The follow-up post from “Understanding Kopitiam Lingo and Terminology: Part 1 – Step by step guide to order your coffee at local coffee stall in Singapore”. This is a list of the terminology used in the local kopitiam and its meaning.
Kopitiam Definition
Kopitiam – Coffee Stall, Coffee Shop
Tiam – shop
Gao – Thick, Concentrated
Por – Thin, Diluted
O – Black
Kopi / Teh – Generally mean coffee / tea
Tilok – concentrated
Yuan Yang – A drink with coffee and tea, mixed
Kopi – coffee with condensed milk
Kopi O – coffee without milk, but with sugar added
Kopi C – coffee with evaporated milk and sugar
Kopi Siew Dai – coffee with lesser condensed milk
Kopi O Siew Dai – coffee without milk and with less sugar
Kopi C Siew Dai – coffee with evaporated milk and less sugar
Kopi O Gai Dai – coffee without milk and more sugar
Kopi C Gai Dai – coffee with evaporated and more sugar
Kopi O Kosong – coffee without milk and without sugar
Kopi C Kosong – coffee with evaporated milk and without sugar
Kopi Por – diluted coffee with condensed milk and sugar
Kopi O Por – diluted coffee without milk and sugar
Kopi C Por – diluted coffee with evaporated milk and sugar
Kopi Gao – more concentrated coffee with condensed milk
Kopi O Gao – more concentrated coffee without milk and with sugar
Kopi C Gao – more concentrated coffee with evaporated and with sugar
Kopi Gao Siew Dai – more concentrated coffee with less condensed milk
Kopi O Gao Siew Dai – more concentrated coffee without milk and less sugar added
Kopi C Gao Siew Dai – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and with less sugar
Kopi Gao Gai Dai – more concentrated coffee with more condensed milk
Kopi O Gao Gai Dai – more concentrated coffee without milk and with more sugar
Kopi C Gao Gai Dai – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and with more sugar
Kopi O Gao Kosong – more concentrated coffee without milk and no sugar
Kopi C Gao Kosong – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and no sugar
Kopi Gao Siew Dai – more concentrated coffee with less condensed milk
Kopi O Gao Siew Dai – more concentrated coffee without milk and less sugar added
Kopi C Gao Siew Dai – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and with less sugar
Kopi Gao Gai Dai – more concentrated coffee with more condensed milk
Kopi O Gao Gai Dai – more concentrated coffee without milk and with more sugar
Kopi C Gao Gai Dai – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and with more sugar
Kopi O Gao Kosong – more concentrated coffee without milk and no sugar
Kopi C Gao Kosong – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and no sugar
Kopi Por Siew Dai – more diluted coffee with less condensed milk
Kopi O Por Siew Dai – more diluted coffee without milk and less sugar added
Kopi C Por Siew Dai – more diluted coffee with evaporated milk and with less sugar
Kopi Por Gai Dai – more diluted coffee with more condensed milk
Kopi O Por Gai Dai – more diluted coffee without milk and with more sugar
Kopi C Por Gai Dai – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and with more sugar
Kopi O Por Kosong – more diluted coffee without milk and no sugar
Kopi C Por Kosong – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and no sugar
Kopi Por Siew Dai – more diluted coffee with less condensed milk
Kopi O Por Siew Dai – more diluted coffee without milk and less sugar added
Kopi C Por Siew Dai – more diluted coffee with evaporated milk and with less sugar
Kopi Por Gai Dai – more diluted coffee with more condensed milk
Kopi O Por Gai Dai – more diluted coffee without milk and with more sugar
Kopi C Por Gai Dai – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and with more sugar
Kopi O Por Kosong – more diluted coffee without milk and no sugar
Kopi C Por Kosong – more concentrated coffee with evaporated milk and no sugar
You can replace the word kopi with teh.