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A kopitiam or kopi tiam is a traditional coffee shopmostly found in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Southern Thailand patronised for meals and beverages. The word kopi is a Malay term for coffee and tiam is the Hokkien/Hakka term for shop (店). Menus typically feature simple offerings: a variety of foods based on egg, toast, and kaya, plus coffee, tea, and Milo. Not to be confused with the chain of commercial food courts called "Kopitiam".

Example of typical kopitiam beverage terms

Kopi o = hot black coffee (with sugar)

Kopi o peng = iced black coffee (with sugar)

Kopi o kosong = hot black coffee (unsweetened)

Kopi o peng kosong = iced black coffee (unsweetened)

Kopi = Coffee with condensed milk

Kopi peng = iced coffee with condensed milk

Kopi si = hot coffee with evaporated milk, with sugar

Kopi si kosong = hot coffee with evaporated milk

Kopi si peng = iced coffee with evaporated milk, with sugar

Kopi sterng = iced coffee extra smooth.

Teh o = hot tea (without milk, sweetened)

Teh o peng = iced tea (without milk, sweetened)

Teh o kosong = hot tea (without milk, unsweetened)

Teh o kosong peng = iced tea (without milk, unsweetened)

Teh = Tea with milk (sweetened)

Teh tarik = Tea with condensed milk(sweetened)

Teh peng = iced milk tea (sweetened)

Teh si = hot tea with evaporated milk (sweetened)

Teh si kosong = hot tea with evaporated milk (unsweetened)

Teh si peng = iced tea with evaporated milk (sweetened)

Tiao hee or tiao her = Chinese tea

Tat kiu = Milo

Cham = mixed of coffee and tea (sweetened)

Cham peng = iced version of Cham (sweetened)

Yin yong/Yuan yang = same as Cham

Michael Jackson = mixture of soy milk and grass jelly (black and white)

Tai Ga Hao = Horlicks (means 'Hello everyone')

Explanation of kopitiam terms

Kopi = Malay for coffee

O/oh = Hokkien for black (coffee) / without milk (tea)

Peng = Hokkien for iced

Kosong = Malay for "zero", meaning without sugar and condensed milk

C/si = with evaporated milk

Teh = tea

Tiao hee or tiao her = Hokkien for 'fishing' Reference to dipping up and down of tea bag.

Tart kiu = Hokkien for 'kicking a ball', as retro Milo tins often feature a soccer player kicking a ball on their labels.

Siew tai = Foo chow (Hock Chew) or Cantonese for 'min tim' or 'less sweet/base', i.e. less sugar or sweet condensed milk (added to the bottom of the cup).

Ka tai = Foo chow (Hock Chew) for 'add sweet' or Cantonese for 'ga tim' or 'add base' i.e. a sweeter beverage, with more sugar or condensed milk added.

Pua Sio = Hokkien - Means half hot - which gives you a drinkable, still warm Kopi/Tea.

These terms may be used in different configurations to suit one's liking.

If the stated term is in Mandarin, the pronunciation will be indicated in the Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin spelling (eg "diao" for 钓 or "bing" for 冰). Otherwise, it will be indicated, as much as possible in the LOCAL pronunciation (NON Hanyu Pinyin romanisation) (eg "kopi" and not "gobi" for 咖啡, "tiu" and not "diu/diao" for 钓, "peng" and not "beng" for 冰) for the interest of non Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin users.

Source: Wikipedia

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