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black tea
Tea made from fermented tea leaves, typically served in Western style.
紅茶を飲みませんか。
Would you like to have some black tea?
レモンティーは紅茶にレモンを入れたものです。
Lemon tea is black tea with lemon added.
午後は紅茶の時間です。
Afternoon is tea time.
紅茶にミルクを入れますか。
Do you add milk to your tea?
毎日午後に温かい紅茶を飲んでいます。
I drink warm black tea every afternoon.
紅茶 means black tea—literally 'red tea' (紅 = crimson/red + 茶 = tea), named for the color of the brewed liquid.
TEA TYPES IN JAPANESE:
- 紅茶: black tea (fermented)
- 緑茶: green tea (unfermented)
- ウーロン茶: oolong tea (semi-fermented)
- お茶: tea in general (often green tea)
- 麦茶: barley tea
COMMON VARIETIES:
- ミルクティー: milk tea
- レモンティー: lemon tea
- アイスティー: iced tea
- ストレートティー: tea without milk
- ダージリン: Darjeeling
- アールグレイ: Earl Grey
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 紅茶を入れる: to brew tea
- 紅茶を飲む: to drink tea
- 午後の紅茶: afternoon tea
CULTURAL NOTE:
Black tea drinking in Japan became popular in the Meiji era through British influence.