How to say “Coffee” in Taiwanese
漢字
咖啡
台羅 Tâi-lô
Ka-pi
白話字 Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Ka-pi
Pronunciation
Download audio“Coffee” in Taiwanese (Taiwanese Hokkien, Tâi-gí) is 咖啡, romanized as Ka-pi in Tâi-lô and Ka-pi in the traditional Pe̍h-ōe-jī spelling. Press play above to hear it, then try saying it yourself.
A loanword for a modern import: the Ministry of Education dictionary traces ka-pi to English "coffee", and related forms like ko-pi are heard across the Hokkien-speaking world.
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