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  • What can I get for you today, sir?

  • I'd love to get an iced Americano.

  • Sure, what size would you like?

  • Venti, please.

  • Today I'll show you how to order a coffee at Starbucks in English.

  • There are several steps, but it's pretty simple.

  • You may notice that there are some boxes on the cup.

  • This is exactly how the barista makes your coffee.

  • I'll go through these boxes with you one by one.

  • Let's get started.

  • The temperature

  • You can order a hot coffee or an iced coffee.

  • If you don't want ice.

  • You can sayNo ice”.

  • If you want less ice, you can sayeasy on iceorlight ice”.

  • The size

  • Normally, there are three sizes: tall, grande and venti.

  • Tall is 12 oz, grande is 16 oz and venti is 20 oz.

  • Tall is actually the smallest one.

  • Grande is the Italian for large.

  • Venti is the Italian for 20.

  • Sometimes, they haveshortsize which is only for hot drinks.

  • Decaf

  • Decaf stands for decaffeinated that is no caffeine.

  • Just ask for decaf if you don't want any caffeine.

  • Otherwise, you don't have to say anything about this.

  • The barista will give you the regular one.

  • Shots

  • Here a “shotmeans a shot of espresso, the strong black coffee.

  • Each type of coffee has its default number of shots of espresso.

  • If you're a coffee expert, you can ask for the exact number of shots, or just ask for

  • an extra shot.

  • Can I get an extra shot, please?”

  • Syrup

  • Syrup is the type of sweet liquid you get for your coffee.

  • There are different kinds of syrups such as vanilla, hazelnut and caramel.

  • Milk

  • There are different kinds of milk.

  • full fat (or whole milk) semi-skimmed (or half fat)

  • skinny (or skimmed) non-fat milk

  • soy milk

  • Custom

  • Here you can make extra requests, like asking for no foam, extra foam or no whipped cream.

  • Drink

  • Here's the flavor of your drink.

  • Cappuccino

  • Latte

  • Americano

  • Mocha

  • Espresso

  • Caramel Macchiato

  • Frappuccino

  • Flat white

  • Now we've got all the things we need to order a cup of coffee.

  • Let's try some conversations.

  • Hey, what can I get you?

  • Can I get a tall skinny latte, please?

  • Is that to have here or to go?

  • To go, please.

  • That'll be $3.60.

  • Here you go.

  • Here's your latte.

  • Have a nice day.

  • Thanks, you too.

  • Hi, what would you like?

  • I'd like an iced mocha to have here, please.

  • Sure, what size would you like?

  • Grande, please.

  • Can I get an extra shot?

  • OK, that'll be $4.

  • Can I pay by card?

  • Yeah sure.

  • Here's your grande iced mocha.

  • Have a nice day.

  • Thanks very much.

What can I get for you today, sir?

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