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咖啡kā fēi(loanword) coffee

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咖啡 (kā fēi) means "coffee." It is a loanword for the drink. 我要喝咖啡 says I want to drink coffee. 这家店有咖啡 says this shop has coffee. 请给我咖啡 says please give me some coffee. 我不喝咖啡,我喝水 says I do not drink coffee, I drink water. Each example uses that same meaning.

What does 咖啡 mean?

  1. 1.

    (loanword) coffeenoun

What do the characters in 咖啡 mean?

  • 咖(bound form) coffee; café
  • 啡(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)

How do you use 咖啡?

咖啡 is the drink, and a serving can be 一杯咖啡.

Patterns

  • 喝 + 咖啡

    我要喝咖啡。

    Wǒ yào hē kāfēi.

    I want to drink coffee.

  • 店 + 有 + 咖啡

    这家店有咖啡。

    Zhè jiā diàn yǒu kāfēi.

    This shop has coffee.

  • 给 + Person + 咖啡

    请给我咖啡。

    Qǐng gěi wǒ kāfēi.

    Please give me some coffee.

What are some examples of 咖啡 in a sentence?

  1. 我要喝咖啡。

    Wǒ yào hē kāfēi.

    I want to drink coffee.

  2. 这家店有咖啡。

    Zhè jiā diàn yǒu kāfēi.

    This shop has coffee.

  3. 请给我咖啡。

    Qǐng gěi wǒ kāfēi.

    Please give me some coffee.

  4. 我不喝咖啡,我喝水。

    Wǒ bù hē kāfēi, wǒ hē shuǐ.

    I do not drink coffee. I drink water.

How is 咖啡 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    前面有一家店。你想喝咖啡吗?

    Qiánmiàn yǒu yì jiā diàn. Nǐ xiǎng hē kāfēi ma?

    There is a shop ahead. Do you want coffee?

  2. Speaker B:

    想。我们进去吧。

    Xiǎng. Wǒmen jìnqù ba.

    Yes. Let's go in.

  3. Speaker A:

    好。你喝咖啡,我喝水。

    Hǎo. Nǐ hē kāfēi, wǒ hē shuǐ.

    All right. You have coffee, and I will have water.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,我喝咖啡。

    Hǎo, wǒ hē kāfēi.

    All right, I will have coffee.

Can you use 咖啡 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我要喝___。(I want to drink coffee.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "This shop has coffee"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 请给我___。(Please give me some coffee.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.