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Customizing a coffee order in English (beginner)
Beginner English for customizing a coffee order. Key line: “Hi, can I get a small latte, please?”
Full script
Lin
Hi, can I get a small latte, please?
Them
Sure. Hot or iced?
Lin
Iced, please, with oat milk.
Them
Got it. Any syrup or foam?
Lin
Vanilla, please, and no foam. It bites.
Them
Okay. Anything else for your drink?
Lin
That's all. Foam always lands on my shirt.
Them
Then no foam. Let's protect the shirt.
Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
Ordering
✓ Can I get a small latte, please?Polite way to order
Can I get... = natural for orders
Temperature
✓ Hot or iced?Choice of temperature
A common two-choice question
Milk
✓ with oat milkAsk for oat milk
with + what you want to add
No foam
✓ No foam, please.Ask to leave foam off
no + noun = say what you don't want
Quick answers
Ordering: what to say in English
Say “Can I get a small latte, please?” — polite way to order. Can I get... = natural for orders.
Temperature: what to say in English
Say “Hot or iced?” — choice of temperature. A common two-choice question.
Milk: what to say in English
Say “with oat milk” — ask for oat milk. with + what you want to add.
No foam: what to say in English
Say “No foam, please.” — ask to leave foam off. no + noun = say what you don't want.