It is definitely tea for the Chinese people, and Starbucks Coffee has finally discovered that as well. I was actually really surprised by the success of Starbucks in a tea-drinking China, with stores open in places ranging from the Forbidden City in Beijing (which later got replaced by a traditional Chinese teahouse due to protests) to the Great Wall of China. But Starbucks has finally realized that it can’t survive by mainly selling coffee in a country with 200 million regular tea drinkers and has decided to add nine new tea drinks to its menu.
Here are some Chinese words to help you get your Starbucks tea in China
茶 (chá): tea
绿茶(lǜchá): green tea
喝茶 (hē chá): drink tea
我喜欢喝绿茶(wǒ xǐhuan hē lǜchá): I like to drink green tea
茶馆(cháguǎn): teahouse
星巴克(Xīngbakè): Starbucks
But if you insist on getting coffee
咖啡(kāfēi): coffee
咖啡馆(Kāfēi guǎn): coffeehouse
And if you are like me and think tea is better
茶比咖啡好(chá bǐ kāfēi hǎo): Tea is better than coffee
Remember the comparison structure we learned earlier?
