Parts of speech
Nouns |
чай gen. чаю - tea |
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чайок gen. чайку - tea, diminutive чаювання - taking, drinking tea (action, ceremony) |
Adjectives |
чайний - relating or pertaining to tea |
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Adverbs |
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Verbs |
чаювати - to take tea |
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Useful compounds |
чорний, зелений чай - black, green tea липовий, малиновий чай - linden, raspberry tea чайний сервіз, чайний набір - tea service чайна ложка - tea spoon |
Additional information
1. чай is closely related to the word for tea in many languages, derived from Mandarin Chinese
2. not to be confused with similar-sounding words, especially чайка - seagull, a bird with considerable significance in Ukrainian folk culture
3. чайник colloquially means a novice or greenhorn; the slang phrase чайника повісити, when said of a woman, means to commit adultery.
Related words
чайник - teapot, kettle
чайові - tip, gratuity