Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/te/

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Translation

tea

Word origin

Borrowed via Dutch thee from the Amoy Hokkien Chinese pronunciation te of the word for tea.

Origin
Chinese
Root
te
English cognates
tea

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

.

I prefer green tea to coffee in the morning.

.

She drinks a cup of tea before going to sleep.

.

English tea is often taken with milk.

l', amer.

The tea stayed in the water too long, it is bitter.

voisine -midi.

We are having tea at my neighbour's this afternoon.

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This word is part of lesson 11.