tey تاي
Tunisian Derja · noun
“tey” (تاي) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning tea.
Meanings
- tea
Usage
Tey is the common word for "tea" in Tunisia. It is ordered by the glass: kès tey, "a glass of tea". The variety is often specified: tey a7mer (black tea, strongly brewed), tey akhdhar (green tea with mint), tey bel bouba (tea with pine nuts) or tey bel louz (with almonds). The classical form chay is understood but little used in speech. Tea is drunk very sweet, after a meal or at the café with friends.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tey” but also “tay”, “tèy” and “teyy”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “tey” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “tea”: tay in Algerian.