点餐 · At the table
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喝茶
hēchá
Drink tea / have tea
Sounds roughly like huh chah
Literal meaning
喝
hē
to drink
茶
chá
tea
drink · tea
How to pronounce it
- 喝
hē
he1
11st · highh + a short “uh”, high and level. Not English “hay”.
- 茶
chá
cha2
22nd · risingch (puff of air, tongue curled) + ah, rising. The word itself is a small hospitality ritual.
In real life
请喝茶。
Qǐng hē chá.
Please have some tea.