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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Episode 139 already. Luna: I know, right? Every time I learn something new, I get so excited to use it. Lucas: That's the spirit. Today we're going to talk about something very Hong Kong. Luna: Oh, let me guess... milk tea? Lucas: You read my mind. Hong Kong-style milk tea — 奶茶. Let's say it together: 奶茶. Luna: 奶茶. Lucas: Good. Now, if you want to order a cup of milk tea, you say: 一杯奶茶. Luna: 一杯奶茶. Lucas: Exactly. 一杯 means one cup. So 一杯奶茶 is one cup of milk tea. Luna: I love that. So when I go to a cha chaan teng, I just say that? Lucas: Yeah, but you can also customize it. Like, if you want less sweet, you say 少甜. Luna: 少甜. Less sweet. That's perfect for me. I don't like it too sugary. Lucas: And if you want more milk, say 多奶. Luna: 多奶. More milk. Got it. Lucas: Also, you can specify if you want it hot or cold. Hot drink is 熱飲, cold drink is 凍飲. Luna: So a cold milk tea with less sweet would be 凍奶茶少甜? Lucas: Exactly! You're a natural. Let's practice a full order. Say: 一杯凍奶茶少甜. Luna: 一杯凍奶茶少甜. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Cantonese, consider supporting the show. A couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making these episodes ad-free. Every little bit counts. Lucas: So let's try another one. What about a hot milk tea with more milk? That would be 一杯熱奶茶多奶. Luna: 一杯熱奶茶多奶. That's a mouthful but I think I got it. Lucas: You did great. Repeat after me: 少甜, 多奶, 熱飲, 凍飲. Luna: 少甜, 多奶, 熱飲, 凍飲. Lucas: Now let's put it all together. Imagine you're at a cha chaan teng. You want an iced milk tea with less sweet. What do you say? Luna: Umm... 一杯凍奶茶少甜. Lucas: Yes! That's it. Now you can order like a local. Luna: I'm going to try that next time. Thanks Lucas. Lucas: No problem. Keep practicing these phrases: 奶茶, 少甜, 多奶, 熱飲, 凍飲. Luna: 奶茶, 少甜, 多奶, 熱飲, 凍飲. Lucas: See you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye bye!