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noun, masculine, inanimate, uncountable

often used word (top 800)A1Food & Drink - Basics 1
  • 1.

    tea

Usage info

The partitive variant is preferred with verbs: выпить чаю, výpit́ cháyu, "to have a drink of tea". The genitive variant is used more frequently when the mass noun is modified by an adjective: чашка горячего чая cháshka goryáchevo cháya, "a cup of hot tea".

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

singularplural
nom.nominative

ча́й

чаи́

gen.genitive

ча́я

ча́ю

чаёв

dat.dative

ча́ю

чая́м

acc.accusative

ча́й

чаи́

inst.instrumental

ча́ем

чая́ми

prep.prepositional

ча́е

чая́х

Typical usage

  • Types & qualities

    • чёрный ча́й

      black tea

    • зелёный ча́й

      green tea

    • травяно́й ча́й

      herbal tea

    • кре́пкий ча́й

      strong tea

  • Making & serving

    • завари́ть ча́й

      to brew tea (once)

    • заварива́ть ча́й

      to brew tea (habitually)

    • дать ча́ю настоя́ться

      to let the tea steep

    • нали́ть ча́ю

      to pour (some) tea

  • Cups, packets & amounts

    • ча́шка ча́я

      a cup of tea

    • кру́жка ча́я

      a mug of tea

    • стака́н ча́я

      a glass of tea

    • паке́тик ча́я

      a tea bag (one sachet)

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Contributions

  • Michel edited translation 4 months ago.
  • pyz9188 edited usage info 2 years ago.
  • drvuquangson edited declension 3 years ago.