Three Cups
Three Drinks, Three Glasses
noun
Three cups of liquid is equals to three cups or three drinks. It can also mean three glasses depending on what your drink is in!
〜杯 is a counter used to count the amount that fills a container, such as a cup, glass, bowl, or even a spoon! The contents don't have to be liquid—you can use 三杯 for three bowls of rice or three spoons of sugar as well.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Just watch out for 杯, which becomes ばい thanks to our old friend rendaku.
ここで、大さじ三杯のハチミツを入れます。
Now, add three tablespoons of honey here.
この店のコーンポタージュが美味しすぎて、三杯も飲んでしまった。
The cream of corn soup at this restaurant was so delicious that I ended up having three bowls.
私、一日にコーヒーを三杯飲むのが習慣になってるんですが、これってカフェイン中毒だと思いますか？
I have a habit of drinking three cups of coffee a day—do you think that's caffeine addiction?
その時ちょっとへこみ気味だったもんで、ビールを三杯一気飲みしちゃったんだよね。
I was depressed at the time, so I chugged three glasses of beer.