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“Kopi” in Malay means “Coffee”

My personal favourite is Kopi C. A coffee made with carnation milk instead of condensed milk. The carnation milk is a brand of tinned evaporated milk which is less thick and sweet compared to evaporated milk.

Kopi Chart

Name	Meaning	Equivalent
Kopi-0	Black Coffee with Sugar	Long Black with Sugar Added
Kopi	Black Coffee with Condensed Milk	None – The condensed milk is very sweet
Kopi C	Black Coffee with Evaporated Milk and sugar	None
Kopi Kosong	Black Coffee without sugar or milk	Long Black – no added sugar
Kopi Gah Dai	Black Coffee with extra condensed milk	None – very sweet!
Kopi Siew Dai	Coffee with Condensed Milk but less sugar	None
Kopi O Siew Dai	Black Coffee with less sugar	Long Black – about half a teaspoon to a teaspoon of sugar
Kopi Po	Coffee with Condensed Milk but weaker (they add more water)	None
Kopi O Po	Black Coffee with Sugar but weaker (they add more water)	Americano with sugar and hot water added
Kopi Gau	Strong Coffee with Condensed Milk	None
Kopi O Gau	Strong Black Coffee with Sugar	Like a triple expresso with sugar
Kopi Di Lo	Coffee Extra Thick	None
Kopi Sua	Double Order of Same Coffee	None
Kopi Peng	Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk	None
Kopi O Peng	Iced Black Coffee with sugar	Iced Americano
Kopi Gau Peng	Strong Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk	None
Kopi O Gau Peng	Strong Black Coffee with Sugar	Iced Triple Expresso with Sugar
Kopi Kosong Peng	Iced black coffee without sugar	Iced Americano without Sugar
Kopi Gau Kosong Peng	Iced Strong Black coffee without Sugar or milk	Iced triple expresso without sugar

Kopi Terms

O – Black with Sugar (pronounced as a short version of “Awe”). From Hokkien dialect.
C – With Evaporated Milk; like a latte – a lot more milk than regular coffee (pronounced “See”). Means “Fresh” in Hainanese dialect.
Kosong – Without Sugar or Milk. “Kosong” in Malay Language means “Empty”
Gah Dai – With Extra Condensed Milk (pronounced as Ga – Die). From Hock Chew (fu-zhou) dialect.
Xiu Dai – With Less Sugar (pronounced as Seeyou-Die). From Hock Chew (fu-zhou) dialect.
Po – Thinner/Weaker. From Hokkien dialect.
Gau – Stronger (pronounced a mix between “gow” and “cow”). From Hokkien dialect.
Di Lo – In Hokkien Dialect means “Pour All The Way”
Sua – In Chinese Hokkien Dialect means “Follow”
Peng – Iced. From Hokkien dialect