te
/te/
In Spanish, te can mean tea, a beverage made by steeping dried leaves in hot water.
How do you pronounce it?
/te/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American cultures, té de canela or cinnamon tea is used as a traditional home remedy for colds and congestion.
- In Spanish, the letter 'T' is called te, which sounds identical to the word for the beverage té.
- The pronoun te is derived from the Latin tē, which is the accusative form of tū.
Examples in context
- ¡No te comas ese damasco!Don’t eat that apricot!This sentence shows te used in a command regarding an apricot.Tatoeba #1234994 by marcelostockle, translation #872941 by ddnktr
- Eso no te lo puedo garantizar.That's something I can’t guarantee.This sentence demonstrates te used as an object pronoun in a sentence about a guarantee.Tatoeba #8966382 by arh, translation #9202926 by DJ_Saidez
- Tengo una camiseta en mi maleta.I have a T-shirt in my suitcase.This sentence shows the letters te appearing within the word for T-shirt.Tatoeba #9976551 by manufrutos, translation #2358830 by CK
- TeléfonoTelephone
- TomarTo drink
- TiempoTime
- TienesYou have
- TomaTake
- TierraEarth
- ¡Tu persistencia te llevará al éxito!Your persistence will lead you to success!
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Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are relaxing in the kitchen.
- JavierSofía, ¿quieres una taza de te?Sofía, do you want a cup of tea?
- SofíaSí, por favor, me vendría muy bien.Yes, please, that would be great.
- JavierPrefieres te verde o te negro?Do you prefer green tea or black tea?
- SofíaEl te verde es mi favorito.Green tea is my favorite.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry te, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
