Después de entrenar, voy a tomarme un té caliente.

Because in Spanish, después de + infinitive is a very common way to say after doing something.

• después de entrenar = after training / after working out
• después de comer = after eating
• después de estudiar = after studying

English often uses after + -ing, but Spanish normally uses después de + infinitive.

After después de, Spanish normally uses the infinitive when the subject is understood in a general way or is the same person as in the main clause.

So:

• Después de entrenar, voy a tomarme un té caliente. = After training / after I train, I’m going to have a hot tea.

You would not usually say después de entreno here, because entreno is a conjugated form, and that structure is not what Spanish uses after de.

Voy a + infinitive is the near future in Spanish. It is one of the most common ways to talk about what you are going to do.

• voy a tomarme = I’m going to have
• voy a comer = I’m going to eat
• voy a salir = I’m going to go out

It is built with:

• ir conjugated
• a
• an infinitive

So here:

• voy = I go / I am going
• a tomarme = to have for myself / to drink

Together: I’m going to have...

The me in tomarme is often called a dative pronoun or part of a pronominal use. In everyday Spanish, especially with food and drink, tomarse, comerse, and similar forms often add a sense of the action being personally experienced, completed, or enjoyed.

So:

• voy a tomar un té = I’m going to have a tea
• voy a tomarme un té = I’m going to have myself a tea / I’m going to drink a tea

In many contexts, both are possible. The version with me often sounds a bit more natural, personal, or colloquial.

It does not literally mean take me. Here, me refers to the speaker as the person benefiting from or experiencing the action.

Yes. That is also correct.

With ir a + infinitive, object pronouns can usually go in two places:

• voy a tomarme un té caliente
• me voy a tomar un té caliente

Both mean the same thing.

This is very common in Spanish:

• Voy a comerlo.
• Lo voy a comer.

Both are correct.

In Spanish, it is very common to use the indefinite article when talking about having a coffee, a tea, a beer, etc.

• un té
• un café
• una cerveza

So tomar un té sounds natural and means to have a tea.

English can sometimes omit the article in a more general way, but Spanish usually includes it in this kind of sentence.

In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• un té caliente = a hot tea
• una casa grande = a big house
• un libro interesante = an interesting book

That is the normal order. Putting the adjective before the noun is sometimes possible, but it often changes the tone, emphasis, or meaning. Here, un té caliente is the standard and natural order.

Because té is a masculine noun:

• el té
• un té

Adjectives must agree with the noun in gender and number:

• un té caliente
• unos tés calientes

Also, caliente is an adjective with the same form for masculine and feminine singular:

• un té caliente
• una sopa caliente

So the ending does not change to -a here.

The accent mark is very important here.

• té = tea
• te = you (object pronoun, informal singular)

Examples:

• Quiero té. = I want tea.
• Te quiero. = I love you.

So in your sentence, un té caliente clearly means a hot tea, and the accent distinguishes it from the pronoun te.

The comma separates the introductory phrase from the main clause:

• Después de entrenar, = introductory time expression
• voy a tomarme un té caliente = main clause

In English, we also often use a comma after an opening phrase like After training, ...

In Spanish, this comma is very natural and helps readability, though punctuation can sometimes vary depending on style and sentence length.

Yes, grammatically you could say:

• Después de entrenar, voy a beber un té caliente.

But tomar is usually more natural in many everyday situations when talking about drinks in Spanish, especially in Spain.

Common choices are:

• tomar un café
• tomar un té
• tomar una cerveza

Beber means to drink, but it can sound a bit more neutral, literal, or less idiomatic in this specific context.

Both are correct, but they feel slightly different.

• voy a tomarme un té caliente = I’m going to have a hot tea
• me tomaré un té caliente = I will have a hot tea

In everyday spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is extremely common for near-future plans or intentions. It often sounds more conversational and immediate.

The simple future tomaré is also correct, but it can sound a bit more formal, more definite, or sometimes less common in casual speech.

Usually, yes. Entrenar often means to train, to work out, or to practise/train for a sport.

Depending on context:

• entrenar = to train / work out
• hacer ejercicio = to exercise
• ir al gimnasio = to go to the gym

In this sentence, después de entrenar most naturally suggests after working out / after training.

Not by itself. Tomar means to have / to drink, not to make.

So:

• voy a tomarme un té caliente = I’m going to have/drink a hot tea

If you wanted to say make myself a hot tea, you would use a different verb, such as:

• voy a prepararme un té caliente = I’m going to prepare myself a hot tea
• voy a hacerme un té caliente = I’m going to make myself a hot tea

So the original sentence is about drinking the tea, not preparing it.