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Ordering Coffee at a Café
Use these phrases to order a drink, choose your milk, and pay at a café counter.
Key Phrases
Voice
Ordering a drink · 3 ways to say it
Can I get a large latte?
casualA very natural and common way to start your order.
I'd like a medium coffee, please.
neutralCould I have a black tea, please?
politeMore polite, good for talking to staff you do not know well.
Choosing milk
With oat milk, please.
neutralAsking for extras
Can I have some sugar?
neutralStaff asking where you will drink it · 2 ways to say it
Is that for here or to go?
neutralUS - the barista will ask this.
Is that to stay or take away?
neutralUK - the barista will ask this.
Saying where you will drink it · 2 ways to say it
To go, please.
neutralUS
To take away, please.
neutralUK
Asking the price
How much is that?
neutralAsking how to pay
Can I pay by card?
neutralPractice Dialogue
Barista
Hi, what can I get for you?
Customer
Can I get a medium latte?
Barista
Sure. With regular milk?
Customer
With oat milk, please.
Barista
Okay. Is that for here or to go?
Customer
To go, thanks.
Barista
That's four dollars.
Customer
Can I pay by card?
Barista
Yes, you can tap it here.