At a cafe or restaurant
Use 请 when making a request, and 杯 is a counter for cups. The pronunciation of 一 changes based on the following tone, so in 一杯 it becomes yì. 打包 is used to ask for takeaway.
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Examples
请给我一杯咖啡。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kāfēi
A cup of coffee, please.
可以看一下菜单吗？
kěyǐ kàn yíxià càidān ma
Could I see the menu?
请给我一杯水。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ
A glass of water, please.
请打包。
qǐng dǎbāo
Please make it to go.
在这里吃。
zài zhèlǐ chī
I'll eat here.
买单，谢谢。
mǎidān, xièxie
I'll pay, thank you.
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Could I see the menu?
可以看一下菜单吗？
Please make it to go.
请打包。
I'll pay, thank you.
买单，谢谢。
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请给我一杯咖啡。
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