давать на чай

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “to give [some money] for tea”. Compare Chinese 茶錢 / 茶钱 (cháqián, “tip, gratuity; bribe”) and Burmese လက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး (lakhpak-ranyhpui:, “bribe”), as well as French pourboire (“tip, gratuity”) and German Trinkgeld (“tip, gratuity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɐˈvatʲ nɐ‿ˈt͡ɕæj]

Verb

дава́ть на чай • (davátʹ na čaj) impf (perfective дать на чай)

  1. (idiomatic) to tip [with accusative ‘amount of money’ and dative ‘recepient’] (to give a small monetary gratuity to a service worker or servant)

Conjugation

Conjugation of давать на чай: see дава́ть
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