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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 140 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And last episode we learned how to order milk tea. Today, let's take it a step further. Luna: Ooh, customizing! I always want mine less sweet. Lucas: Exactly. So the first phrase is 'less sweet' — 少甜. Say it with me: 少甜. Luna: 少甜. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want 'more milk', that's 多奶. 多奶. Luna: 多奶. And what if I want less milk? Lucas: That would be 少奶. 少奶. Luna: 少奶. So it's like 少甜 but with 奶. Lucas: Right. And there's a fun one — if you want no sugar and no milk, it's called 'fly sand walk milk' — 飛沙走奶. 飛沙走奶. Luna: 飛沙走奶. That sounds so dramatic. I love it. Lucas: Yeah, it's a classic cha chaan teng term. So imagine you're at a cha chaan teng and you say: 一杯熱奶茶, 少甜. One hot milk tea, less sweet. Luna: 一杯熱奶茶, 少甜. Or if it's summer, 一杯凍奶茶, 少甜. Lucas: Exactly. 凍奶茶 is iced milk tea. So let's hear you order: 一杯凍奶茶, 多奶. Luna: 一杯凍奶茶, 多奶. That's my order — extra creamy. Lucas: Nice. Now, let's practice a full sentence. Say: 我要一杯熱奶茶, 少甜. Luna: 我要一杯熱奶茶, 少甜. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want iced: 我要一杯凍奶茶, 少甜. Luna: 我要一杯凍奶茶, 少甜. Okay, I think I got it. Lucas: Let's do a quick roleplay. I'll be the waiter. You order. Luna: Okay. 唔該, 我要一杯熱奶茶, 少甜. Lucas: 好, 一杯熱奶茶少甜. Anything else? Luna: No, thank you. That's it. Lucas: See? Easy. Now, you know what? A lot of listeners have been asking how we keep making these episodes ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a good question. We don't run ads, so it's totally listener-supported. Lucas: Right. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Cantonese, there's a small group of listeners who chip in at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: And that's literally what funds the show. No pressure, but it's nice to know it helps. Lucas: Yeah. Anyway, back to milk tea — so we have 少甜, 多奶, 少奶, and 飛沙走奶. Let's do one more round of repetition. Luna: Sure. 少甜, 多奶, 少奶, 飛沙走奶. Lucas: Great. Now, try ordering with 'I want' again: 我要一杯凍奶茶, 多奶. Luna: 我要一杯凍奶茶, 多奶. Lucas: And if you want it without sugar: 我要一杯熱奶茶, 飛沙走奶. Luna: 我要一杯熱奶茶, 飛沙走奶. That's quite a mouthful. Lucas: But it's worth it. Alright, let's wrap up with a quick recap. Today we learned: 少甜, 多奶, 少奶, 飛沙走奶, 熱奶茶, 凍奶茶. Luna: And the structure: 我要一杯... then your choice. Lucas: Exactly. Practice these, and next time you're at a cha chaan teng, you'll sound like a pro. Luna: Thanks for joining us on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. See you next time! Lucas: Bye bye!