伏特加

fútèjiā

noun

Measure Word

一瓶伏特加 píng

Meanings

1 vodka

Characters

Examples

俄罗斯人喜欢喝伏特加。

Éluósīrén xǐhuān hē fútèjiā.

Russians like to drink vodka.

请给我来一杯加冰的伏特加。

Qǐng gěi wǒlái yī bēi jiābīng de fútèjiā.

Please bring me a vodka on the rocks.

Tips

usage

Pure phonetic loan from Russian водка (vodka) — the characters 伏特加 are picked for sound only, not meaning. Same loanword pattern as 威士忌 (whisky) and 白兰地 (brandy).

Stroke Order

伏 fú

特 tè

加 jiā