Why is latte written as "那堤" in Traditional Chinese? In Mandarin Chinese, the latte is written as "拿铁". In fact if you type in "natie" on iPhone the cafe emoji shows up in the predictive list.

However, I just entered a brunch of Starbucks in Taipei, and found that it is spelled as "那提". Why is it not "拿鐵", the equivalent of "拿铁" in Traditional Chinese?
well, "拿鐵" is just a translation term. it helps to indicate the particular type of drink. in hong kong, another place using traditional chinese, latte is translated as "鮮奶咖啡" by starbuck.

"鮮奶" - fresh milk; voila, "咖啡" - coffee :)

toffee nut crunch latte --> 拖肥果仁脆趣鮮奶咖啡

gingerbread latte --> 薑汁鮮奶咖啡 &lt;-- my favourite 




i'm thirsty now, have fun :)