アイスティー
aisutī
In Japanese, iced tea is アイスティー (aisutī).
The term refers to cold tea. If you wish to request sweetened iced tea, you can add amai in front of the phrase to say amai aisu tī.
Meaning: cold tea (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
This term is a loanword from English, combining アイス (ice) and ティー (tea).
How do you pronounce it?
aisutī
Did you know?
- The word アイス in アイスティー is a 'katekana' loanword. Using this instead of the Japanese word for ice, kōri, signals that the drink is a Western-style beverage.
- In some traditional settings, tea is served cold in a way called hiyashi-cha. This is distinct from アイスティー as it usually involves green tea and traditional ceramics.
- If you order just ocha, a waiter might bring you hot green tea instead of 'iced tea'.
Examples in context
- シャツにアイスティーがかかってしまった。Iced tea had got on my shirt.This sentence is useful for describing an accident where アイスティー got on your shirt.Tatoeba #74987 by fcbond, translation #328732 by fcbond
- アイスティーを一杯ください。Aisutī o ippai kudasai.One iced tea, please.
- 暑いので、アイスティーを飲みます。Atsui node, aisutī o nomimasu.It's hot, so I'll drink some iced tea.
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are at a cafe.
- 結衣 Yui健太くん、何を飲みますか？Kenta-kun, nani o nomimasu ka?Kenta, what will you drink?
- 健太 Kenta僕はアイスティーにします。Boku wa aisutī ni shimasu.I'll have an iced tea.
- 結衣 Yuiいいですね。私もそれにします。Ii desu ne. Watashi mo sore ni shimasu.That sounds good. I'll have that too.
- 健太 Kentaじゃあ、一緒に注文しよう。Jā, issho ni chūmon shiyō.Then let's order together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “iced tea” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
