شاي (shaay) — "tea" in Modern Standard Arabic
شاي
šaay
tea
- Topic
- food
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
"tea" in the other dialects
شاي in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
نشرب الشاي الحار معا ونتكلم بسعادة تحت النجوم
nashrabu ash-shay al-harr maan wa-natakallamu bisaada tahta an-nujum.
We drink hot tea together and talk happily under the stars.
نشرب شاي ساخن مع البائع
nashrab shaay saakhin ma'a albaa'i'
We drink hot tea with the seller.
from Clothes Shopping
نجلس في غرفة الجلوس ونشرب الشاي
najlisu fi ghurfat al julus wa nashrabu al shay
We sit in the living room and drink tea.
انا اشرب كوب شاي الان
Ana ashrab koob shay al-aan.
I drink a cup of tea now.
انا اشاهد التلفاز واشرب الشاي
Ana ushahid al-tilfaz wa ashrab ash-shay.
I am watching TV and drinking tea.
عرض علي كوبا من الشاي الساخن كعادة اهل السوق
'Arada 'alayya kooban min ash-shaayi as-saakhin ka-'aadati ahli as-sooq
He offered me a cup of hot tea, as is the custom of the market people
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