«tea» en set llengües
Significattea
Espanyol
/te/
m.manlleu · Min Chinese tê, through the European tea trade
Francès
/te/
m.manlleu · Min Chinese tê, through the European tea trade
Italià
/tɛ/
m.manlleu · Min Chinese tê, through the European tea trade
Portuguès
/ʃa/
m.un altre origen · Chinese chá (Mandarin and Cantonese), through the Portuguese at Macau
Portuguese took the chá form, not the Min tê that reached its sisters by sea through the Dutch.
Romanès
/tʃaj/
neutreun altre origen · Russian čaj (from Chinese chá)
Català
/tɛ/
m.manlleu · Min Chinese tê, through the European tea trade
Anglès
/ti/
del llatí/francès · Dutch thee, from Min Chinese tê
L’avantpassat
Min Chinese tê‘tea’
Les sis germanes en descendeixen, tret que s’indiqui el contrari a continuació.
La història
The sea trade from the Min-speaking coast of China brought the te form to Western Europe. Portuguese chá comes from the other Chinese form, cha, which is also the one Russian chai and Turkish çay share.
Aprèn-la
En una frase
- es¿Quieres una taza de té?
- frTu veux une tasse de thé ?
- itVuoi una tazza di tè?
- ptQuer uma xícara de chá?
- roVrei o ceașcă de ceai?
- caVols una tassa de te?
- enWould you like a cup of tea?