Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Kopitiam beverage terms

Example of typical Kopitiam beverage terms

kopi oh = hot black coffee (sweet)
kopi oh peng = ice black coffee (sweet)
kopi oh kosong = hot black coffee (unsweetened)
kopi oh kosong peng = iced black coffee (unsweetened)
kopi = White coffee (sweet)
kopi peng - iced White coffee (sweet)
kopi 'c' - hot coffee with evaporated milk (sweet)
kopi 'c' kosong - hot coffee with evaporated milk (unsweetened)
kopi 'c' peng - iced coffee with evaporated milk (sweet)
teh oh = hot tea (without milk, sweet)
teh oh peng = iced tea (without milk, sweet)
teh oh kosong = hot tea (without milk, unsweetened)
teh oh kosong peng = iced tea (without milk, unsweetened)
teh = milk tea (sweet)
teh peng - iced milk tea (sweet)
teh 'c' - hot tea with evaporated milk (sweet)
teh 'c' kosong - hot tea with evaporated milk (unsweetened)
teh 'c' peng - iced tea with evaporated milk (sweet)
tiao hee - Chinese tea in tea-bag
dak ku - Milo

Explanation of kopitiam terms
kopi = coffee
o/ oh = black
peng = iced
kosong = without sugar
'c' = with evaporated milk
teh = tea
tiao hee = Hokkien dialect for ‘fishing’ Reference to dipping up and down of tea bag.
dak ku = Hokkien dialect for ‘kick ball’, because Milo tins often feature a soccer player kicking a ball.

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