Phonetic dialog for Usucha Temae


Begin lesson

Host to sensei - Usucha no Keiko Onegai Itashimasu

Host to guests - Okyakusama Onegai Itashimasu

Guest to sensei - Kyaku no Keiko Onegai Itashimasu


Before adding tea to chawan

Host to guest - Okashi wo Dozo / Dozo Okashi Wo - Please eat the sweets

1st guest - (Okashi) Chodai Itashimasu (optional) - I will partake of the sweets

1st guest to other guests - Osaki ni - Allow me to go first / excuse me


1st guest to host - Otemae Chodai Itashimasu - Thank you for making the tea


Guest - Taihen Kekko de Gozaimasu - The tea is satisfying


2nd guest to 1st guest - Oshoban Itashimasu - I will partake of tea with you ( to preceding guest

1st guest to host - Oshimai Kudasai / Dozo Oshimai wo - Please close


Host to 1st guest - Dewah Oshimai ni Itashimasu - I will close


Doku no Haiken

1st guest to host - Onatsume Ochashaku no Haiken Onegai Itashimasu - May I look at the natsume and chashaku?


Mondou - Questions and Answers

1st guest - Onatsume no Okatachi wa - What is the shape?

Host - Rikyu Gata Chu Natsume de Goziamasu - It is a medium size shape.

1st guest - Onuri wa - Who did this lacquer work?

Host - Sotetsu de Goziamasu - This is done by Sotestu (Sotetsu Nakamura is one of ten Sen Family craftsman, Senke Jusshoku).

1st guest - Ochashaku no Osaku wa - Who made the chashaku?

Host - Zaboh-Sai Oiemoto de Goziamasu - Zaboh Sai is 16th generation of grand tea master. You can call only current grand tea master as Oiemoto.

1st guest - Ochashaku no Gomei wa - Does it have a poetic name?

Host - Wakei / Buji de Goziamasu - Wakei is harmony and respect / Buji is hard to translate in one word. The state of the mind which doesn’t look for the equanimity on outside.


Close of lesson

Host to sensei - Usuka no Keiko Arigatoh Goziamashita

Host to guests - Okyakusama Arigatoh Gozaimashita

Guest to sensei - Kyaku no Keiko Arigatoh Gozaimasita