ti

Everyday

1. Ti (also te) is the seventh note in the singing scale do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. tree →
2. Ti is also the name of a plant (the cabbage tree) in New Zealand and the Pacific. tree →
3. As a fragment, «ti» often comes from a longer word cut in the middle, or from «Ti», the chemistry symbol for titanium. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons, children sing the scale «do re mi fa so la ti do»; ti is just below the top do. In the song from «The Sound of Music» it is «tea, a drink with jam and bread». In chemistry, Ti stands for the metal titanium.

Examples

• Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do! tree →
• Ti is the note right before the high do. tree →
• In the song, «ti» sounds like «tea». tree →
• The symbol Ti on the periodic table means titanium. tree →
• We sang ti a bit too low and the teacher laughed. tree →
• A ti tree, or cabbage tree, grows in New Zealand. tree →

Note

Sounds like «tee». Not a common English word on its own. In the UK it is often spelled «te». Do not confuse with «tea» or «tee» (a golf peg), which sound the same.