How to Say ‘Yes, I had hot tea’ in French
Oui, j'ai pris du thé chaud.
wee zh ay pree dyu tay show
[wee zh ay pree dyu tay show]
💬 Usage Tip: Good model for explaining a remedy you tried. You can swap in other items after j'ai pris...
🇫🇷 In France: Mentioning simple home remedies sounds very normal in a French consultation.
Phrase Breakdown
Oui
[wee]
yes
A basic word used to answer positively.
Oui, j'ai pris du thé chaud.
Yes, I had some hot tea.
J'ai pris
zh ay pree
I took / I had
Past tense of prendre; here it means I took or had something.
J'ai pris un médicament.
I took medicine.
Words in this phrase
j'
[zh]
I
Short form of je before a vowel; it means I.
Oui, j'ai pris du thé chaud.
Yes, I had some hot tea.
ai
[ay]
have
Form of avoir used with j' to build the past tense.
Oui, j'ai pris du thé chaud.
Yes, I had some hot tea.
pris
[pree]
taken / took
Past participle of prendre, used here for took / had.
Oui, j'ai pris du thé chaud.
Yes, I had some hot tea.
Du thé chaud
dyu tay show
Hot tea
A remedy or drink, with du indicating some tea.
J'ai bu du thé chaud.
I drank hot tea.
Words in this phrase
du
[dyu]
some
Partitive article meaning some before a masculine singular noun.
Oui, j'ai pris du thé chaud.
Yes, I had some hot tea.
thé
[tay]
tea
A hot drink often mentioned when talking about remedies.
Oui, j'ai pris du thé chaud.
Yes, I had some hot tea.
chaud
[show]
hot / warm
Describes the temperature of the tea.
Oui, j'ai pris du thé chaud.
Yes, I had some hot tea.
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