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tea in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- shāy
- Arabizi
shay- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ش ي ي
How to use it
"Tea" is a masculine noun (shāy) in Arabic. It refers to the beverage made from tea leaves. Use it in everyday conversation about drinks.
Example sentences
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أُحِبُّ شَايَ الصَّبَاحِ بَدُونِ سُكَّرٍ.
uḥibbu shāya aṣ-ṣabāḥi bidūni sukkarin.
I like morning tea without sugar.
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قَدَّمَ الضَّيفُ كَأْسًا مِنَ الشَّايِ.
qaddama aḍ-ḍayfu kaʾsan mina ash-shāyi.
The guest served a cup of tea.
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الشَّايُ يُعَدُّ في كُتْلَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.
ash-shāyu yuʿaddu fī kutlatin kabīratin.
Tea is brewed in a large kettle.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
He likes tea.
انه يحب الشاي.
We only have tea.
ليس عندنا إلا الشاي.
I don't drink tea.
أنا لا أشرب الشاي.
Tea Time in America
وقت الشاي في أميركا
Egyptian tea anyone?..
يشرب المصريين الشاي في كل الأحوال!
He's at home having tea.
يكون في منزله يتناول قدحا من الشاي.
Tea Bolkvadze, 42, archer
تيا بولكفادز، 42، رامية سهام
Does your friend like tea?
هل صاحبك يحب الشاي؟
Western examples of these are afternoon tea and the tea party.
و من هذه الأمثلة الغربية إقامت حفل الشاي وشرب الشاي في وقت الظهيرة.
A bow is performed at the door before entering the tea room, or tea house.
يؤدى الانحناء عند الباب قبل الدخول إلى غرفة أو منزل الشاي.
So imagine that you are taking the tea now, we'll wait for you to finish the tea.
لذا تخيلوا أنكم تتناولون الشاي الآن، سننتظركم لإكمال الشاي.
Traditional Chinese tea, including green tea, flower tea, jasmine tea and Pu-erh tea, are also common, and are served at dim sum restaurant during "yum cha".
يشمل الشاي التقليدي الصيني على الشاي الأخضر, زهور الشاي وياسمين الشاي, بو إره الشاي (Pu-erh tea), وجميعها شائعة ويتم تقديمها في مطعم ديم سوم (dim sum) في يم تشا (yum cha).
Questions and answers
Is there a verb for "to tea"?
No direct verb; you say "يَصْنَعُ الشَّاي" (makes tea).
What is the plural of "tea"?
Usually not pluralized; you can say "شايان" for two teas, but rarely used.
Related words and expressions
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