(ちゃ)

ちゃ
noun
tea
1. tea
A beverage made from tea leaves. In Japanese, (ちゃ) typically refers to Japanese green tea by default, though it can refer to tea in general.
(ちゃ)()みませんか。
Would you like to have some tea?
日本(にほん)では食事(しょくじ)(あと)にお(ちゃ)()む。
In Japan, people drink tea after meals.
(ちゃ)()れましょうか。
Shall I make some tea?
(あつ)いお(ちゃ)()きです。
I like hot tea.
(ちゃ)(からだ)()()(もの)だと()われている。
Tea is said to be a healthy drink.
2. brown (color)
The color brown, named after the color of tea. Used in compound words like 茶色(ちゃいろ) (brown color).
()茶色(ちゃいろ)い。
My eyes are brown.
茶色(ちゃいろ) = brown (color)
茶色(ちゃいろ)(いぬ)(はし)っている。
A brown dog is running.
茶色(ちゃいろ)(くつ)()いている。
I'm wearing brown shoes.
(かみ)(いろ)茶色(ちゃいろ)です。
My hair color is brown.
茶色(ちゃいろ)()けた(はだ)
Sun-tanned (brown) skin.

USAGE: The polite form お(ちゃ) is more commonly used in everyday speech. Without any modifier, (ちゃ)/お(ちゃ) typically means Japanese green tea (緑茶(りょくちゃ)).

TYPES OF TEA:

  • 緑茶(りょくちゃ) (green tea)
  • 紅茶(こうちゃ) (black tea)
  • 麦茶(むぎちゃ) (barley tea)
  • 抹茶(まっちゃ) (matcha, powdered green tea)
  • ウーロン(ちゃ) (oolong tea)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (ちゃ)()れる (to make/brew tea)
  • (ちゃ)()す (to serve tea)
  • 茶道(さどう)/(ちゃ)() (tea ceremony)

IDIOM: (ちゃ)(にご)す means 'to evade the issue' or 'to gloss over something'.

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