How to pronounce ka fei (咖啡) in Chinese
Ka fei (often typed kafei) is written 咖啡, pinyin kā fēi. Hear 咖啡 (kā fēi) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
咖啡
kā fēi
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Characters & meanings
coffee (in 咖啡)
coffee (in 咖啡)
Common mistake
Double first (1-1): a loanword, but resist English "COFF-ee" stress — both kā and fēi stay equally high and level, with an aspirated k up front.
Example sentence
我想喝咖啡。
Wǒ xiǎng hē kāfēi.
I want to drink coffee.
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咖啡kā fēi
ka fei
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