إبريق شاي
ibrīq shāy
The English phrase "tea pot" is translated into Arabic as إبريق شاي (ibrīq shāy).
The phrase is used to refer to a container with a handle and a spout used for brewing and pouring tea.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun إبريق, meaning pot or pitcher and the noun شاي, meaning tea.
Which one should you use?
While إبريق شاي refers specifically to a teapot, the word إبريق alone can mean any pitcher, jug or teapot depending on the context. Additionally, if you add the definite article to the second word to form إبريق الشاي, the phrase becomes "the teapot".
How do you pronounce it?
ibrīq shāy
Did you know?
- In several Arab countries, it is customary to brew tea by simmering the إبريق شاي on a bed of hot coals or sand rather than a stove.
- In many Arabic-speaking cultures, the إبريق is not just for brewing but is often used as a centerpiece for hospitality, where tea is poured from a height to create a foam on top.
- While إبريق شاي is the standard term, in some dialects, people may refer to the tea pot as a براد ('barrad'), which refers to the pot's ability to keep tea warm.
Examples in context
- اجلب لي الإبريق لنسكب الشاي.Bring me the tea pot to pour the tea.
- هذا إبريق شاي جديد.hadha ibriq shay jadid.This is a new tea pot.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Maryam are preparing tea in the kitchen.
- أحمد Ahmedيا مريم، أين إبريق شاي؟Ya Maryam, ayna ibriq shay?Maryam, where is the tea pot?
- مريم Maryamإنه على الطاولة يا أحمد.Innahu 'ala al-tawila ya Ahmed.It is on the table, Ahmed.
- أحمد Ahmedسأملأ إبريق شاي بالماء الآن.Sa-amla ibriq shay bil-ma' al-an.I will fill the tea pot with water now.
- مريم Maryamشكراً لك يا أحمد.Shukran laka ya Ahmed.Thank you, Ahmed.
