, medium.- Maya謝謝。Thank you.
Practice — choose your drink
Use quick listening, matching, and word-building tasks to choose sizes, flavours, and toppings. Then answer the drink stand staff and say your order aloud.
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What does it mean?
What does it mean?
珍珠奶茶
What do you say?
What do you say?
The staff asks which size you want. Choose a large cup.
Build the line
Build the line
Medium.
Tap the words in order.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
Add tapioca pearls.
加____
Match the pairs
Traditional Chinese
大杯Drop the English here中杯Drop the English here珍珠奶茶Drop the English here加珍珠Drop the English here紅茶拿鐵Drop the English hereEnglish
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Pick the reply
Drink stand staff says:
Pick the reply
要熱的嗎？
Would you like it hot?
And you reply with:
Swap the word
Swap the word
Change the medium size to a large size.
____
What do you say?
What do you say?
You arrive at the drink stand in the morning. Greet the staff.
Pick the reply
Drink stand staff says:
Pick the reply
飲料好了。
Your drink is ready.
And you reply with:
Say it — place your order
You play Maya at the park-side drink stand. Listen to each cue, then say the drink, size, topping, or temperature you want.
Speak clearly and try the whole phrase each time. A-Li is nearby, waiting to order his drink too.
- Maya steps up to the stand and places her order.
- Maya (you)Tell the staff which drink you want.
Tell the staff which drink you want.
珍珠奶茶
Bubble milk tea.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Traditional Chinese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 大杯 | Large. | |
| 中杯 | Medium. | |
| 珍珠奶茶 | Bubble milk tea. | |
| 加珍珠 | Add tapioca pearls. | |
| 紅茶拿鐵 | Black tea latte. | |
| 要熱的 | I'd like it hot. |
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