Shadowing Practice: How to ORDER COFFEE in English at Starbucks - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Can I get a tall chai?
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A large black coffee.
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A what?
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A large black coffee.
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Do you mean a venti?
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No, I mean a large.
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He means a venti.
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Yeah, the biggest one you got.
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A venti is large.
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No, a venti is 20.
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Danny.
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Yeah.
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Large is large.
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In fact, tall is large, and grande is Spanish for large.
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Venti is the only one that doesn't mean large.
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It's also the only one that's Italian.
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Congratulations, you're stupid in three languages.
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Coffee.
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The only reason that I'm actually awake right now, and one of the greatest things in the world.
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That's not just my opinion either.
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That's actually true.
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So how do we order coffee and what are the different names of different kinds of coffee?
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The first thing to understand is that actually most of the English names for different kinds of coffee are not English.
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They're Italian because the kind of coffee that we make in, for example, Starbucks comes from Italy.
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I'll talk more about that later.
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But how do we order coffee in a coffee shop?
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So you go into the coffee shop and the person who's standing there is called a barista.
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A barista, the person who makes the coffee.
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I used to be a barista.
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My first job was at a pizza place and then later I worked at a coffee shop in Seattle as a barista barista.
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So you go in and the barista will say hi, how can I help you today?
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How can I help you today?
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Or what would you like?
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What would you like?
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Sometimes they'll say what can I get for you?
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So those are common ways for the barista to greet you.
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They will say sometimes what can I get for you today?
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Why would they say today?
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So I don't know.
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I don't know the reason, but they say today for some reason.
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When I was a barista, I didn't say, I didn't say, what can I get for you today?
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Because it is today.
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You go in, they say that, then you need to say what you want.
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To say what you want, you just say, I'll have, or can I get, or I'd like.
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I'll have, can I get, or I'd like.
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These are the three common ways to say what you want.
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It's polite, and you can use them in lots of different situations like this.
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okay so i'll have then you need to say the size of the coffee now usually for most places
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you just say small medium large pretty simple small medium large
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but at starbucks they have weird names for their sizes
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so you say i'll have a small that would be at a normal place Starbucks, the small, is called a tall.
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A tall is a small.
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The medium is grande.
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Grande means big in Italian and Spanish.
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And I think Portuguese too.
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It means big.
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So medium means big.
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Anyway, tall, grande, and then the biggest one, the large, is called venti.
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Venti means 20 in Italian means 20 because it's 20 ounces.
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So normally we say small, medium, large.
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Starbucks we say tall, grande, venti.
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Can I get a grande?
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And then you say the name of the drink you want.
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Now the names of the drinks,
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as I mentioned, are in Italian because the coffee culture we have in,
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for example, America, at Starbucks, comes from Italy.
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It's Italian -style coffee.
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That big machine that baristas use, that's called an espresso machine.
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That really, really strong coffee that...
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Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee.
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That really strong coffee that comes out is called espresso.
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Espresso comes out in a little glass.
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It's a shot glass.
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It's called a shot glass.
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And a shot of espresso is one little glass filled with really strong coffee, and most of the drinks you order have that inside.
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So what are the different drinks that are made with espresso?
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First you have a latte, probably the most popular.
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A latte is just espresso, one or two shots, steamed milk, which means hot milk,
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and maybe a little bit of foam on top foam is very light milk with a lot of air inside
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so there's a latte then there's a cappuccino cappuccino is the same as a latte espresso
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and then maybe a little steamed milk and a lot of foam
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that milk that you can basically eat so they're the same thing just more
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or less foam that's the difference then there's a mocha.
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A mocha is a little bit of chocolate sauce, espresso, milk, and maybe whipped cream on the top.
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What's the difference between hot chocolate
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and a mocha? it's only one difference the only difference is
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a mocha has espresso has coffee actually inside okay then there's an americano not american coffee an americano
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because remember they're italian names these are all italian names cappuccino latte americano americano is just water
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and espresso so it's basically black coffee water and espresso what's the difference between that and black coffee.
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Black coffee is made with a different kind of machine.
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So it's made with we could say a drip coffee machine.
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It's brewed, it's made differently with a different process.
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So if you say I'll have a drip coffee, can I get a grande drip coffee?
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Can I get a grande americano?
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Basically those two will taste pretty much the same
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but some people prefer one or the other but
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that is not espresso drip coffee it's a little bit different sometimes
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when you order coffee you might want to mention
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that you don't want caffeine maybe you had too much today
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or you can't drink caffeine
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and you might want to also ask for different kinds of milk
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so if you want regular caffeine regular milk say nothing just say i'll have a venti mocha
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but if you want to have for example nonfat milk nonfat milk you need to say
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that when you're ordering the drink almond milk
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or rice milk they have different kinds of milk usually rice milk almond milk
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and nonfat milk otherwise they'll just use regular milk then you can say before
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that if you don't want caffeine you can say decaf decaffeinated decaf
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or you can say half -calf half -calf means it has half caffeine
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so if you want to make a complicated to drink,
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you might say, I'll have a venti half -calf nonfat cappuccino.
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Venti half -calf nonfat cappuccino.
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Can I get a grande decaf almond milk mocha?
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Sounds complicated, but if you have been paying attention for the last few minutes, now you know what that means.
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So anyway, those are the most popular drinks that you would get at a coffee shop.
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There's also pure espresso, maybe two shots of espresso, and then you wake up.
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Oh, and there's one more that's very interesting.
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It's called a, it's called a red eye.
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A red eye has espresso and drip coffee.
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Make coffee and then you put espresso inside and it is really strong.
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Lots and lots of caffeine.
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That's all.
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That's how you order coffee.
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All you need to know is I'll have
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and then you need to know the different names of the different kinds of coffee drinks.
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Anyway, Okay, thanks for watching and I'll see you next time.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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Ordering Coffee at Starbucks: A Real-Life English Scenario
Imagine walking into a Starbucks, ready to order your favorite drink, but freezing up when the barista asks, “What can I get for you today?” The video captures this common situation, showing how miscommunication can happen with size terms like “large” vs. “venti.” This real-life dialogue is perfect for language learning, as it focuses on practical phrases you’ll use in everyday interactions.
Useful Chunks & Collocations to Memorize
- “How can I help you today?” / “What can I get for you?” – Common barista greetings to recognize.
- “I’ll have,” “Can I get,” “I’d like” – Polite ways to state your order (e.g., “I’ll have a tall latte”).
- Size terms: tall, grande, venti – Starbucks-specific words to avoid confusion (tall = small, grande = medium, venti = large).
- “The biggest one you got” – A casual way to ask for the largest size if you’re unsure of the name.
Your Shadowing Challenge for Speaking & Pronunciation Practice
The shadowing technique is a great way to improve fluency and pronunciation. Here’s your task: Watch the video segment where the barista and customer discuss sizes. Pause after each line, then repeat it aloud immediately, mimicking the tone, speed, and stress. Focus on phrases like “Do you mean a venti?” and “He means a venti” – notice how the speaker emphasizes certain words. Do this 3-5 times, then try ordering your own coffee using the phrases you learned. This speaking practice will help you feel more confident in real coffee shop interactions.
By mastering these chunks and practicing shadowing, you’ll turn awkward moments into smooth conversations. Start today, and next time you’re at Starbucks, you’ll order like a pro!
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is called · are made · is made |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | person who makes · milk, which means |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the biggest · the greatest · the most popular |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might want · might say |
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.