How to Pronounce Tea

To pronounce "tea", say TEA — one syllable, IPA /tiː/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

tea

Tap to hear · American accent

Accent

If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.

Speed

Practice: Record & Compare

Record yourself saying tea, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.

1

Syllable

3

Letters

/tiː/

IPA

💡 Tip for remembering “tea”

"tea" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with free and devotee, if that helps it stick.

Sounds exactly like: tee, t, te, ti — easy to mix up when writing.

What does tea mean?

noun

  1. A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.

    “After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.”

  2. The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

noun

  1. Food consumed before going to bed.
  2. Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.

noun

  1. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

Synonyms

dinnerevening meal

Hear “tea” in real sentences

Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.

Words that rhyme with tea

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

freedevoteeseekeygleescreereparteeapogeesensualitysyncopeespritweighty

Related words

teatimeoolongpekoehysonchacoffeebrew

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "tea"?▾

"Tea" has one syllable.

What is the IPA transcription of "tea"?▾

The IPA transcription of "tea" is /tiː/.

What does "tea" mean?▾

Tea: A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.

Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?

Open “tea” in the full dictionary →