珍珠奶茶🧋- Bubble tea / Boba = what’s your order? · TrustyChinese

珍珠奶茶🧋- Bubble tea / Boba = what’s your order?

It’s becoming gradually more popular across the world - so you may have heard of it or even tried it before!

Let’s learn some key words about bubble tea and how to order one in Mandarin.

珍珠奶茶 zhēn zhū nǎi chá = bubble tea 》珍珠 zhēn zhū - pearl，奶 nǎi (牛奶 niú nǎi) - milk ，茶 chá - tea
一杯 yī bēi - one cup
冰的 bīng de / 热的 rè de - iced / hot
冰量 bīng liàng - ice level 》正常冰 zhèng cháng bīng - regular ice / 去冰 qù bīng - no ice / 少冰 shǎo bīng - less ice
甜度 tián dù - sweetness level 》少糖 shǎo táng - less sweet /半糖 bàn táng - half sweet / 正常糖 zhèng cháng táng - regular sweet (aka full sweet)
(Additions you can add) 珍珠 zhēn zhū - pearls / 椰果 yē guǒ - coconut jelly / 布丁 bù dīng - pudding / 仙草 xiān cǎo - grass jelly / 奶盖 nǎi gài - cheese lid (aka slightly sweetened cream cheese topping)
加 jiā - to add e.g. 加椰果 ( add coconut jelly / with added coconut jelly)

How to order:

嗨，我想要一杯。。。。 / 来一杯。。。。(去冰，少糖，加椰果) 谢谢！

Hāi, wǒ xiăng yào yī bēi…. / lái yī bēi…….….. xiè xiè!

Hi, I’d like / may I have a cup of……. (Put the specifics here) With added….. thanks!

Below you’ll see some examples from a bubble tea shop menu > take a look and see what catches your eye!

Let me know your order in Mandarin!

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