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