porque le gusta mucho el té
because she likes tea a lot
He's putting together a Christmas gift for a coworker and knows a nice teapot will be a hit. With gustar, el té is the thing she likes, so it keeps its article.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "tea" in Spanish
el té
nounmasculineplural: los tésaccent on the e
"Tea" in Spanish is el té, with an accent on the e. The accent matters: té is the drink, and te without it is a pronoun. To order a cup, ask for un té: Un té con leche, por favor.
Hear "té" in real scenes
A Christmas gift and a first date. Each video starts and stops on that line.
¿De cuál té tienes?
Which tea do you have?
On a first date at her apartment, he wants to know which kinds of tea she keeps at home.
From Scott Pilgrim vs. the World · Spanish audio
Kinds of tea and how to ask for them
Six words you'll see on a café menu.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| el té verde | green tea | The color goes after té. |
| el té negro | black tea | Negro is the everyday word for black. |
| el té con leche | tea with milk | Con is for what you add: té con limón, té con azúcar. |
| el té helado | iced tea | Helado means ice-cold here. On its own, un helado is an ice cream. |
| la manzanilla | chamomile tea | In Spain, herbal drinks like this are called infusiones. |
| una taza de té | a cup of tea | La tetera is the teapot. |
Tip: To ask a waiter which teas they have, say ¿Qué tés tienen?
Grammar: el té, los tés
Four points about a very short word.
Masculine, with an accent
el té, un té. The accent mark is what separates the drink from te, the pronoun.Plural: tés
Add -s and keep the accent: dos tés, los tés verdes.Té de or té con
té de + flavor: té de menta, té de frutas. té con + what you put in: té con leche.Bebo té, tomo té
Both verbs work. Tomar is very common for drinks: ¿Tomas té o café?Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Bebo té por la mañana.
I drink tea in the morning.
¿Un té?
Would you like some tea?
El té con leche es mi vida.
Tea with milk is my life.
Le gusta mucho el té.
She likes tea a lot.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗te (meaning the drink)
✓té
Without the accent, te is a pronoun, as in Te quiero.
✗la té
✓el té
Tea is masculine: el té, un té, los tés.
✗té de leche
✓té con leche
Use con for something you add to the cup. De names the flavor.
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How to remember it
In Spanish the letter T is called te, and té sounds exactly the same. Picture a big T printed on the tag of every tea bag.
Questions about "tea" in Spanish
How do you say tea in Spanish?
El té, with an accent on the e. A cup of tea is una taza de té.
Why does té have an accent?
The accent separates té, the drink, from te, the pronoun in Te veo (I see you). They sound the same.
How do you say green tea in Spanish?
El té verde. Black tea is el té negro.
How do you order tea in Spanish?
Say Un té, por favor. With milk: Un té con leche, por favor.
