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Tea

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ሻይ (Shay)

Shai

Tea is a common beverage in Ethiopia, often enjoyed with sugar.

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Arabic العربية ar

شاي

Sha-ee

Tea is a very popular drink in the Arab world, often served with mint and sugar.

Bangla বাংলা bn

চা

Chah

Tea is a very popular drink in Bangladesh, often served with milk and sugar.

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Catalan català ca

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Catalonia, often enjoyed with pastries.

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Czech čeština cs

Čaj

Chai

Tea is a common beverage in the Czech Republic, often enjoyed with a piece of cake or biscuits.

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Danish dansk da

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Denmark, often enjoyed with pastries.

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German Deutsch de

Tee

Tay

Germans enjoy tea, particularly black tea, often with milk and sugar, especially in Northern Germany.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Τσάι

Tsai

Tea is consumed in Greece, though coffee is more popular, and is often enjoyed with a snack.

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Spanish Español es

Té

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Spain, often enjoyed with pastries or snacks.

Estonian eesti et

Tee

Tay

Tea is a common beverage in Estonia, often enjoyed with pastries.

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Basque Basque eu

Tea

Teh-ah

Tea is consumed in the Basque Country, often enjoyed with snacks.

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Persian فارسی fa

چای

Chai

Tea is a very popular drink in Iran, often served with sugar and sweets.

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Finnish suomi fi

Tee

Tay

Tea is a common beverage in Finland, often enjoyed with pastries.

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French Français fr

Thé

Tay

Tea is a popular drink in France, especially in the afternoon, often served with biscuits or pastries.

Galician Galician gl

Té

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Galicia, often enjoyed with pastries.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

ચા

Chah

Tea is a common beverage in Gujarat, India, often enjoyed with milk and sugar.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Shayi

Shay-ee

Tea is a popular drink in Hausa-speaking regions of Nigeria, often enjoyed with milk and sugar.

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Hebrew עברית he

תה

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Israel, often enjoyed with a snack or meal.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

चाय

Chai

Tea is a staple beverage in India, often prepared with milk, sugar, and spices (masala chai).

Hungarian magyar hu

Tea

Tay

Tea is a common beverage in Hungary, often enjoyed with pastries or biscuits.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Indonesia, often enjoyed with sugar and snacks.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Iceland, often enjoyed with pastries.

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Italian Italiano it

Tè

Teh

While not as prevalent as coffee, tea is readily available in Italy and enjoyed, especially herbal teas.

Japanese 日本語 ja

お茶 (Ocha)

Oh-cha

Tea, particularly green tea, is an integral part of Japanese culture, used in tea ceremonies and everyday life.

Korean 한국어 ko

차 (Cha)

Cha

Tea is a common beverage in Korea, often enjoyed with snacks or meals.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Arbata

Ar-bah-ta

Tea is a common beverage in Lithuania, often enjoyed with snacks.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Tēja

Tay-ya

Tea is a common beverage in Latvia, often enjoyed with snacks.

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Marathi मराठी mr

चहा

Chah-ha

Tea is a very popular drink in Maharashtra, India, often prepared with milk, sugar, and spices.

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Malay Melayu ms

Teh

Tea is a popular drink in Malaysia, often enjoyed with sugar and snacks.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Thee

Tay

Tea is a common beverage in the Netherlands, often enjoyed with a biscuit or a piece of cake.

Norwegian norsk no

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Norway, often enjoyed with pastries.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਚਾਹ

Chah

Tea is a very popular drink in Punjab, India, often prepared with milk, sugar, and spices.

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Polish polski pl

Herbata

Her-bah-ta

Tea is a common beverage in Poland, often enjoyed with sugar and lemon.

Portuguese Português pt

Chá

Shah

Tea, or 'chá,' is consumed in Portugal, often with pastries or biscuits.

Romanian română ro

Ceai

Chay

Tea is a popular drink in Romania, often served with sugar and lemon.

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Russian русский ru

Чай

Chai

Tea is a very popular drink in Russia, often served with sweets and enjoyed throughout the day.

Swedish svenska sv

Teh

Tea is a common beverage in Sweden, often enjoyed with pastries.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Chai

Tea is a popular drink in Swahili-speaking regions of East Africa, often enjoyed with milk and sugar.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

தேநீர்

Thay-neer

Tea is a common beverage in Tamil Nadu, India, often enjoyed with milk and sugar.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

టీ

Tee

Tea is a common beverage in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India, often enjoyed with milk and sugar.

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Thai ไทย th

ชา (Cha)

Chah

Tea is consumed in Thailand, though coffee is also popular, and is often enjoyed with a snack.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Tsaa

Tsa-ah

Tea is a common beverage in the Philippines, often enjoyed with snacks.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Çay

Chai

Tea is a very important part of Turkish culture, served throughout the day, often in small tulip-shaped glasses.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Чай

Chai

Tea is a popular drink in Ukraine, often served with sweets or snacks.

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Urdu اردو ur

چائے

Chai-ay

Tea is a very popular drink in Pakistan, often served with milk and sugar.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Trà

Trah

Tea is a popular drink in Vietnam, often enjoyed with snacks or meals.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Tíì

Tee

Tea is consumed in Yoruba-speaking regions of Nigeria, often enjoyed with snacks.

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Chinese 中文 zh

茶 (chá)

Chah

Tea is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture, with various types and tea ceremonies.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

茶 (chà)

Chah

Tea is a common beverage in Cantonese-speaking regions, often enjoyed with dim sum.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Itiye

Ee-tee-yeh

Tea is consumed in Zulu-speaking regions of South Africa, often enjoyed with snacks.

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