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How to Say ‘Drink plenty of tea.’ in German

Trinken Sie viel Tee.

TRING-ken zee feel tay

[TRING-ken zee feel tay]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Herbal tea, especially fennel or chamomile, is a standard German home remedy for stomach trouble. Doctors do recommend it before reaching for medication.

Phrase Breakdown

Trinken Sie

TRING-ken zee

Drink (formal command)

This is the formal imperative: the verb comes first, then 'Sie'. Say 'TRINK-en zee'.

Example

Trinken Sie Wasser.

Drink water.

Words in this phrase

Trinken

[TRING-ken]

drink

Infinitive verb 'to drink'; with 'zu' it means 'something to drink'.

Example

Ich möchte Wasser trinken.

I'd like to drink water.

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

viel Tee.

feel tay

a lot of tea.

'viel' sounds like 'feel', because German 'v' is pronounced like English 'f'. 'Tee' is said 'tay'.

Example

Ich trinke viel Tee.

I drink a lot of tea.

Words in this phrase

viel

[feel]

a lot

Means often, much, or to a great extent depending on context.

Example

Die Kollegen helfen einander viel.

The colleagues help each other a lot.

Tee

[tay]

tea

Masculine noun (der Tee); a hot drink, often recommended when ill.

Example

Möchtest du einen Tee?

Would you like a tea?

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