Comment Comment by rabboRubble I really like the word "tea" across languages.Japanese - chaChinese - cháThailand - chāRussian - чай (chay)Turkish - Çay (chai)Sri Lanka Sinhala - තේ (tē)Arabic - شاي (shay)German - teeEnglish - tea!You have to go out of your way to find a language where "tea" deviates from those patterns. parent rabboRubble 9 years ago
Japanese - cha
Chinese - chá
Thailand - chā
Russian - чай (chay)
Turkish - Çay (chai)
Sri Lanka Sinhala - තේ (tē)
Arabic - شاي (shay)
German - tee
English - tea!
You have to go out of your way to find a language where "tea" deviates from those patterns.