在我喝下第一杯咖啡以前

在 zaiˋ

Now, Located, In, At, On, By, Alive, Present, Presently

我 woˇ

I, Me, My, We, Use, Our, Ourselves

喝 he ˉ heˋ

Drink, (He4), Shout, Call Out

下 xiaˋ

Below, Beneath, After, Down, End, Under, Finish, Inferior, Get down, Get Off

第一 diˋ yiˉ

(First, Number one) Number one, First, The first

一杯 yiˋ beiˉ

(cup of) A cup of

咖啡 kaˉ feiˉ

(Coffee) Coffee

以前 yiˇ qianˊ

(Ago, Before, Period Of Time) Before, Ago, Period of time before