чай
common #638A1
nounmasculineinanimateuncountable
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tea
Usage info
The partitive variant is preferred with verbs: выпить чаю, výpit' 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".
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Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 usagePRO
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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nrimanliyev edited translation 1 month ago.
Michel edited translation 8 months ago.
pyz9188 edited usage info 2 years ago.
drvuquangson edited declension 4 years ago.
