té verde
/te beɾde/from spelling rulesmasculine
Green tea in Spanish is té verde.
té verde refers to the drink made from green tea leaves.
Meaning: drink (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
té verde is a masculine noun phrase. Because té is a masculine noun, you must use the masculine article el when referring to it, as in el té verde. To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must change to their plural forms, resulting in los tés verdes.
How do you pronounce it?
/te beɾde/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, people may refer to an herbal infusion as té even if it contains no tea leaves at all.
- The word té comes from the Hokkien Chinese word tê, meaning it traveled through trade routes from East Asia to reach Spanish speakers.
- Depending on the region, ordering té without specifying verde or negro will almost always result in receiving black tea.
Examples in context
- Me gusta el té verde.I like green tea.This sentence is useful for expressing a preference for té verde.Tatoeba #5016826 by don_ramon, translation #2377447 by CK
- No me gusta el té verde.I don't care for green tea.This sentence is useful for expressing a dislike for té verde.Tatoeba #812714 by Shishir, translation #253292 by CK
- A este lo llaman té verde.This tea is called green tea.This sentence is useful for identifying a specific tea as té verde.Tatoeba #1272145 by marcelostockle, translation #61268 by CM
- Por favor, ¿me podría traer un té verde?Could you please bring me a green tea?
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Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are at a cafe.
- Javier¿Quieres un té verde, Lucía?Do you want a green tea, Lucía?
- LucíaSí, por favor, me encanta el té verde.Yes, please, I love green tea.
- JavierYo pediré un café.I will order a coffee.
- LucíaPerfecto, Javier.Perfect, Javier.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “green tea” translations and entries té verde, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries té, verde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
