Ordering a latte with oat milk and less foam | Learn Japanese in English

Japanese lesson set in a contemporary Tokyo everyday setting: At a cafe counter, a customer orders a latte with oat milk and asks for lighter foam while the barista checks the label..

EN → JA / Level: B1

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Use Ordering a latte with oat milk and less foam to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

もしありましたら、オーツミルクのラテをお願いします。

moh-SHEE ah-ree-mah-shee-tah-rah, OH-tsoo mee-roo-koo noh RAH-teh oh oh-neh-GUY-shee-mahs Could I have a latte with oat milk if you have it?
B

はい、ございます。泡はいつもの量でよろしいですか。

high, goh-zai-mahs. AH-wah wah ee-tsoo-moh-noh ryoh deh yoh-roh-shee dess-kah We do. Would you like the usual amount of foam?
A

泡は少なめのほうがいいです。今日は普通のミルクを避けています。

AH-wah wah soo-koo-nah-meh noh hoh gah ee dess. KYOH wah foo-tsoo noh mee-roo-koo oh sah-keh-teh-ee-mahs Less foam would be better. I'm avoiding regular milk today.
B

泡を少なめにしてお作りします。

AH-wah oh soo-koo-nah-meh nee shee-teh OH-tsoo-koo-ree shee-mahs I'll make it with less foam.
A

必要なのはそれだけです。

hee-tsoo-yoh nah noh wah soh-reh dah-keh dess That's all I need.
B

今お作りして、お渡しする前にラベルを確認します。

ee-mah OH-tsoo-koo-ree shee-teh, oh-wah-tah-shee soo-roo mah-eh nee RAH-beh-roo oh kah-koo-neen shee-mahs I'll prepare it now and check the label before I hand it over.

Word by Word

もし もし introduces the condition “if” in 「もしありましたら」, making the request depend on whether oat milk is available. It commonly appears before a conditional expression when you want to state a possibility politely. You would use it when making a request that depends on stock, permission, or another condition.
ありましたら ありましたら means “if you have it” or “if it is available” in 「もしありましたら」. Here it refers to the cafe having oat milk, and the form makes the condition polite. A useful pattern is 「Xがありましたら」 when politely asking about availability.
オーツミルク オーツミルク means “oat milk” in this cafe order. It identifies the milk option used with the latte in 「オーツミルクのラテ」. You would use it when specifying oat milk for a drink or asking whether a cafe offers it.
の の links 「オーツミルク」 to 「ラテ」 in 「オーツミルクのラテ」, showing that the latte is the oat-milk type. This linking pattern lets one noun modify another. You can reuse 「AのB」 when describing B by its type, material, or category.
ラテ ラテ means “latte” in the order 「オーツミルクのラテをお願いします」. It is the drink being requested, and を marks it as the requested item. You would use it at a cafe when naming the drink you want.
を を marks 「オーツミルクのラテ」 as the item being requested in 「ラテをお願いします」. It commonly follows the direct object of an action or request. You can reuse the pattern 「飲み物をお願いします」 when ordering a drink.
お願い お願い contributes the meaning of a polite request in 「ラテをお願いします」. With 「します」, the full expression politely asks the listener to provide the named item. You would use 「Xをお願いします」 when ordering or requesting something at a counter.
します します is the polite form used to complete the request expression 「お願いします」 and the staff action expression 「お作りします」. Its exact contribution depends on the surrounding expression: it makes the first a polite request and the second a polite statement about preparing the drink. You would use polite します expressions when speaking to a customer, clerk, or other person in a formal interaction.
はい はい means “yes” and confirms availability in 「はい、ございます」. Here it responds directly to the customer’s conditional request before the staff member gives the confirmation. You would use it to acknowledge or affirm what another person has just said.
ございます ございます politely confirms that the requested oat milk is available in 「はい、ございます」. In this context, it functions as a respectful availability confirmation rather than simply an informal “there is.” You would use it in customer-service situations when confirming that an item is present or available.
泡 泡 means “foam” in 「泡はいつもの量でよろしいですか」 and 「泡は少なめのほうがいいです」. It names the part of the drink whose amount the speakers are discussing. You would use it when specifying or checking the amount of foam on a coffee drink.
は は marks 「泡」 as the topic in 「泡はいつもの量でよろしいですか」 and 「泡は少なめのほうがいいです」. It tells the listener that the following comment is about the foam. You can reuse 「Xはどうですか」 to ask about a specific item or feature.
いつも いつも means “usually” or “always” in 「いつもの量」, where it helps identify the usual amount of foam. With の, the phrase refers to the amount normally chosen or served. You would use it when referring to a routine choice or customary amount.
量 量 means “amount” in 「いつもの量」. It identifies how much foam the customer normally receives, rather than identifying the foam itself. You can reuse 「Xの量」 when asking about or specifying the amount of something.
で で indicates the specified amount or form in 「いつもの量で」. The phrase asks whether the foam should be prepared at that amount. You can reuse 「この量でお願いします」 when accepting or requesting a particular quantity.
よろしい よろしい means “acceptable” or “okay” in the polite check 「よろしいですか」. Here the staff member is asking whether the usual amount of foam is acceptable to the customer. You would use it in polite service or confirmation questions.
です です gives the statement a polite form in 「よろしいですか」. Together with the surrounding words and final か, it makes the confirmation question polite. You would use it to maintain a courteous tone when checking a customer’s preference.
か か marks 「よろしいですか」 as a question. It turns the polite statement into a request for confirmation about the foam amount. You can add it to the end of a polite question when checking information or preference.
少なめ 少なめ means “a smaller amount” or “less” in 「少なめのほうがいいです」 and 「少なめにして」. It expresses a preference for an amount below the usual level, here referring to foam. You would use it when ordering a reduced amount of an ingredient or topping.
ほう ほう identifies the preferred option or side in the comparison 「少なめのほうがいいです」. The full expression says that the less-foam option would be better. You can reuse 「Aのほうがいいです」 when stating that one option is preferable.
が が marks 「少なめのほう」 as the option being preferred in 「少なめのほうがいいです」. It works with いい to identify which choice is better. You can reuse the pattern 「Xのほうがいいです」 to express a preference.
いい いい means “good” or “preferable” in 「少なめのほうがいいです」. Here it expresses the customer’s preference for less foam, not a general evaluation of the drink. You would use it in 「Xがいいです」 or 「Xのほうがいいです」 when choosing an option.
今日 今日 means “today” in 「今日は普通のミルクを避けています」. It limits the customer’s avoidance of regular milk to the current day or situation. You would use it when explaining a present-day choice, restriction, or plan.
普通 普通 means “regular” or “ordinary” in 「普通のミルク」. Here it distinguishes standard milk from the oat milk being requested. You can reuse 「普通のX」 when referring to the standard or usual version of something.
ミルク ミルク means “milk” in 「普通のミルク」. Together with 普通の, it identifies the regular milk that the customer is avoiding today. You would use it when discussing milk as an ingredient or specifying a milk option.
避けています 避けています means “am avoiding” in 「普通のミルクを避けています」. The form describes the customer’s current practice of not taking regular milk, with the milk marked by を. You would use it when explaining that you are currently avoiding a food, ingredient, or situation.
に に has two functions in this dialogue: it marks the resulting state in 「少なめにして」 and marks the time before an action in 「お渡しする前に」. In the first phrase, the foam is set to a smaller amount; in the second, the label is checked before handing the drink over. You would use 「Xにする」 for changing something to a specified state and 「X前に」 for “before X.”
して して connects the setting action in 「少なめにして」 to the preparation action in 「少なめにしてお作りします」. It conveys that the foam will be made or set to a smaller amount before the drink is prepared. You can reuse 「Xにして、Y」 when carrying out Y after setting something to state X.
お作り お作り contributes a respectful, customer-service expression for preparing the drink in 「お作りします」. The staff member uses it to describe their own preparation politely. You would use this polite service expression when telling a customer that you will make or prepare something.
必要 必要 means “necessary” or “needed” in 「必要なのはそれだけです」. The phrase identifies the only thing the customer needs as それ, referring to the requested order or customization. You can reuse 「必要なのはXです」 when stating what is needed.
な な links 必要 to the nominalized clause in 「必要なのはそれだけです」. It allows 必要 to describe what follows as “what is necessary.” You would use this linking form in 「必要なのはXです」 to identify the required item or action.
それ それ means “that” or “it” in 「それだけです」 and refers to the request or order just discussed. It points back to something already understood in the conversation. You would use it when referring to an item, action, or matter that the listener can identify from context.
だけ だけ means “only” or “just” in 「それだけです」. It limits the customer’s needs to the one thing already mentioned. You can reuse 「Xだけです」 when saying that there is nothing more than X.
今 今 means “now” in 「今お作りして」. It indicates that the staff member will begin preparing the drink at this point. You would use it to describe an action happening immediately or starting immediately.
お渡し お渡し contributes a respectful expression for handing the prepared drink to the customer in 「お渡しする前に」. It presents the staff member’s action politely in a service interaction. You would use 「Xをお渡しする」 when politely describing handing an item to someone.
する する completes the action expression 「お渡しする」, meaning “hand it over,” and appears before 前に. It turns the preceding expression into the action that the label check comes before. You can reuse 「Xをお渡しする」 when describing the act of giving an item to another person.
前 前 means “before” in 「お渡しする前に」. It places the label check earlier than the action of handing the drink over. You can reuse 「動詞の前に」 when saying that one action happens before another.
ラベル ラベル means “label” in 「ラベルを確認します」. It identifies the printed information that the staff member will check before handing over the drink. You would use it when discussing product labels, package information, or drink identification.
確認 確認 means “check” or “confirm” in 「ラベルを確認します」. With します, it describes the staff member’s action of checking the label before handing over the drink. You can reuse 「Xを確認します」 when saying that you will check or verify X.

Grammar Points

もし〜ありましたら

もしオーツミルクがありましたら、ラテをお願いします。

moh-SHEE OH-tsoo mee-roo-koo gah ah-ree-mah-shee-tah-rah, RAH-teh oh oh-neh-GUY-shee-mahs

If you have oat milk, I would like a latte, please.

「もし〜ありましたら」 is a polite way to say “if you have it” or “if it is available.”

お〜します

今、お作りします。

EE-mah, oh-TSOO-koo-ree shee-mahs

I will make it now.

「お〜します」 is a polite service expression used when the speaker offers to do something for the customer.

Japanese Vocabulary

ありましたら verb
ah-ree-mah-shee-tah-rah if you have it; if it is available

もしありましたら

いつもの det
ee-tsoo-moh-noh usual; the usual
オーツミルク noun
OH-tsoo mee-roo-koo oat milk
お願いします phrase
oh-neh-GUY-shee-mahs please; I would like
ございます verb
goh-ZAI-mahs there is; we have
もし conj
moh-SHEE if

もしありましたら

よろしい adj
yoh-roh-SHEE all right; acceptable
ラテ noun
RAH-teh latte
少なめ noun
soo-koo-nah-meh a little less; on the small side
普通の adj
foo-tsoo-noh regular; ordinary
泡 noun
AH-wah foam
量 noun
ryoh amount

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

usual; the usual

Show Answerいつもの

if you have it; if it is available

Show Answerありましたら

please; I would like

Show Answerお願いします

there is; we have

Show Answerございます