Learn German: Ja, ich trinke gern Tee. - Yes, I like drinking tea.

This sentence is a statement answering a question, so it uses standard verb-second (V2) word order. The word Ja (yes) is separated by a comma and doesn't count towards the sentence's position numbers. The core sentence starts with ich (position 1), making trinke the second position.

The English translation says 'like drinking', but I don't see a verb for 'like'. How does that work?

In German, you don't usually use a verb for 'like' when talking about activities. Instead, you use the action verb (trinke) and add the adverb gern (gladly). So, ich trinke gern literally translates to 'I drink gladly', which is how Germans express 'I like drinking'.

Why is there no article before Tee?

Just like in English, you don't need an article when talking about a general, uncountable substance. You can just say Tee instead of einen Tee (a tea) or den Tee (the tea).

Why does the verb end in -e (trinke) instead of -en?

This is a quick reminder of verb conjugation! The dictionary form is trinken (to drink). When the subject is ich (I), you drop the -en ending and add -e.