شاي (shay) — "tea" in Levantine Arabic
شاي
šāy
tea
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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.
القهوة كانت سخنة والشاي كان حلو.
Al qahwa kanat sukhne wal shay kan hulu.
The coffee was hot and the tea was sweet.
from Friends in the City
سارة: هل شربتي قهوة ولا شاي اليوم؟
Sara: Hal shribti qahwa wala shay alyom?
Sarah: Did you drink coffee or tea today?
هو ما اكتفى انه يوصفلنا الطريق بس اصر انه نشرب كاسة شاي معه قبل ما نكمل مشوارنا
huwwe ma ktafa inno yoosfelna attariq bas asarr inno neshrab kaset shay maao abel ma nkammel meshwarna
He didn't just give us the directions, but insisted that we drink a cup of tea with him before completing our journey.
رجعنا عالبيت مبسوطين وشربنا شاي سخن مع بعض ونحنا عم نتفرج عالمطر
rjeana aal bayt mabsoutin w shrebna shay sekhn maa baad w nehna am netfaraj aal matar
We returned home happy and drank hot tea together while watching the rain.
بعد الاكل قعدنا كلنا عم نشرب شاي سخن و نكمل سهرتنا الممتعة
Ba'd il-akl qa'adna killna 'am nishrab shāy sukhan w inkammil sahratna il-mumti'a.
After the meal, we all sat together drinking hot tea and continuing our pleasant evening gathering.
from Family Gathering
جدتي وجدي قاعدين جنب الشباك عم يشربوا شاي دافي ومبسوطين بالجو العاصف
Jaddeti w jaddi qa'din janb esh-shubbak 'am yishrabu shay dafi w mabsootin bil jaw el 'asef.
My grandma and grandpa were sitting by the window drinking warm tea and enjoying the stormy weather.
from A Rainy Autumn Day
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