如何點一杯你要的客製咖啡？

情境對話 Dialogue

場景：Mia 在咖啡店點一杯客製化拿鐵，店員 Jake 一步步幫她調整。

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3 個現場直接拿來用的英文。點咖啡只會說 no ice，店員聽得懂但你點不到真正想要的；學會這幾句，想喝什麼就點得到什麼。

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逐字稿 Transcript

J: “Can I get a medium latte, but with oat milk instead of regular?” That’s how Mia opens her order this morning — calm, clear, and customized. I’m Jason. Today’s episode is about something you’ll use almost every single day if you travel or live abroad — customizing a coffee order. It sounds simple, but most Taiwanese learners freeze at “latte, no ice” because nobody taught them the handful of words that unlock the whole menu.
J: “Can I get a medium latte, but with oat milk instead of regular?”（我要一杯中杯拿鐵，但用燕麥奶取代一般牛奶可以嗎？）這是 Mia 今早點單的開場——冷靜、清楚、客製化。我是 Jason。今天這集要講一個你出國旅遊或生活幾乎天天會用的東西——客製化點咖啡。聽起來簡單，但大多數台灣學習者卡在 “latte, no ice”，因為沒人教過他們那幾個能解鎖整份菜單的關鍵字。

M: I’m Mary. Here’s the cultural reality. In the US, customizing your drink isn’t being picky — it’s completely normal. People routinely stack five or six modifications onto one coffee, and the barista doesn’t blink. So the goal today isn’t to sound polite or apologetic. It’s to sound natural — to rattle off your customizations the way a local does, in the order the barista expects to hear them.
M: 我是 Mary。先講文化現實。在美國，客製化飲料不是龜毛——是完全正常的事。大家常常一杯咖啡疊五、六個客製指令，店員眼睛眨都不眨。所以今天的目標不是聽起來客氣或抱歉，而是聽起來自然——像當地人一樣，照店員預期的順序，一口氣把客製講完。

J: Mia’s first move is the backbone — “a medium latte, but with oat milk instead of regular.” Notice the structure: size, drink, then the swap. “Instead of” is the magic phrase here. It packs “I want this” and “not that” into one clean line. Compare it to the clunky two-sentence version most learners use: “I don’t want regular milk. I want oat milk.” Same meaning, half the smoothness. One phrase, and the barista already knows exactly what to do.
J: Mia 的第一步是骨架——”a medium latte, but with oat milk instead of regular.”。注意結構：尺寸、飲料、然後換成分。”Instead of”（取代）是這裡的魔法片語。它把「我要這個」跟「不要那個」打包成乾淨的一句。對比大多數學習者用的笨拙兩句版：「我不要一般牛奶。我要燕麥奶。」意思一樣，流暢度減半。一個片語，店員就知道要做什麼了。

M: Then Mia layers on two more — “Could you make it half the sugar? And add an extra shot.” Two things to steal here. “Could you make it” plus an adjective is your go-to for adjusting any drink — half the sugar, extra hot, less foam. And “an extra shot” is the precise way to ask for more caffeine. Most learners say “make it stronger,” which is vague. “Extra shot” tells the barista exactly what to add.
M: 接著 Mia 又疊了兩個——”Could you make it half the sugar? And add an extra shot.”。這裡偷兩招。”Could you make it” 加形容詞是調整任何飲料的萬用句——半糖、特別燙、少奶泡。”An extra shot”（加一份濃縮）是要更多咖啡因的精準說法。大多數學習者說 “make it stronger”（弄濃一點），太模糊。”Extra shot” 告訴店員要加什麼。

J: Here’s the one that trips everyone up — “easy on the ice.” Taiwanese learners almost always say “no ice,” and then they’re surprised when they get a room-temperature drink. “No ice” means zero ice. But usually you don’t want zero — you want less. That’s “easy on the ice.” Same with everything else: easy on the sugar, easy on the cream, easy on the salt. It’s the single most useful phrase for fine-tuning without going to extremes.
J: 這個是大家都會踩的雷——”easy on the ice.”（少冰）。台灣學習者幾乎都說 “no ice”，然後拿到常溫飲料才嚇一跳。”No ice” 是完全沒有冰。但通常你不是要完全沒有——你是要少一點。那就是 “easy on the ice”。其他全部一樣：easy on the sugar（少糖）、easy on the cream（少奶油）、easy on the salt（少鹽）。這是微調而不走極端最有用的一句。

M: Mia’s last customization is a pro move — “Can I get the caramel drizzle on the side instead of inside?” “On the side” means give it to me separately, so I control how much goes in. It’s a restaurant-and-cafe power phrase. The classic is “dressing on the side” for salads — you decide how much dressing instead of getting a drowned salad. Drizzle, sauce, syrup, dressing — anything can come “on the side.”
M: Mia 最後一個客製是高手動作——”Can I get the caramel drizzle on the side instead of inside?”（焦糖另外裝不要加裡面）。”On the side”（另外裝）意思是「分開給我，我自己控制加多少」。這是餐廳和咖啡店的萬用句。經典用法是沙拉的 “dressing on the side”——你自己決定加多少醬，而不是拿到一盤被醬淹死的沙拉。淋醬、醬汁、糖漿、沙拉醬——什麼都可以 “on the side”。

J: And then the two closers every barista uses — “For here or to go?” and “Can I get a name for the order?” “For here” means you’re staying, “to go” means takeaway. Just answer with one. And the name thing — American coffee shops write your name on the cup and call it out, so have a simple English name ready, or just spell yours out like Mia does: “M-I-A.” Quick, clear, done.
J: 然後是每個店員都會用的兩句收尾——”For here or to go?”（內用還外帶？）跟 “Can I get a name for the order?”（給我一個名字好嗎？）。”For here” 是內用，”to go” 是外帶。回一個就好。至於名字——美國咖啡店把你的名字寫在杯子上叫號，所以準備一個簡單的英文名，或像 Mia 一樣直接拼出來：”M-I-A”。快速、清楚、搞定。

M: Let’s hear the whole order one more time. This round, listen for the order Mia stacks her customizations — first the milk swap with “instead of,” then “half the sugar” and “an extra shot,” then “easy on the ice,” and finally “on the side.” Notice she never apologizes, never over-explains. She just states each change clearly and moves on. That’s the rhythm of a confident order.
M: 我們再聽一次整個點單。這次注意 Mia 疊客製的順序——先是用 “instead of” 換奶，然後 “half the sugar”（半糖）跟 “an extra shot”（加一份濃縮），接著 “easy on the ice”（少冰），最後 “on the side”（另外裝）。注意她從不道歉、從不過度解釋。她就是清楚講出每個更動然後繼續。這就是自信點單的節奏。

J: After hearing it again, you can see the whole thing runs on just five phrases — “instead of,” “make it,” “extra shot,” “easy on the,” and “on the side.” Master those, and you can customize any drink, any meal, anywhere. You’re not being difficult. You’re being clear. And clear is exactly what a busy barista wants.
J: 再聽一次之後，你會發現整段就靠五個片語在跑——”instead of”（取代）、”make it”（做成）、”extra shot”（加濃縮）、”easy on the”（少放）、”on the side”（另外裝）。把這幾個學起來，你就能客製任何飲料、任何餐點、在任何地方。你不是在找麻煩。你是在講清楚。而清楚正是忙碌的店員最想要的。

M:If you remember nothing else, remember this — “no ice” gets you a warm drink, but “easy on the ice” gets you exactly what you want. The difference between sounding like a tourist and sounding like a local is just a handful of small phrases. Practice them once, and they’re yours for life.
M:如果今天什麼都記不住，就記這個——”no ice” 會讓你拿到常溫飲料，但 “easy on the ice” 會讓你拿到剛好想要的。聽起來像觀光客和像當地人的差別，就是幾個小片語。練一次，它們就一輩子是你的了。

J:Next time you walk into a coffee shop — at home or abroad — try stacking just two customizations using today’s phrases. Start small, build the habit, and soon you’ll be ordering like you’ve lived there for years. See you next time on MJ English.
J: 下次你走進咖啡店——不管在台灣還是國外——試著用今天的片語疊兩個客製。從小地方開始、養成習慣，很快你就會點得像在那裡住了好幾年。下次 MJ English 再見。